Comments on: Where are the Blogging UK Librarians? http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/ Reflections on the Web and Web 2.0 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Blogging Librarians « UK Web Focus http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-22466 Blogging Librarians « UK Web Focus Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:02:53 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-22466 [...] by Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) on July 30th, 2007 Way back in December 2006 I asked Where Are The Blogging UK Librarians? There were a number of replies to the post and, since, then, I’ve touched on a number of [...] [...] by Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) on July 30th, 2007 Way back in December 2006 I asked Where Are The Blogging UK Librarians? There were a number of replies to the post and, since, then, I’ve touched on a number of [...]

]]> By: Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-676 Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:44:15 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-676 Funnily enough I noticed lots of visits yesterday, with 50 views of this posting. In addition there were also 30 views on <a href="http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/community/ukwebfocus/" rel="nofollow">MyBlogLog</a>. You're right to highlight the potential of viral marketing - it's not you saying 'here's my new blog' - it was a former colleague. And, in my case, it was Karen Blakman's inclusion of my blog in her handout for her training course. Something I'll be posting about shortly. Funnily enough I noticed lots of visits yesterday, with 50 views of this posting. In addition there were also 30 views on MyBlogLog.

You’re right to highlight the potential of viral marketing - it’s not you saying ‘here’s my new blog’ - it was a former colleague. And, in my case, it was Karen Blakman’s inclusion of my blog in her handout for her training course.

Something I’ll be posting about shortly.

]]> By: Paige Turner http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-674 Paige Turner Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:31:22 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-674 Ah-ha, having started the Swansea Libraries blog in December as an experiment in viral marketing, I was wondering where all the extra hits were coming from over the last few days! We're early days yet, and hoping to build up the blog before starting to (gently) market it in late Spring, to tie in with the start of a marketing campaign for our new Central library, whihc opens in March 2008. All comments welcome "Paige" ;-) Ah-ha, having started the Swansea Libraries blog in December as an experiment in viral marketing, I was wondering where all the extra hits were coming from over the last few days!

We’re early days yet, and hoping to build up the blog before starting to (gently) market it in late Spring, to tie in with the start of a marketing campaign for our new Central library, whihc opens in March 2008.

All comments welcome

“Paige” ;-)

]]> By: Graham http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-661 Graham Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:18:52 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-661 A former colleague of mine, Mark Hughes, highlighted Swansea public library blog at http://www.swansealibraries.blogspot.com/ A former colleague of mine, Mark Hughes, highlighted Swansea public library blog at
http://www.swansealibraries.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-649 Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:54:20 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-649 Hi - many thanks for your comments. One of the areas of work I've been engaging in in the past few months, and will continue this year, is engaging with the broad museums, libraries and archives communities in order to explore some of the barriers they may face in exploiting technologies such as blogs and ways of addressing such barriers. A recent posting, for exampl, on <a href="http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2007/02/05/further-blog-musings/" rel="nofollow">Further Blog Musings</a> describes ways of overcoming concerns which organisations may have in using third party blogging services. Let's continue this discussion! Hi - many thanks for your comments. One of the areas of work I’ve been engaging in in the past few months, and will continue this year, is engaging with the broad museums, libraries and archives communities in order to explore some of the barriers they may face in exploiting technologies such as blogs and ways of addressing such barriers.

A recent posting, for exampl, on Further Blog Musings describes ways of overcoming concerns which organisations may have in using third party blogging services.

Let’s continue this discussion!

]]> By: swashford http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-631 swashford Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:15:53 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-631 Hi Brian - I've just come across this post thanks to a handout at one of Karen Blakeman's talks. I've posted a couple of times on the lack of UK library blogs, particularly in the public sector and I think it's particularly noticeable now that so many US libraries are publishing blogs. I did find an almost UK blog from Galway Public Libraries which looks good - check out http://galwaylibrary.blogspot.com/ and I'm continuing to post on this on my Info Junkie blog at http://swashford.blogspot.com Hi Brian - I’ve just come across this post thanks to a handout at one of Karen Blakeman’s talks. I’ve posted a couple of times on the lack of UK library blogs, particularly in the public sector and I think it’s particularly noticeable now that so many US libraries are publishing blogs. I did find an almost UK blog from Galway Public Libraries which looks good - check out http://galwaylibrary.blogspot.com/ and I’m continuing to post on this on my Info Junkie blog at http://swashford.blogspot.com

