Today I spent an hour and a half working with three of our library staff members as they prepare to launch their own blog.  They learned how to select widgets, add and edit posts, and moderate comments.

We signed up with edublogs campus in preparation for departmental and school blogging this coming fall semester.  So far we have about 6 blogs set up, and expect more to follow in the next couple of months.

The Jay-Rollins Library blog will be used as an information tool.  Better than a newsletter, a blog is searchable by text, tag, and category AND available through rss.  We are expecting some great things!  I will be subscribing to the feed to keep up with all the new books that come in.

The School of Natural and Computational Sciences has been posting stories since last March.  This fall, we are going to try to spotlight every department at least once as well as publishing information of more general interest.  Expect to see stories about student research, new programs, faculty research, and more.

Other schools and departments on campus are planning to add blogs, so I am excited about the possibilities!