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If Will can run a shameless plug, I guess I can too. I’ve been quoted in an article from District Administration on using blogs, wikis, and podcasting in media centers and libraries:

“Blogs can also be used to streamline library operations, according to Steven Cohen, Library Scientist at educational software firm Pub Sub, and editor of Librarystuff.net. Several school libraries have used blogs to post listings of new books, answer frequently asked questions, and link to book reviews, he notes.”

“Blogs can be great for creating a community around the catalog, and it would be wonderful to see more of that interaction being created,” he says. “There’s a huge potential for the librarian to build a community that allows users to comment on certain books they find useful or enjoy, or [to] bring parents into the discussion.”

Library Scientist. I love that title. Hee.