]]> By: Graham http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-115 Graham Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:41:23 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-115 Yes, Brian, although I'm blogging within a 'social context', the benefit in the professional context has been substantial. Whilst gaining valuable personal experience of Blogging culture and the associated technologies, I've also been able to use the blog as a tool for library staff development training. The subject matter generates reasonable interest and lends itself to a degree of humour. Any hot tips I come by I'll put put up on the blog at http://pgstips.blogspot.com - why not subscribe to the feed? :-) Yes, Brian, although I’m blogging within a ’social context’, the benefit in the professional context has been substantial. Whilst gaining valuable personal experience of Blogging culture and the associated technologies, I’ve also been able to use the blog as a tool for library staff development training. The subject matter generates reasonable interest and lends itself to a degree of humour. Any hot tips I come by I’ll put put up on the blog at http://pgstips.blogspot.com - why not subscribe to the feed? :-)

]]> By: Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-110 Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:23:27 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-110 Hi Graham Many thanks for your kind comments related to the "<strong><a href="http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/coventry-2006-03/" rel="nofollow">Web 2.0: Implications For HE</a></strong>" seminar I gave at Coventry University in March 2006. One of the suggestions that I now make is to encourage people to develop their Blogging skills, even if this is within a social context. Being able to do this and to gain a better understanding of the Blogging culture and Blogging technologies can be benefical to staff in their professional activities too. Brian PS Got any hop tips? Hi Graham
Many thanks for your kind comments related to the “Web 2.0: Implications For HE” seminar I gave at Coventry University in March 2006. One of the suggestions that I now make is to encourage people to develop their Blogging skills, even if this is within a social context. Being able to do this and to gain a better understanding of the Blogging culture and Blogging technologies can be benefical to staff in their professional activities too.
Brian
PS Got any hop tips?

]]> By: Graham http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-109 Graham Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:22:26 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-109 Brian, Your excellent presentation to staff at Coventry University in the spring inspired me to start blogging. I work in the library sector, but chose to blog about horse racing. Brian,

Your excellent presentation to staff at Coventry University in the spring inspired me to start blogging. I work in the library sector, but chose to blog about horse racing.

]]> By: Sheila Webber http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-84 Sheila Webber Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:05:36 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-84 I've suggested this topic to our Masters students as a potential topic! I might also consider an IL/blogging project for my Info Literacy Research module next semester... Sheila I’ve suggested this topic to our Masters students as a potential topic! I might also consider an IL/blogging project for my Info Literacy Research module next semester…

Sheila

]]> By: Miggie http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-79 Miggie Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:30:32 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-79 Thanks for featuring 'Shush!' on your blog. You correctly surmised that Shush! is hosted locally here at Northampton , and also that it is relatively new. We started Shush! back in September 2006 as an extra way of communicating with our users. Although there haven't been a huge number of comments posted, anecdotal feedback has been positive. We know that people are reading it from observations made by staff and students. Before we started Shush! we had lots of discussions about categories and the like, eventually deciding to let the posts happen for a while and then review the situation. The first category we created became 'Current assignments' - initially arising out of our 'Virtual Librarian' service (http://library.northampton.ac.uk/help/vl), we felt these notes would be more accessible in Shush! So Shush! is still a work in progress - we welcome feedback from any quarter - find us at http://library.northampton.ac.uk/blog/ Thanks for featuring ‘Shush!’ on your blog. You correctly surmised that Shush! is hosted locally here at Northampton , and also that it is relatively new. We started Shush! back in September 2006 as an extra way of communicating with our users. Although there haven’t been a huge number of comments posted, anecdotal feedback has been positive. We know that people are reading it from observations made by staff and students.

Before we started Shush! we had lots of discussions about categories and the like, eventually deciding to let the posts happen for a while and then review the situation. The first category we created became ‘Current assignments’ - initially arising out of our ‘Virtual Librarian’ service (http://library.northampton.ac.uk/help/vl), we felt these notes would be more accessible in Shush!

