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Blogging at the University of Westminster
Ellie Murphy & Emma WoodsAcademic Liaison Librarians
CPD25 event
19th July 2011
Librarians blogging at University of Westminster
First meeting took place January 2010.
Considered:
• Blogs vs. Wikis
• Platform
• Name
• What are we trying to achieve?
• Content
• Publicity
Our blogs
Business: http://www.westminsterbusinessstudies.blogspot.com/
Fashion: http://www.westminsterfashionbusiness.blogspot.com/
Transport and Tourism:
http://www.westminstertransporttourism.blogspot.com/
Electronics and Computer Science:
http://www.westminsterelectronicscomputerscience.blogspot.com/
The students’ perspective
T Trainer, Jemma George, asked students for their opinions of our blogs.
• What is a blog?
• What blogs do they read and why?
The students’ perspective
• Are you aware that the subject librarians write blogs? • What would you expect/like to see in a librarians blog?
• How accessible are the ALLs blogs?
What makes a good post?
2 minute discussion in groups of 2 or 3
Promote your blog
http://prezi.com/cqox5xmhjanv/cpd25-event-promoting-the-blogs/
Contact us
Ellie Murphy
Twitter: @elliemurphylibBlog: http://evolutioblog.blogspot.com/
Emma Woods
Twitter: @woodsemma
Blog: http://thelibrarianidentity.blogspot.com
