blog

Blogging for these past twelve weeks has been an interesting experience. I like how hyperlinks in a blog allow me to write for an informed audience, while providing links to background material for those new to a topic. Libraries can use blogs to inform patrons about upcoming events, services, highlight collections and answer user questions. Because blogs are a bilateral communications tool they encourage patron participation, accountability, and transparency more than one-way news releases.

  Previous to this course I had honestly little knowledge of blogs and blogging, but now that I have had this second week to learn even more about blogs, I am ready to comment on one of the ideas for this week. Specifically, blogging guidelines.

Public libraries have a unique opportunity to connect members in the community to each other through social software. An innovative starting place would be to market a blog for patrons to use for a number of reasons.