Blogging for the Distance Librarian

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Main Author:	Pival, Paul R.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2005
Subjects:	Web Sites Electronic Publishing Distance Education Library Services Librarians Information Technology Technology Uses in Education
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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contents	Blogging for the Distance Librarian Pival, Paul R. Web Sites Electronic Publishing Distance Education Library Services Librarians Information Technology Technology Uses in Education Based on user lookups, "Merriam-Webster Online "proclaimed "Blog" the word of the year for 2004. Distance librarianship, until mid-way through 2004, was a subject that was underrepresented in the blogosphere. The inception of a blog called "The Distant Librarian: Comments on the World of Distance Librarianship" is chronicled in this article, along with suggestions for how and where to get started, as well as how to incorporate blogs that support library services for distance students. (Contains 26 notes.)
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spellingShingle	Blogging for the Distance Librarian Pival, Paul R. Web Sites Electronic Publishing Distance Education Library Services Librarians Information Technology Technology Uses in Education Blogging for the Distance Librarian Pival, Paul R. Web Sites Electronic Publishing Distance Education Library Services Librarians Information Technology Technology Uses in Education Based on user lookups, "Merriam-Webster Online "proclaimed "Blog" the word of the year for 2004. Distance librarianship, until mid-way through 2004, was a subject that was underrepresented in the blogosphere. The inception of a blog called "The Distant Librarian: Comments on the World of Distance Librarianship" is chronicled in this article, along with suggestions for how and where to get started, as well as how to incorporate blogs that support library services for distance students. (Contains 26 notes.)
title	Blogging for the Distance Librarian
topic	Web Sites Electronic Publishing Distance Education Library Services Librarians Information Technology Technology Uses in Education
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ841349

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