Weblogs : Metadata : Metadata. Review (RVW) Module for RSS 2.0 provides a metadata structure for reviews (movie, restaurant, etc.) within 'blogs.

This specification defines the Review (RVW) Module for the RSS 2.0 syndication format. RVW is intended to allow machine-readable reviews to be integrated into an RSS feed, thus allowing reviews to be automatically compiled from distributed sources.

The interesting thing is it uses the RDF structure and Dublin Core for many of the fields. Looks very library like. The blogging tool Blogware provides native support for the standard. Movable Type has a plugin. Blam! is an on-line service built on the standard. Seems some folks see the value of cataloging, even if they call it something else. [Catalogablog]  10:31:12 AM   [Feedback ]  

Weblogs : Con-Grunting.

I decided that I would actually take notes during conference sessions today and blog them. I was sitting at lunch with Michael Stephens and we were talking about Refgrunting. Michael said we needed something called conference-grunting, so Con-Grunting was born!!

Remember, Aaron is photoblogging the conference, so make sure you find him and have him take your picture.

Con-Grunting!! (coined by Michael Stephens)|
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My Con-Grunting on the weblog sessions on Blogging.

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Darlene Fichter
The Blogging Revolution
Libraries and Weblogs

"You should be skeptical"

Emergent Information
"To be the blog content is about 3 things: Frequency, Brevity, Personality" - Ev
"Easy as writing a list on your fridge"

One month without a post- Abandoned?

Blogorrhea - Hundreds of posts per day about anything

Tripod part of Terra Lycos.

"Archives are the self-cleaning ovens of the Web"

Subscribe via e-mail?! - Nope!!
- Why do that if RSS is built in

But, RSS is not just for blogs

"offline editing functions" - which software does this?

How to find the "human filter"
- by who they comment on
- indexes in different theme areas.
- particular perspective

Mac people - Tinderbox (http://www.eastgate.com/tinderbox)

10 ways to use blogs

- News
- Marketing - but how about for the librarian?
- Online books discussion
- Staff Development - Fact Sheets
- Knowledge Sharing - FARQ!!!
- Database for Web Site Resources'
- Solve Back up
- Professional / personal development!!!!
- Resume!!!
- Solve E-mail Overload
- Be a leader!!!

ADA compliance and screenreaders
- accessibility issues

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Marylaine Block
Sabrina Pacifici
Frank Cervone?


Frank Cervone
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Intrablogs - using a blog o support internal processes
- using a blog on an Intranat

Makes it easier to use for capturing/archiving than e-mail

Northwestern has a news feed out to the faculty
-They have an RSS feed for their faculty, but they haven't "caught on" yet.
-like a traditional newsletter

Web Usability Group - Internal work group.

searching all of the entries, not available via e-mail!!

Infoglut

Change in habit as a disadvantage. Why is changing a way of thinking a disadvantage?
Frank is not really concerned about this...good

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Sabrina Pacifici
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Spoke about LLRX and Be Spacific
Send out newsletters

Effective thoughtful way.
Takes alot of time.
Tracking and monitoring content.
Showed a backend of Movabletype

Rocketinfo has an aggregator?! No freaking way!!!!!!!

Be active, participate; communication is key.

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Marylaine Block
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- I regard weblogs as fundamentals tools
- Who does everybody trust?
- How does news spread

RSS doubles the readership!!

http://www.marlaine.com/tracking.html

We are all information overloaded - mention of Library Link of the Day.

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Greg Notess
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Weblogs/RSS is still in its infancy
Hunting and gathering
- with some harvesting

Collection development
- Wander once in awhile

Comment about Lexis Nexis!! Greg Bender from RIT

Didn't find it on the major search engines.

- From people you trust
- Or just visit regularly
- Establish A pattern...

- Keep you eyes out for blogs in SE results. Look for those communities of interest...
- RSS Search engines - Check for Freshness!!
- Someblogs not indexed anywhere.

- Cached content!!

- Waypath - Greg didn't mention that all searched can be gottent in RSS Feeds!!
- Not terribly powerful, but does index other stuff that the others don't get

- Bloogz - Languages!!

- Greg mentioned Blogrunner!! Hip Hip Hooray!!

- He also talks about OPML, a whole different animal, and how to use Feedster to search OPML files. Hip Hip Hooray!!

- To search or not to search
- Be aware of blog movement
- Not always necessary!!!
- Blogs constantly changing
- One of the "hot" technologies

- These engines do not have "business models", except maybe Feedster.

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I didn't stay for Liz's presentation and followed Aaron to "Web Services" - general Concepts and applications for libraries. Not sure why I did that. Maybe because Liz thinks my last name is "Rifkin" and I felt betrayed!! 8-)

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Marshall Breeding
- "Shlep" messages in XMl from one service to another.

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Ok change of plans. I went back up to Liz's talk.

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She's chatting about how she uses weblogs in her classes.
- "weblog is going to become a meaningless term"

Where is aggregation going?
- weblogs aren't really on a topic.
- (I think Jenny is blogging the same stuff I am)
- she is finnaly showing Bloglines...
- She doesn't use aggregation, but reads 150 weblogs.
- She likes the visual experience (understandable)
- maybe she should be using Web Site Watcher, which will notify her of any changes to the interface
- Probably just likes going to weblogs...
- Very few of the weblogs have active comments.
- she mentions trackback, which hasn't been mentioned today.
- I really should find a way to moderate the comments that go into my weblog and then get those back up!!!
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"How do we create content as a community, collaboratively"
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Done for the day. Going to the speaker reception and then dinner with everyone that I know. I hope.

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