Overview of content related to 'blog'
This page provides an overview of 268 articles related to 'blog', listing most recently updated content first. Note that filters may be applied to display a sub-set of articles in this category (see FAQs on filtering for usage tips). Select this link to remove all filters.

A blog (a blend of the term web log) is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Blog)
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Exploiting the Potential of Blogs and Social Networks |
Gill Ferrell reports on a one-day workshop about Blogs and Social Networks, held in Birmingham in November 2007. |
January 2008, issue54, event report |
Global Research Library 2020 |
Jessie Hey and David Pearson report on a series of strategic workshops on the Global Research Library 2020 - the first of which, the Willows Lodge Workshop, was held in the Pacific North West of the US in the Autumn of 2007. |
January 2008, issue54, event report |
MCN 2007: Building Content, Building Community - 40 Years of Museum Information and Technology |
Guenter Waibel and Jean Godby report on the Museum Computer Network annual meeting, held 7-10 November, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. |
January 2008, issue54, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
January 2008, issue54, news and events |
Book Review: Programming Collective Intelligence |
Pete Cliff tries to remember A-level mathematics as he dives into the fascinating world of machine learning and statistics and how to apply these techniques to Web-accessible datasets. |
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Book Review: Digital Copyright |
Stuart Hannabuss looks at an interesting Nile cruise of a book about intellectual property. |
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Book Review: Blended Learning |
Brian Whalley reviews Barbara Allan's book on blended learning for Information and Library Science staff and educational developers. |
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The National Centre for Text Mining: A Vision for the Future |
Sophia Ananiadou describes NaCTeM and the main scientific challenges it helps to solve together with issues related to deployment, use and uptake of NaCTeM's text mining tools and services. |
October 2007, issue53, feature article |
Googlepository and the University Library |
Sue Manuel and Charles Oppenheim discuss the concept of Google as a repository within the wider context of resource management and provision in Further and Higher Education. |
October 2007, issue53, feature article |
Newsline |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
October 2007, issue53, news and events |
Book Review: Listen Up! Podcasting for Schools and Libraries |
Elizabeth McHugh looks at how podcasting has the potential to take library services and activities to new audiences. |
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Book Review: The Cult of the Amateur |
Stephanie Taylor tries to curb her enthusiasm for Web 2.0 by investigating the dark side of social networking. |
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EThOSnet: Building a UK E-Theses Community |
Jill Russell outlines progress towards an e-theses service for the UK. |
July 2007, issue52, feature article |
IWMW 2007: Next Steps for the Web Management Community |
Shirley Keane reports on the wide range of presentations given at this year's Institutional Web Management Workshop. |
July 2007, issue52, event report |
ALPSP Conference |
Kara Jones reports on the ALPSP 'Publishing and the Library of the Future' one-day seminar held at St Anthony's College, Oxford, in July 2007. |
July 2007, issue52, event report |
Blogging from the Backroom |
Ann Chapman reports on a seminar on blogging, designed for those working in the traditional 'backroom' professions such as cataloguing and indexing, held by the CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group in London, on 8 June 2007. |
July 2007, issue52, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
July 2007, issue52, news and events |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 51: Democratising Cultural Heritage |
Richard Waller introduces Ariadne 51. |
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Developing a Virtual Research Environment in a Portal Framework: The EVIE Project |
Tracey Stanley provides an overview of the EVIE Project at the University of Leeds which was funded under the JISC Virtual Research Environments Programme. |
April 2007, issue51, feature article |
Using Blogs for Formative Assessment and Interactive Teaching |
Lisa Foggo provides a case-study of using a blog for formative assessment. Its interactivity engaged participants and permitted measurement of student expectations and satisfaction with library sessions. |
April 2007, issue51, feature article |
Search Engines: Why Ask Me, and Does 'X' Mark the Spot? |
Phil Bradley takes a look at different versions of Ask to see how it is developing and looks at how it is emerging from its servant roots. |
April 2007, issue51, feature article |
Citeulike: A Researcher's Social Bookmarking Service |
Kevin Emamy and Richard Cameron describe a tool that helps researchers gather, collect and share papers. |
April 2007, issue51, feature article |
Towards Virtualisation: A New Approach in Server Management |
Eddie Young provides an account of trials and implementations carried out here after Matt Thrower gives us the background and benefits of employing virtualisation. |
April 2007, issue51, feature article |
OpenID: Decentralised Single Sign-on for the Web |
Andy Powell and David Recordon take a brief look at OpenID and ask what relevance it has to e-learning. |
April 2007, issue51, feature article |
What Is an Open Repository? |
Julie Allinson, Jessie Hey, Chris Awre and Mahendra Mahey report on the Open Repositories 2007 conference, held in San Antonio, Texas between 23-26 January 2007. |
April 2007, issue51, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
April 2007, issue51, news and events |
Book Review: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web |
Keith Doyle reviews the 3rd edition of the primary reference book for practising in-house staff and consultants responsible for the development of institutional information architecture. |
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Book Review: Blogging and RSS - A Librarian's Guide |
Kara Jones reviews a practical guide to blogs and RSS written for librarians, packed with library-specific examples. |
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New Search Engines in 2006 |
Phil Bradley takes a look at some of the search engines that he noticed in 2006 and provides quick assessments. |
January 2007, issue50, feature article |
What Happens When We Mash the Library? |
Paul Miller looks at recent attempts to make library resources more appealing, including the Talis competition to build library 'mashups'. |
January 2007, issue50, feature article |
Wikido: Exploiting the Potential of Wikis |
Marieke Guy reports on a one-day workshop, held in Birmingham in November 2006, which took a closer look at the potential of Wikis for educational institutions. |
January 2007, issue50, event report |
JISC CETIS Conference, 2006 |
Paul Walk reports on the third annual CETIS conference held in Salford, Manchester, over 14 -15 November 2006. |
January 2007, issue50, event report |
2nd International DCC Conference 2006: Digital Data Curation in Practice |
Alexander Ball and Manjula Patel provide an overview of the second annual conference of the Digital Curation Centre. |
January 2007, issue50, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
January 2007, issue50, news and events |
Book Review: Digital Libraries - Integrating Content and Systems |
Chris Awre finds a useful toolset to guide librarians and LIS students on the future use of IT to deliver their services. |
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e-Books for the Future: Here but Hiding? |
Brian Whalley outlines some developments in e-book technologies and links them to existing ways of presenting textbook information. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Wiki Or Won't He? A Tale of Public Sector Wikis |
Marieke Guy revisits a topic receiving considerable attention these days and reflects on wiki use by public organisations. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Search Engines: Is Google Building on Shaky Foundations? |
Phil Bradley takes an in-depth look at Google and its competition and wonders if things are looking slightly worrying for the search giant. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
DC 2006: Metadata for Knowledge and Learning |
Julie Allinson, Rachel Heery, Pete Johnston and Rosemary Russell report on DC 2006, the sixth international conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, held 3 - 6 October 2006. |
October 2006, issue49, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
October 2006, issue49, news and events |