So Shush! is still a work in progress - we welcome feedback from any quarter - find us at http://library.northampton.ac.uk/blog/

]]> By: Tom Roper http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-75 Tom Roper Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:47:15 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-75 There was also a <a href="http://www.medev.ac.uk/blogs/medicaleducation/" rel="nofollow">current awareness service for medical educators</a> I ran in my time at BSMS. No longer maintained, I think, but was one of the first in the field, started in December 2003. Not sure how far you'd call it a library blog, but it was run by a librarian, and did the sorts of things librarians used to do with dead trees and e-mail. There was also a current awareness service for medical educators I ran in my time at BSMS. No longer maintained, I think, but was one of the first in the field, started in December 2003. Not sure how far you’d call it a library blog, but it was run by a librarian, and did the sorts of things librarians used to do with dead trees and e-mail.

]]> By: Rod http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-69 Rod Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:48:21 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-69 Brian, There are several library blogs form the healthcare sector wich are often shared by HE & NHS so I don't now if these would be of interest? Digital Libraries Network http://dlnet.blogspot.com/ NeLH (Ben Toth) http://nelh.blogspot.com/ Talking Knowledge Management http://talkingkm.blogspot.com/ & from the US but with UK connections: Lorcan Dempsey's weblog http://orweblog.oclc.org/ & Blogwithoutlibrary.net http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/ Rod Brian,
There are several library blogs form the healthcare sector wich are often shared by HE & NHS so I don’t now if these would be of interest?
Digital Libraries Network http://dlnet.blogspot.com/
NeLH (Ben Toth) http://nelh.blogspot.com/
Talking Knowledge Management http://talkingkm.blogspot.com/

& from the US but with UK connections: Lorcan Dempsey’s weblog http://orweblog.oclc.org/

& Blogwithoutlibrary.net http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/

Rod

]]> By: Phil Bradley http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-68 Phil Bradley Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:12:46 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-68 Seems to make sense to me, yes. I think by the time we get there we should have a clear idea of where we are and what we're about. I'd like to widen it slightly though to cover all British Blogging Librarians - if for no other reason than to put the HE work into an overall national context. Phil. Seems to make sense to me, yes. I think by the time we get there we should have a clear idea of where we are and what we’re about. I’d like to widen it slightly though to cover all British Blogging Librarians - if for no other reason than to put the HE work into an overall national context.

Phil.

]]> By: Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-67 Brian Kelly (UK Web Focus) Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:52:43 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-67 Hi Phil, Jenny Many thanks for the comments. It strikes me there's a valuable opportunity to take a snapshot of the UK HE Library blogging community - possibly for a talk at the ILI 2007 conference. Are you - or other readers - game? Brian Hi Phil, Jenny
Many thanks for the comments.
It strikes me there’s a valuable opportunity to take a snapshot of the UK HE Library blogging community - possibly for a talk at the ILI 2007 conference.
Are you - or other readers - game?
Brian

]]> By: Jenny Evans http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-66 Jenny Evans Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:22:05 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-66 Hi Brian. There are three of us blogging at Imperial College London Libraries - all subject based blogs - there's one for Chemistry (which I started and have handed onto our new Chemistry Librarian), one for Civil Engineering/Earth Sciences and my Physics and Maths info blog. I am interested in surveying usage of the blog/s but haven't had a chance to do much more so far. Thanks Jenny Hi Brian. There are three of us blogging at Imperial College London Libraries - all subject based blogs - there’s one for Chemistry (which I started and have handed onto our new Chemistry Librarian), one for Civil Engineering/Earth Sciences and my Physics and Maths info blog.

I am interested in surveying usage of the blog/s but haven’t had a chance to do much more so far.

Thanks

Jenny

]]> By: Phil Bradley http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-64 Phil Bradley Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:40:14 +0000 http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2006/12/05/where-are-the-blogging-uk-librarians/#comment-64 Hi Brian. Well, there's a reasonable number of us (150+) over at the British Librarian Bloggers Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/britlibblogs It's a low volume group, but people do seem to like it, and members can post questions, answer them, share experiences and so on. It's also not a complete listing, but there are RSS feeds for several of those across at http://www.pageflakes.com/philipbradley.ashx?page=4541261 which is available to anyone to view, together with search options. Hope that helps, Phil. Hi Brian. Well, there’s a reasonable number of us (150+) over at the British Librarian Bloggers Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/britlibblogs It’s a low volume group, but people do seem to like it, and members can post questions, answer them, share experiences and so on.

It’s also not a complete listing, but there are RSS feeds for several of those across at http://www.pageflakes.com/philipbradley.ashx?page=4541261 which is available to anyone to view, together with search options.

Hope that helps,

Phil.

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