Blogging and RSS : a librarian's guide / / Michael P. Sauers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969460903321
• Autore: Sauers Michael P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Medford, N.J., : Information Today, c2010
• ISBN: 1-283-23886-1; 9786613238863; 1-57387-911-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 025.04
• Soggetti: Libraries - Blogs; Library science - Blogs; Librarians - Blogs; Library Web sites - Design; RSS feeds; Communication in library science - Technological innovations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: An introduction to blogs -- The library blogosphere. Part 1, The blogs -- The library blogosphere. Part 2, The bloggers -- Creating a blog -- An introduction to RSS -- Using an aggregator -- Noteworthy feeds -- Creating feeds -- Microblogging with Twitter.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this fully updated second edition of his popular 2006 book, author, internet trainer, and blogger Michael P. Sauers shows how blogging and RSS technology can be easily and successfully used by libraries and librarians. Sauers provides a wealth of useful examples and insights from librarian bloggers and provides easy-to-follow instructions for creating, publishing, and syndicating a blog using free Web-based services, software, RSS feeds, and aggregators. The second edition covers new blogging tools and services, introduces numerous useful library blogs and bloggers, and includes a new chapter on micro-blogging with Twitter. Blogging & RSS is a must-read for librarians; library managers, administrators, tech staff, and anyone interested in utilizing blogs and RSS in a library setting.