Thing 1: Blogs

You already know about what blogs are, right? But have you started your own blog yet? Why not?

If you're still unsure of what a blog is, try this simple explanation:



Once you've done that, here are a few blogs to look at to see how blogs can be useful to you:

Beyond the Job
Librarian in Black
LIS News
Planet Cataloging

Thing 1 Activities:

1. Create your own blog
2. For your first post, give an example of a blog that you find useful and say why you like it
3. E-mail Scott the URL of your blog, so he can post it on this blog

You can create your own blog for free at:
http://www.blogger.com
http://wordpress.com