Technorati

One could easily get lost in Technorati for days, browsing through the blog universe in search of everything and nothing. Blogs about libraries were not difficult to find, especially with the advanced search. A tag search for 'libraries' rather than a search for blogs about libraries was more successful, and I found the little box with related tags in it helpful. I also discovered that a 'shifted librarian' is 'someone who is working to make libraries more portable' - ie. taking the information to a person, rather than having them come to it. (http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/).

Getting started

I have been waiting for the opportunity to try some Web 2.0 tools at work for a long time, and am delighted to have a legitimate excuse to puddle around. At Christmas I created a blog for my family, so I am fairly familiar with Blogger, but am looking forward to delving into RSS feeds and heading for the optional Adventures. I already use delicious and library thing, but have not used Zoho. My family uses Picase web albums, but I would like to investigate Flickr. So there is lots ot go on with. I think blogging is an excellent way to disseminate offer and seek opinion on any topic, and to share knowledge and experience with others. As a music librarian, blogs help me to verify song lyrics and song sources, and as a home pc user, blogs help me to troubleshoot unusual hardware/software issues. Blogs can be a creative adjunct to almost any programmed library activity, to commemorate an event, accompany an exhibition or help staff to pool ideas.