more books in the library

AUTHOR Kline, David.
TITLE Blog! : how the newest media revolution is changing politics,
CALL # TK5105.8884 .K55 2005.

AUTHOR Stone, Biz.
TITLE Blogging : genius strategies for instant Web content / Biz Stone.
CALL # TK5105.888 .S76 2002.

TITLE Essential blogging / Cory Doctorow ... [et al.].
CALL # REF TK5105.8884 .E88 2002.

Building Tools

Blog City
http://www.blog-city.com/

Blogger
http://www.blogger.com/

Blosxom (based on Perl)
http://www.blosxom.com/

Greymatter
http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/

LiveJournal
http://www.livejournal.com

moTime
http://www.motime.com/

Pitas
http://www.pitas.com/

Slash
http://www.slashcode.com/

tBlog
http://www.tblog.com/

I haven't tried all or even visited all the builder site, choosing will be up to you. There are fee based commercial options that can be explored.
Take a look at the following book in the reference collection: REFTK5105.888.C59 2004 Weblogs and Libraries, it is not just for librarians. :)

UofS Blogs

http://theviewfromscranton.blogspot.com/

http://compositionsonata.blogspot.com/

Disadvantages

• ANOTHER THING TO CHECK!!
• Need to keep current and update
• Can be time consuming
• Subjective
• Reliability of content
• Personality driven
• Cost
• No Rules!

Advantages

• Its easy easy easy
• No downloads (with the basic format)
• Open Source
• Free
• Interactive (threaded discussion forum)
• Saved History (archive)
• Creativity and Expression
• Organization
• Customizable
• No Rules

Definition

Blog
A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.
Information
A blog is often a mixture of what is happening in a person's life and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site, although there are as many unique types of blogs as there are people.
People maintained blogs long before the term was coined, but the trend gained momentum with the introduction of automated published systems, most notably Blogger at blogger.com. Thousands of people use services such as Blogger to simplify and accelerate the publishing process.
Blogs are alternatively called web logs or weblogs. However, "blog" seems less likely to cause confusion, as "web log" can also mean a server's log files.
http://www.marketingterms.com/dictionary/blog/

Getting Started

I am not expert. Blogging can be a means for expressing personal statements, exchanging information, social, a political platform, instructional or as I began; for project management. I began a blog for communication between a committee that is scattered about NEPA to alleviate the volume of email (more than 300 for planning a single workshop.)
As a result I have discovered a new tool, in lieu of PowerPoint or other medium as a presentation tool for teaching. Cool!
Ideas for future blogs that I hope to use, Internet resource lists that can be updated by any member of the library reference staff and a reference blog that can be used for anything from daily communication to wishlists. I don't think it will be social tool for me, I don't necessarily want my personal issues that public.
Let's begin creating http://www.blogger.com/