Tag Archive for 'library blog'

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Published
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kyle
on January 30, 2008
in around the library
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Do you like reading our blog? We try to have some fun with it, as well as keep you up-to-date on what’s going on around here – no, we don’t sit around reading all day.

The blog migration to Wordpress has caused the blog URL to change to http://blogs.uww.edu/library/ – now it makes more sense. If you’ve already subscribed to the blog, please update your feed URL to http://blogs.uww.edu/library/feed.

Not sure what to do when it comes to subscribing? Check out the original post for subscription information as well as RSS readers.

B-log Break

Published
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kyle
on December 24, 2007
in around the library
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As everyone takes a break from classes to enjoy the holidays and the impending new year, the blog’s going to take a mini-break as well. To keep you tied over until we start posting again next week, feel free to sit by our virtual fire, courtesy of YouTube.

Books-a-log… Blogapolooza… Blogola?

Published
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kyle
on May 17, 2007
in around the library
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The University Library Blog needs a new name. It’s… a little on the bland side. Although some may argue that it’s perfectly fitting for the Library, I disagree. On the other hand, I could use some help in choosing a better one. There’s library blogs out there like The Shifted Librarian, Research Buzz and On the Shelf. I think the name should convey that we are a multi-faceted organization that is utilizing this blog as a way to communicate with its users and publicize our resources and services. How do you fit that in just a few words?

Any suggestions?

Subscribe To Our Blog!

Published
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kyle
on May 13, 2007
in around the library and online @ the library
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With the surge of web 2.0 (what’s web 2.0) technologies like blogs, wikis, social networking sites, comes the development of services that make life easier. RSS feeds fall into that category by allowing you to quickly view new additions to your favorite websites without visiting each one individually. You can subscribe to our blog’s RSS feed, or any other feed for that matter, in a number of ways.

One way to maximize your time with RSS feeds is to use an RSS aggregrator. Bloglines and Google Reader are examples of web-based applications that I use – you can create a free account and easily add feeds. The feeds will display any new items in a similar fashion to an e-mail account. There are also for-fee services, desktop applications and e-mail-based agregators as well. DMOZ Open Directory Project provides a listing of such services.

If you don’t feel like paying money or creating yet another online account, newer web browsers have the RSS readers built right in. Here’s how to subscribe to feeds with Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox:

  • In IE7, the page will display the blog entries without the formatting like on the previous page. In the upper left-hand corner, click on the star icon with the plus sign (second from the left). This will pull up a menu that has Subscribe to this Feed as the first option. You can then name the feed and save it to a particular folder. After you’ve saved a feed, you can view the list of subscribed feeds by clicking on the star icon (first from the left) in the upper left-hand corner.
  • In Firefox, instead of clicking on the Subscribe to this blog’s feed, you should see an orange icon in the lower right-hand corner. Click on that icon and then on the Subscribe to RSS 2.0 option. The feed will then show up in your Bookmarks folder as a Live Bookmark. You can then view posts individually or go straight to the blog.

Do you use this option in your broswer? Or do you use a web-based aggregator? Which one do you use? Like I said, I know of Bloglines and Google Reader, but I’m sure there’s more out there.