Library Blogs
29 Jan 2010 2 Comments
in Libraries Tags: blogs, books, libraries, reading, Technology, Web 2.0 Tools
I do believe I’ve died and gone to heaven! What prompted this? iLibrarian, a blog by Ellyssa Kroski, an information services technologist at Barnard College. What makes her blog so special? It is devoted to “news and resources on Library 2.0 and the information revolution.” In other words, it is just up my alley. It is not unusual for her to blog more than once a day and usually about the most interesting things.
Her blogs appear to have their genesis elsewhere, where the reader is directed after her teases. She lets her readers know how to make blogs better, how a social media toolkit may come in handy, Twitter tools, and WordPress Tips, Trick and Hacks. Now who wouldn’t benefit from that? Her posts are well thought out, clear with just enough information so the reader knows whether to dig deeper or move on. A definite must for those interested in technology.
Passionate Pages is by Janice Robertson, a teacher-librarian, from Ontario, Canada who uses her blog to post book reviews. She posts lots of reviews and includes a page for podcasts and more reviews of her recent reads. A great way to decide whether you want to spend time reading certain books.
BookMoot is by someone who prefers to remain anonymous. It is a blog to become familiar with if for no other reason than it’s wealth of links. Links to authors, book sites, reading lists and groups, author/illustrators blogs, YA/Children’s Lit blogs, and a group called “other reading.” The sheer number of links is astounding. What about the posts? The posts deal with reading of all kinds. One particularly interesting one, “Board Books,” deals with older books being translated in an abridged format into board books. I think the author might be a woman, because he/she talks about asking moms -to- be at baby showers whether there is a bookcase in the baby’s room. Jim Trelease would certainly be happy!
