Effective Blogging for Libraries

"Crosby provides a step-by-step manual for planning the process, getting online, and making it work. She demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the blogosphere, how it works, and how to tap into its potential. The book covers a great deal of information, but it is laid out well and is written succinctly so that no time is wasted and every suggestion is relevant to using blogs to effectively reach an audience. It is a useful guide for any library that wishes to use Web 2.0 technology to build a rapport online..."

 

"…extremely valuable to librarians wishing to learn more about current social networking applications and how they can be effectively used in a library." 

"Effective Blogging for Libraries is the work of an experienced blogger, who has thought to include most of the issues that should be considered when deciding to start a Library blog, plus many more…Even if you have been blogging for years, you will find interesting ideas and good examples of blogs to emulate in this slim volume." 

 "With its brisk, conversational style and succinct but thorough coverage, the book will be a valuable addition to any professional collection. Crosby, a librarian and blogger, deftly strikes a middle ground that welcomes the blogging neophyte without frustrating the more advanced blogger."

"Written so that any librarian can understand, whether a reference librarian, a systems librarian, or a Web librarian, or any librarian who is not tech-savvy, this book is useful to any person wanting to know more about blogging, one seeking to implement these technologies either at the library or for personal use, and for those who already have implemented these technologies but wish to know how to go further and best take advantage of these resources."