Our first Think Tank Session
Yesterday, TBLC hosted the first think tank session on Blogs and RSS Feeds. The group of 11 spent the morning in a lively discussion about how these tools can be used to communicate to staff, to customers, and for professional development. I distributed a brief handout at the beginning of the program with a few of my favorite professional resources as well as free resources. Here is a pdf copy: Blog TT Handout.
Several participants had blogs or were considering how to implement them. Several possible ideas included: an online knowledge base, a storytelling blog (using comments to have users add to the story!), internal communication between locations and departments, and program announcements.
Is your library considering a blog or do you have one? If so, how are you using it?
Nancy Spaid Feb 5
This was a really thought-provoking session, and I’m grateful for the opporunity to listen to other engaged librarians share their thoughts on this relatively new tool!
Melisse Hypponen Feb 5
I was delighted to learn that these thinktank sessions could be taken on the road and brought to my library. That way, more interested staff could attend at a more convenient date, time and locale. Thank you TBLC.
Meg Hawkins Feb 5
I don’t have a blog yet, but I’m thinking of trying one as a follow up to instruction. Post comments after a class has come in for info lit, then allow staff & students to post research tips/suggestions based upon their assignment & instruction; Everyone would benefit -librarians unfamiliar with the assignment; student looking for follow up/tips & students who may have missed orientation -Meg @ MCC