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I am very impressed with the new blogging initiative launched by Traverse Area District Library: Fine Print is a curated collection of library inspired findings and fun to enrich your personal, professional, and creative endeavors. Fine Print is a production of the Traverse Area District Library, a network of community libraries […]

Library Blogging: TADL’s Fine Print

This entry was posted in Blogging and tagged Library Blogs Weblogs on December 1, 2014 by Michael Stephens

I am happy to announce the full text of both of my ALA Library Technology Reports are available now at the new TTW companion site The Hyperlinked Library. The rest of the site is currently under construction, but for now you’ll find: Web 2.0 & Libraries: Best Practices for Social […]

Web 2.0 & Libraries Parts 1 & 2 Available Free ...

This entry was posted in Blogging Education Information Professionals Librarian 2.0 Libraries Library 2.0/Web 2.0 Open Source Software Organizations Participatory Culture Social Media Software Technology The Hyperlinked Library Websites & Resources and tagged Chat Content Flickr IM Learning 2.0 Librarian 2.0 Library Blogs Library Websites Meebo Micro-content Open Source Software Reference RSS Social Software Technology Trends twitter Weblogs youtube on January 17, 2012 by Michael Stephens

I am thoroughly enjoying this issue of Library Technology Reports by Kyle M. L. Jones and Polly Alida-Farrington. Read the first chapter here to get a taste of the useful, practical and engaging work. Kenley […]

Don’t Miss: Using WordPress as a Library Content Management System

This entry was posted in Blogging Education Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession Technology Websites & Resources and tagged 21st Century Library Blogs Library Innovators Library Websites LIS Education Weblogs on July 8, 2011 by Michael Stephens

Via Gordon’s Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Blog comes this interview with Dr. Troy Swanson: http://ictcenter.blogspot.com/2011/02/community-college-blogging-podcast.html I’ve know Troy for sometime and was very pleased to watch his research unfold. Here are some details from the post: On Thursday I had the pleasure of talking with Dr Troy Swanson, an Associate […]

Interview with Dr. Troy Swanson – Community College Blogging Research

This entry was posted in Blogging Information Professionals Library 2.0/Web 2.0 Technology and tagged Library Blogs Library Innovators University Weblogs on February 22, 2011 by Michael Stephens

Kyle Jones sent this to me: http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2962/2580 Kjellberg, Sara. “I am a blogging researcher: Motivations for blogging in a scholarly context” First Monday[Online], Volume 15 Number 8 (14 July 2010) Kjellberg conducted in-depth interviews with researchers who blog for the study. Take a look at the findings and discussion for some […]

Motivations of Scholarly Bloggers

This entry was posted in Blogging Education Pursuing the PhD Research and tagged Library Blogs Pursuing the PhD Weblogs on October 2, 2010 by Michael Stephens

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/online_education_and_blogging Joshua Kim writes: The best preparation I received for blogging was teaching online. One of the most important elements for running a successful online course involves presence. The instructor must be “present” in the course discussion boards and blogs. Teaching online gave me tons of practice in writing rapid, […]

Online Education & Blogging

This entry was posted in Blogging Education and tagged 21st Century Dominican University GSLIS Library Blogs LIS Education Teaching & Learning Weblogs on March 18, 2010 by Michael Stephens

Don’t miss this new blog from American Libraries & Jason Griffey: http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/perpetualbeta (Hey – is there a feed for this blog available? Am I missing it?) Jason writes: This space will be a place where you will be able to find the very edge of new technologies, as well as […]

Perpetual Beta

This entry was posted in Blogging Information Professionals Librarians, Libraries & the Profession Organizations Technology and tagged Library Blogs Library Innovators Weblogs on January 8, 2010 by Michael Stephens

Just got an email about this. Will be good to see the results. I am conducting research for my book Effective Blogging for Libraries (working title), from Neal-Schuman as part of its forthcoming Tech Set series created by Ellyssa Kroski. The book is almost complete, but I need your help! […]

Library Blogging Survey

This entry was posted in Blogging and tagged Library Blogs Weblogs on October 19, 2009 by Michael Stephens

Don’t miss Sarah Houghton-Jan’s newly redesigned Web site: http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/ Her blog is one of my all time favorites!

New LIB Web Site!

This entry was posted in Blogging and tagged Library Blogs Weblogs on September 8, 2009 by Michael Stephens

I spent part of the afternoon today reading through a wonderful book called Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets. After writing my dissertation on the motivations of early adopting librarian bloggers, it’s nice to see such a broadly diverse group of well-known bloggers sharing similar thoughts about their […]

TTW Reading List: Blog Blazers

This entry was posted in Blogging and tagged Library Blogs Weblogs on June 14, 2009 by Michael Stephens