Reference blog and much more at library blogging workshop!
This UCSC Libraries’ Map Room blog “is used to create a
searchable historical record of difficult reference questions. It makes
a great training tool for persons learning to work with the map
collection. The Blog also provides the reference librarians at UCSC with
a better understanding of the kinds of questions that can be answered
using cartographic resources.”
The above description is from an announcement of an upcoming CLA Academic Section and CARL North Information and Technology Interest
Group workshop,
“Is there a Blog or RSS Feed in Your Future?”
For more information on the workshop…
CLA Academic Section and CARL North Information and Technology Interest Group present: Is there a Blog or RSS Feed in Your Future? Workshop on Weblogs and RSS Feeds for Librarians - Part 2 September 19, 2005 9:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Cal State East Bay (in Hayward), Library Biella Room (1st floor) 9:15-9:45 Coffee, Tea, Juice and Registration 9:45-10:00 Welcome and Orientation 10:00-10:30 Cynthia Jahns, Head, Map Unit, Science & Engineering Library, University of California Santa Cruz Map Room Blog The UCSC Libraries' Map Room maintains a blog that is used to create a searchable historical record of difficult reference questions. It makes a great training tool for persons learning to work with the map collection. The Blog also provides the reference librarians at UCSC with a better understanding of the kinds of questions that can be answered using cartographic resources. See http://internal.library.ucsc.edu/mt/maps/. 10:30-11:15 Monica Fusich, Reference Librarian, California State University Fresno Reference Desk Blog and Sabbatical Blog. Monica will first discuss the implementation of a Reference Department blog to facilitate communication between library faculty and students staffing the Reference Desk. She will then highlight the creation and use of a personal blog during her sabbatical last year. See http://referencedesknotes.blogspot.com/ and http://monicassabbatical.blogspot.com/ 11:15-Noon Paula Hammet, Collection Development Coordinator & Web Coordinator, Sonoma State University Erin Bower, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Sonoma State University Use of blogs for specific library communication needs As part of the process of redesigning our website, librarians at Sonoma State University looked at blogs as a means to meet specific library communication needs: internal communications, external marketing of library resources and services, training, documentation of technology implementation, and current awareness of trends & technologies. We created goals & objectives for each blog (tied in to our strategic plan) and created a distinctive but cohesive voice for each blog. Noon-1:30 Lunch 1:30-2:15 Joy Chase, San Jose / Evergreen Community College District Use of course blog and its two-year archive in conjunction with a courseware management system. See http://www.joychase.blogspot.com/. 2:15-3:00 Ilan Eyman, Electronic Outreach Librarian, University of California Bioscience Library Using RSS feeds as a faculty awareness tool in the library's "Keeping up to date" program. Ilan will cover: adding RSS Feeds to an SDI current awareness strategy for news, journal issue tables of contents, and database search results; creating a tutorial movie on using an RSS Reader and adding a feed; and finding RSS feeds of interest, collecting them and making lists available for patrons. *********************************************************************** The cost of the workshop is $25.00. Registration deadline is: September 14 and includes morning coffee, tea, orange juice and lunch. Please print out this form and mail with your check enclosed, made payable to CLA, to: Jennifer Laherty, CSU EB Library, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542, email: jennifer.laherty@csueastbay.edu, phone: 510-885-25555, fax: 510-885-2049. Registration Form: Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Institution: _________________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________ Email address: ______________________________________________________________ Telephone: _________________________________________________________________ Lunch choice (please circle one): Sandwiches will be served along with Deli salad, fresh fruit, cookies, and soda/water. Please circle 1 choice of meat and bread below: Meats Breads Roast Turkey Sliced Wheat Ham French Roll Roast Beef Tuna Salad Vegetarian Note: Email Jennifer Laherty, jennifer.laherty@csueastbay.edu if you have any special dietary needs. Directions to CSU East Bay Library, including parking, are available at: http://www.csueastbay.edu; Look under the tab: About CSUEB / Visitor Information. All questions may be directed to Jennifer Laherty, jennifer.laherty@csueastbay.edu. Seating is limited, so register early!