Look and Learn

I am not a socialite. I do not have a lot to say to the world at large. I'm a happy person living the good life but there's not much I want to publish online. Diatribes are hard to build; keeping a journal has never worked for me. My expressions are more physical -gardening, potting, sculpting often leaving behind the electronics and city lights for remote peace and quiet.

Building this blog will be a unique experience for me. I have no idea what I'm doing or what I've got to say about it. To be honest I'm not very interested in social networking outside my little community of family friends library and patrons. But I am willing to give it my best go. I know I'll learn some very valuable lessons. The challenge will be becoming comfortable talking into the computer for everyone to hear. So, like a good student, I've gone surfing for help. I find it's pretty tough to find podcasts. Using http://www.podcastdirectory.com/ and sifting through Free's library podcasting wiki I've found some more websites that will provide good examples of style, format, and content for a blog or podcast. Learn by example and create your own.

http://www.davidleeking.com/
His description of his webpage: "I create, write, think, and speak about library websites and emerging digital technology. This website reflects those topics. I tend towards library website stuff - managing, marketing, experimenting, usability, and planning. Sometimes I stray into other related-yet-cool (translation: fun) topics, like videoblogging, experience design and planning, and web 2.0 / library 2.0 topics. Basically, anything in my head on any given day that’s somehow related to libraries, digital technology and websites."

http://www.anomalyarchives.org/
"Podcast of the monthly Anomaly Archives eNewsletter. Lending library of the Scientific Anomaly Institute. Alien Abduction, Bigfoot, Consciousness, Dreams, ESP, Paranormal, Parapsychology, UFOs and Beyond. " ...I like this stuff, it's neat.
This is a real life library in Austin TX. They have a podcast and an enewsletter, myspace, librarything, etc. They're spending a lot of energy on marketing their resources; it looks great. Looking around their site, they must be an interesting group!

There are blogs of all kinds. Most of what I see hasn't been updated in a long while. There are many book reviews, teen libraries, and public venues running current. However, I'm not exactly 'plugged in' so I'm probably missing it.