[Web4lib] Blogs and responding to patron

[Susan Basye]

Leo,
Thanks for your message.  This is an interesting way to handle posting
patron suggestions and responses.  Thanks!!

I'll post a summary of other responses I received off-line for the list
soon.  Thank you to everyone who responded!  I appreciate your input.

Susan

Message: 7
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:18:57 -0600
From: Leo Robert Klein <leo at leoklein.com>
>Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Blogs and responding to patron
>	concerns/complaints
>To: web4lib at webjunction.org
>Message-ID: <45CA3431.5070303 at leoklein.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
>>Susan Basye wrote:
>>
>> I am having trouble finding any examples of libraries that allow patrons
to
>> post blog entries. I searched the list archives for this topic and came
up
>> with very little.  
>> 
>> If your library allows patrons to post blog entries I'd be interested in
>> hearing how it is working for you.  If anyone has any comments in general
on
>> using one blog for news and patron comments  versus using two separate
blogs
>>I'd be interested in that as well.  
>>
>The U. of C. Blog, Maroon Opinions, "lists suggestions for and answers 
>from the University of Chicago Library":
>
>http://lib.typepad.com/suggest/
>
>It doesn't allow direct posting -- patrons have to fill out a 
>"suggestion form" -- but it's an interesting model of what you can do 
>with a blog in the area of patron response.
>
>LEO
>
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Susan Basye
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Rod Library
University of Northern Iowa
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