I.              Introduction

a.       Who we are

b.      What’s a blog, and why should you care?

c.       Why blog?

d.      Blogs vs. websites

II.           Blogging

a.       Blog hosting and blog serving

b.      Finding blogging tools

III.         Blogger

a.       Setting up an account

b.      Settings

c.       Templates

d.      Creating posts

e.       Adding photos

f.        Creating community (comments)

g.       Add-ons

IV.              Blogging for libraries

a.       Define blog purpose (mission/scope)

b.      Guidelines for blog (writing, comments)

b.Resources:

b.Ten Things a Blogging Librarian Must Do (Michael Stephens, tametheweb.com)

c.       Writing style (get samples - LORI guidelines)

d.      Blogging ethics

d.- Practice transparency

d.- Cite it

d.- Get the facts right

d.- Be honest and fair - don’t plagiarize

d.- Admit mistakes

d.Resources:

d.    A Blogger’s Code of Ethics (Cyberjournalist.net)

d.    The Ethical Blogger (Karen Schneider, freerangelibrarian.com)

e.       Finding topics

V.                 Advanced blogging

a.       Trackbacks and pings

b.      Automatic posting and notification services

c.       Editing templates

d.      Blog within a blog

e.       RSS feeds

f.        Blog content on your website

g.       Blogs as websites