[Web4lib] policies for blogs

[Sue Baldwin]

Hi,

I have received a few responses so far to my question about blogging
policies. I was hoping for more. Does this mean most libraries don't have a
written policy?? The responses I have received so far are below. I am still
looking for more if anyone has a written policy. Thanks for the responses so
far:

1. Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

Below are the guidelines we developed for our blog
http://www2.cincinnatilibrary.org/blog/. They may too general for your
purposes but they've served us well thus far.

--Sandy Bolek
Website Coordinator, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

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2. IBM Company Blogging Policy

http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/jasnell?entry=blogging_ibm


3. Memphis Library

http://memphisreads.blogspot.com/2006/03/blog-guidelines.html


4. Internal policy for UWM (?)


"What's New @ UWM Libraries" welcomes posts from any library department. 

General posting guidelines: 

* Announcements should be of interest to a significant portion of library
users. 
* Keep postings simple. Link to a more detailed announcement page if
necessary. Try to keep postings under 50 words. 
* Journalistic blog posts tend to have a more informal/conversational style
than formal or academic writing.  Try to use active verbs, avoid jargon,
etc.. 
* Since you will be posting directly to the website, remember to check
spelling and grammar before publishing a post. 





Sue Baldwin
Senior Librarian, Technology & Electronic Access
Newport News Public Library System
700 Town Center Drive Suite 300
Newport News, VA 23606
757-926-1350 voice
757-926-1365 fax
sbaldwin at nngov.com

-----Original Message-----
From: HAZEL Margaret E [mailto:margaret.e.hazel at ci.eugene.or.us] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:38 PM
To: Sue Baldwin; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] policies for blogs

Please share with all.  I'm interested in the intellectual freedom
aspects - public forums, etc., as well as how to protect users from
predators.

-Margaret 
 Eugene Public Library
 Eugene, Oregon

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Sue Baldwin
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 4:14 PM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] policies for blogs

Hi Everyone,

 

We are in the process of starting a blog, but our director wants a
policy first. Something that would address, among other things, the
comments from the public - how do you decide what gets posted and what
doesn't, criteria, etc. I'm really not sure where to start. So, if any
libraries, especially public libraries, have a blog policy they could
share I would really appreciate it.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Sue

 

Sue Baldwin

Senior Librarian, Technology & Electronic Access

Newport News Public Library System

700 Town Center Drive Suite 300

Newport News, VA 23606

757-926-1350 voice

757-926-1365 fax

sbaldwin at nngov.com

 

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