I have to be honest in response to the questions, I have never had a blog and I have never used or even visited one. I have friends who have blogs, but I never have bothered to visit them. So I don't have any real experience and I don't have any favorite blogs. I imagine that some libraries could use them or other social networks such as facebook or twitter accounts. The library system that I work for has a twitter account. I have never visited it or ever looked at it. We don't have a blog or anything other than a webpage at our branch and we just use it to publicize events at the library. We also have all of our online databases on the webpage. Our manager thinks that we have other things that are more important than maintaining blogs and twitter pages. We are a very busy branch, and we really can't afford the staff time to just keep up a blog just for the sake on having oneI am not one who used the social networks for my own use either. I have a full time job and I have to commute to work as well as help take of the house. I just don't have the time to check up on facebook or any of the other social networks. I have never even heard of the blogs that you mentioned. I am not against using them and if we thought that they could really help us better serve our patrons, I am sure that the manager at our branch would use more of the social networks. We seem to be getting by with the webpage for right nowI really haven't had any surprises or had a chance to form much of an opinion of the class in the first couple days. It is interesting to see so many students from so many different majors taking the class. I am hopeful that it will be rewarding and give me a chance to gain some new skills and knowledge.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
my experience with blogging
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Great first blog! I love that you work in a library and can therefore provide us with a live example of what you do there (and what you don't do for that matter!). I can understand that it is a huge undertaking to have a library presence in social networking sites and maintain a blog and twitter. It can be overwhelming when there are tons of other things to do. Perhaps it would be more appropriate for libraries that are struggling to get patrons using their services or who want to build a more loyal patron base?
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I'm with you. I don't have time to blog or go on social website to blog. I don't know whats the big idea. I just don't like it. This is for the younger generation who don't have anything better to do with their time. I feel the same way.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you I haven't ever blogged ever. I still don't even understand why people blog in the first place. Their really isn't anything that people really want to read about. I mean it could change people opinion but it also could not. I think people think it is for the younger generation but I disagree I believe it is for older people who have nothing better to do and also people who don't have anyone better to talk to.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that blogs are "for people who have nothing better to do." While blogging is not the best place to get news, or the only way a person should communicate other people, it is one way for people to communicate, especially people who share common interests.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we are doing this blog for our LIB 204 course, so does that make us "people who have nothing better to do" or "don't have anyone better to talk to" ?
Hi Bryan, I can see where your coming from on the not having the time to check into your social networking sites. In my opinion, to each their own. What works for you may not work for me and thats ok too.
ReplyDeleteI think the blogging will be a good chance to try something new and maybe even find some time to squeeze in a blog or two here or there lol... im just saying you never know.