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Many voices: building a biblioblogosphere in Ireland

Dalton, Michelle ORCID: 0000-0001-5551-3565, Kouker, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-6150-4603 and O'Connor, Martin ORCID: 0000-0002-5278-3399 (2016) Many voices: building a biblioblogosphere in Ireland. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 22 (2-3). pp. 148-159. ISSN 1361-4533

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Abstract

Blogging has been associated with the Library and Information Science (LIS) community for some time now. Libfocus.com is an online blog that was founded in 2011. Its goal was to create a communal communication space for LIS professionals in Ireland and beyond, to share and discuss issues and ideas. The content of the blog is curated by an editorial team, and features guest bloggers from across all sectors and experience levels. Using a qualitative methodological approach, open-ended surveys were conducted with twelve previous guest bloggers, in order to explore how and why Irish-based LIS professionals choose to communicate through blogging. It is hoped that this evidence will provide a greater understanding of both the value and effectiveness of blogging as an outreach and communication tool within the profession, helping both libraries and librarians to be more strategic in their use of it as a medium.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:blogging; academic librarianship; social media; Ireland
Subjects:Humanities > Library science
DCU Faculties and Centres:University Support Services, Central Administration and Strategic Themes > DCU Library Services
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2016.1155998
Copyright Information:© 2016 Taylor & Francis
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:23414
Deposited On:06 Jun 2019 15:10 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 04 Jul 2019 11:17

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