So my mentor from the editorial library got back to me some time ago & she said the library still has a blog on one of the company's intranet sites, but they rarely get comments other than "that's neat, thanks". She said they don't post to solicit comments and she's under the impression that it's not read often. The person who was gung-ho about starting the blog has left and no one has picked up the reins. Also, they are down some staff members and providing reference for breaking news always trumps blogging.
She said the intent of the blog is to inform the newsroom on any "news" in the library:
- new resources we have available (new books, new databases we subscribe to, etc.)
- staff updates
- tips on searching
- how to read the information the researchers give the reporters or editors
- what the library has access to.
She directed me to someone associated with The Washington Post and the National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting who is is known among news librarians as one of the experts with wikis, blogs, web 2.0, and basically all new technologies. I may contact him to get his take on using these tools in such a setting. If he responds (& agrees to it), I'll post what he has to say.
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It is sad to see what happens to blogs and other Web based resources after the person who sets it up leaves. Sometimes you really need a person who has the time and wants to keep up with it in order to keep the blog going. Did they say if they were going to keep updating or remove the blog? But it is really interesting to see how other libraries besides public are using blogs.
Thanks,
Megan
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