Blogging As A Tool
From booktorrent
For Writers
Because bloggers are able to publish their work instantaneously and receive feedback with the same rapidity, blogging serves as an indispensable tool to writers attempting to improve their writing and gain exposure.
For Teachers
Blog use in the classroom is gaining popularity as it becomes increasingly clear that the writing produced through blogging is of an arguably higher quality because of the immediacy of publication, the benefits of community feedback, and the ability to link thoughts to outside web sources.
For Librarians
As the technological age brings Institutional Change in the Field of Librarianship library blogs are becoming an increasingly preferred medium for librarians to share important information with their audience, replacing the newsletter of days past. Today's librarians are using library blogs to share information from everyday library services to personal values and prevalent news and notifications on the enterprise.
Library blogs are particularly popular in the Special Library, as they are more likely to need to share articles, referrals, and notable reports to their patrons. According to one study, the average medical library blog is maintained by 2-4 contributors who share an average of 2-4 individual posts monthly.
The largest problem faced by library blogs is a lack of consistent feedback and viewership. Although librarians are saving time and funds by choosing to publish their work in a blog as opposed to a printed newsletter, only 1 of 22 librarians recently surveyed shared that they received regular patron feedback on their blog.
