[WEB4LIB] weaning staff from email to weblog

[Shelley Brown]

Marc (and the list),

good point, but we're wanting to use to "park" particular discussions and
policies as a way of making these discussions easier to archive, etc. I love
blogs but I can understand how other folks might not want to have yet
another way to communicate....so I guess what I'm looking for are ways to
make the blog as equally appealing an option as email, especially since it's
going to be geared towards particular discussion topics. I did work with a
weblog as a library student but we found that the other librarians were
uninterested in using the blog at first.  I guess what I'm wondering is what
makes the difference, for those of you who have introduced weblogs on an
intranet, between a weblog that no one is interested in using and one that
people enjoy contributing to/ reading.

Thanks again for your insights,

Shelley


-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Truitt [mailto:mtruitt at uh.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:46 PM
To: shelley.brown at yourlibrary.ca
Cc: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] weaning staff from email to weblog


Shelley,

Ummm... does it need to be an either-or choice?  Why not leave it to 
them to decide to use the tool that works best for them and their needs. 
  These needs and their choices may vary with individual, time and context.

cheers,

- mt

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Shelley Brown wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am wondering if anyone has any advice or tidbits they can share about
how
> they encouraged library staff to use a weblog to communicate rather than
> solely relying on email? I have just finished creating a weblog to be used
> on our staff intranet and was curious to know how people have reacted to
the
> introduction of a new forum for staff communication? I know about setting
up
> notifications, but is it just a matter of time before people start to use
> the blog more than email, or has it tended to be considered more of a
> hindrance  than a help?
> 
> 
> Thank you for any assistance you may give,
> 
> 
> Shelley Brown
> Information Specialist Librarian
> Richmond Public Library 
> award-winning web site: www.yourlibrary.ca
> shelley.brown at yourlibrary.ca
> 
> 
>