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Tweet When creating a library blog, you may want to use a library themed layout. Yet it can be challenging to find them. Searching for example, under themes on your wordpress dashboard won’t give many results and blogger doesn’t have as many custom templates in general. Here are seven great library or book related templates [...]

TweetYea, how cool is this, this blog was chosen as one of the top 25 library blogs by Online Degrees. Curious what the others are? Click the link to figure out what they are.

TweetCreating a better library blog requires you to increase the amount of readers who read your blog on a regular basis. Here are some ideas on how to do this: 1. Make sure you follow the ideas in part 2 to offer the kind of content that will attract more readers. 2. Make sure that [...]

Tweet Creating a better library blog requires you to think about your target audience. Even though it is already obvious that your target audience is your library patrons, in many cases you still need to be even more specific. If you are an academic library then your audience will be primarily your students and staff. [...]

Tweet Building a better library blog can be a challenge. However it can be done. In this first of four parts, I will share with you some ideas on how to make that happen. You can build a better library blog by encouraging a sense of community. There are countless ways that it can be [...]

TweetAre you wondering how to create a great library blog? or maybe you are thinking of starting a library blog and would like some advice before you get started. Thanks to OnlineCollege.org for sharing with us 100 tips and tools for blogging librarians. This list offers some great advice not only for blogging librarians but [...]

Tweet This article talks all about how to use a blog to properly promote your library’s services. I think it has some great points to consider. clipped from www.infotoday.com Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library’s Services by Darlene Fichter Librarians have had to learn how to do a lot with just [...]

TweetWatch this video on blogs and twitter for librarians.

TweetAt my library I am using a blog for our new web page. It has been a great learning experience. We decided to use typepad instead of blogger or wordpress because of its ease of use and flexibility. I have noticed however, that we are not alone in using a blog for our webpage. It [...]