Blogs 
 
Blog - Wikipedia's definition of a weblog and related terms. 
 
How to Read a Blog (for Newcomers) - By computer expert John C. Dvorak. 
 
Internet Public Library Special Collection on Blogs - 
A collection of blog directories, search engines and noteworthy blogs. 
 
Electronic Frontier Foundation - How to Blog Safely - 
A guide to maintaining one’s privacy in blogs. 
 
Electronic Frontier Foundation - Legal Guide for Bloggers -  
Excellent information on legal issues concerning blogging. 
 
 
Blog Search Engines: 
 
Blogsearchengine  
 
Technorati 
 
 
Library-Related Blogs and Web Sites 
 
Library Weblogs 
An excellent directory of blogs from all around the world. 
 
Peter Scott’s Blog 
Scott is the creator of Hytelnet, the first electronic browser for Internet Resources and Libdex, the worldwide directory of library homepages, web-based OPACS, etc. 
 
Gary Price’s Blog 
Another librarian/blog pioneer with useful links for information professionals. 
 
The Shifted Librarian 
Long running blog by Jenny Levine that seeks to assist librarians become more technologically adapt at providing library services. 
 
The HandHeld Librarian  
A collaborative effort blog by librarians and information professionals from around the country. 
 
The Free Range Librarian 
Lively commentary by K.G. Scheneider, librarian and writer on all things informational. 
 
 
Blog Software & Hosting Sites 
 
Blog software: 
Moveable Type - A popular blog software/hosting package. 
 
WordPress - A free blog software/pay host site. 
 
Hosting sites: 
Blogger - Popular free site that will host your site or allow you to FTP to your own server. 
 
WordPress - Another free site that will host your blog. 
 
Blog Etc. 
Bloglines- Free site that allows you to add feeds from other blogs and websites. 

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Podcasting - Wikipedia's definition of Podcasting. 
 
Apple Computer’s iTunes- Free software to download and play back podcasts on your computer. iTunes is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh platforms. 
 
Podcasting News - An excellent resource on the latest developments in podcasting. 
 
Podcast.net - An online directory of podcasts. 
 
Feedburner - FeedBurner claims to be "the world's largest feed management provider." You can list your podcast/blog with them to send it out to the world. This page is a good explanation of RSS and newsfeeds. 
 
Yahoo Podcast Search Engine (beta) - A new search engine dedicated to podcasts. 
 
Odeo - A podcasting service/ search engine you can add to your FireFox browser. 
 
USC’s Podcasting Site - The new site for hosting blogs and podcasting for faculty and staff at USC. 
 
Making Your Own Podcast 
 
About.Com About.com's tutorial on creating podcasts, RSS feeds and how to upload and validate your feed. This website also has a  
podcast devoted to podcasting. 
 
Legal Issues for Podcasting 
 
A must read for podcasting copyright issues is at the Creative Commons website. 
 
Podcasting in Library Settings: 
 
Podcasting and Libraries. 
 
Kankakee Public Library Podcast listings. 
 
Click a Story podcasts from the Thomas Ford Memorial Library. 
 
Bookin' It - SLIS alumni Valerie Byrd Fort's blogsite with podcasts from Dutch Fork Elementary in Irmo, SC. 
 
 
Library Related Podcasting 
 
OPAL (Online Online Programming for All Libraries--and All Library Users) including book discussions, interviews, training, current events programs. 

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Seven things to know about podcasting. 

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Podcast: 7things.m4a

I hope to demonstrate how useful blogging and podcasting can be in a library setting. Many thanks to Margaret Zeigler, Media Specialist, Barnwell High School, Barnwell, SC, for her research and contributions. 

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