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In this fully updated second edition of his popular 2006 book, author, internet trainer, and blogger Michael P. Sauers shows how blogging and RSS technology can be easily and successfully used by libraries and librarians. Sauers provides a wealth of useful examples and insights from librarian bloggers and provides easy-to-follow instructions for creating, publishing, and syndicating a blog using free Web-based services, software, RSS feeds, and aggregators. The second edition covers new blogging tools and services, introduces numerous useful library blogs and bloggers, and includes a new chapter on micro-blogging with Twitter. Blogging & RSS is a must-read for librarians; library managers, administrators, tech staff, and anyone interested in utilizing blogs and RSS in a library setting.
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Blogs 1
What Is a Blog? 1
Types of Blogs 2
The Blog Effect 3
Why Blog? 7
Chapter 2 The Library Blogosphere, Part 1: The Blogs 9
Librarian Blogs 9
Library Blogs 43
Miscellaneous Blogs 52
Just One More 65
Chapter 3 The Library Blogosphere, Part 2: The Bloggers 67
Chapter 4 Creating a Blog 81
Why Blog? 81
Methods for Creating Your Blog 82
Creating Your First Blog 83
Blog Options 99
Chapter 5 An Introduction to RSS 137
What Is RSS? 137
History of Feed Development 138
What's in a Feed File? 139
Feed Types 142
Identifying Feeds 144
Finding Feeds 148
Using Feeds 149
Chapter 6 Using an Aggregator 155
What Is an Aggregator? 155
Types of Aggregators 156
Google Reader 162
Podcasting and RSS 202
Chapter 7 Noteworthy Feeds 209
Library and Library-Related Feeds 209
News Feeds 213
RSS Services 220
Miscellaneous Feeds and Services 223
Chapter 8 Creating Feeds 231
Hand Rolling 231
Semi-Automated 232
Fully Automated 246
Placing Outside RSS Content on Your Site 247
Chapter 9 Microblogging With Twitter 259
Why Use Twitter? 259
Twitter Basics 261
Tweeting 101 267
Next Steps 282
Afterword 287
Recommended Reading 289
Appendix: Feed Code Examples 297
Glossary 307
About the Author 311
Index 313
Overview
In this fully updated second edition of his popular 2006 book, author, internet trainer, and blogger Michael P. Sauers shows how blogging and RSS technology can be easily and successfully used by libraries and librarians. Sauers provides a wealth of useful examples and insights from librarian bloggers and provides easy-to-follow instructions for creating, publishing, and syndicating a blog using free Web-based services, software, RSS feeds, and aggregators. The second edition covers new blogging tools and ...