Blogs are the natural for librarians.
These are an extension of what we already do:
identify, organize, and make information accessible in libraries.
- Dhiman and Sharma, p 440
After reading Dhiman and Sharma's article, Blogging and Uses of Blogs in Libraries, I felt as though I had a brief but informative general overview of how blogs work and what their purpose is within the library. I am already familiar with blogging, being a blogger, and blogs in general and am thrilled at the idea of using them within the library system.
Blogging is something that, above all, keeps it's particular audience up to date and informed. For example, places to go on the internet and beyond to find more information on whatever it is the blog is about, provides a "community" of followers and other bloggers on the same kinds of subjects, and is a way to connect to the world in general on the topics you care about.
Blogging within the library will not only keep patrons informed and present them with news and information about their particular library, it also urges patrons to take advantage of new technologies and sources. Blogging may even draw in otherwise indifferent patrons - for example, teens and young adults - as they are more than likely already "connected" through laptops and mobile devices. How easy would it be to "follow" the library's blog and be instantly updated!
Dhiman, Anil Kumar and Sharma Hemant. "Blogging and Uses of Blogs in Libraries." International CALIBER. (2008): 437-445. Online.
