HCL Tech Camp Practice Blog

Hello Tech Fans

2010-01-21T22:05:00.002-06:00

It's been awhile since any posts have been made. Obviously this blog is outdated, but I may update some content and make some fresh posts so stay in touch and take a look at what we did over the past few years.

Feedback

2006-12-01T11:40:00.000-06:00

Let's brainstorm some ways that HCL and its customers could use blogging and/or RSS. If you would like to add your thoughts on this topic, please leave a comment on this post. We look forward to hearing from you!

Where to go to start your own blog

2006-09-29T11:09:00.000-05:00

A few popular free blogging services:

Blogger (http://www.blogger.com/)

Vox (http://www.vox.com/)

Live Journal (http://www.livejournal.com/)

WordPress (http://www.wordpress.com/)

Xanga (http://www.xanga.com/)

How other public libraries are using blogs

2006-09-29T10:55:00.000-05:00

Blogging Libraries- a wiki filled with hundreds of blogs maintained by public libraries

Ann Arbor District Library (Michigan)- the home page is in blog format

Darien Library (Connecticut)- nine separate themed blogs, including one written by the library director

St Joseph County Public Library (Indiana)

West Long Branch Public Library (New Jersey)- uses Blogger template for the library's home page

Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library's Services- Darlene Fichter

How HCL is using blogs

2006-09-29T10:50:00.000-05:00

For Staff:

Librarians’ Blog

Via Staff Web (accessible from staff workstations only)

Via Extranet (available to all)

New Staff Web

Web Services & Training- What's New

Library Services- What's New

Technical Services & Subscriptions- What's New

...and more

For the Public:

Catalog News

TeenLinks News Flash

Summer Reading (only during the summer, of course!)

Blog search tools

2006-09-27T21:00:00.000-05:00

Technorati (www.technorati.com/)

Google Blog Search (http://blogsearch.google.com)

BlogPulse (www.blogpulse.com)

IceRocket (www.icerocket.com)

Blogs about libraries

2006-09-26T21:30:00.000-05:00

Peter Scott’s list of Library Weblogs

Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology- Michael Stevens

Stephen’s Lighthouse- Stephen Abram

Library Stuff- Steven M. Cohen

LISNews- a collaborative international LIS blog

The Shifted Librarian- Jenny Levine

Feel-good Librarian

Trends in blogging

2006-09-26T21:00:00.000-05:00

Pew Internet Report / Survey findings released July ‘06
“Eight percent of internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. Thirty-nine percent of internet users, or about 57 million American adults, read blogs.”

Bloggers: summary of findings at a glance

Contrary to the impression created by the press attention on political blogging, just 11% of bloggers say they focus mainly on government or politics.
The blogging population is young, evenly split between women and men, and racially diverse.
Relatively small groups of bloggers view blogging as a public endeavor.
The main reasons for blogging are creative expression and sharing personal experiences.
Only one-third of bloggers see blogging as a form of journalism. Yet many check facts and cite original sources.

Source: Lenhart, Amanda and Susannah Fox. Bloggers: A portrait of the internet's new storytellers Washington, DC: Pew Internet & American Life Project, July 19, 2006. (http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/186/report_display.asp)

What is a "blog?"

2006-09-26T20:45:00.000-05:00

Blog is the contraction universally used for weblog, a type of website where entries are made (such as in a journal or diary), displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries.

(Source: Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogs)

BlogBib contains more elaborate definitions: http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/

Welcome to the HCL Tech Camp Practice Blog!

2006-08-26T20:34:00.000-05:00

Welcome! We'll be posting links, definitions, comments, and more here.