I cannot work out how to get options such as Layout available again on this blog. Perhaps something involving settings and permissions, but I don't know. Therefore this is the "last post" on this particular blog and I've started a new one - imaginatively entitled "Beth explores Web 2.0 technology - Part 2".
Childish, I know, but I feel like my pet blog has died! I must 'get a life'! :-)
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Monday, 6 May 2013
Difficulty with blogger
Suddenly unable to access the Template and Layout options on the dashboard for this particular blog. Only allows me Posts and Settings as options.
A complete mystery to me as to why. Have even created a new blog (as yet empty of any posts) in case I was accidentally looking in the wrong place. I can access them on this new blog so am perplexed.
Should I abandon this blog and just start posting in the new one? Guess I will have to. Seems a great shame when I've put so much effort into this one. Temporarily very discouraged. The highs and lows of blogging, I guess.
A complete mystery to me as to why. Have even created a new blog (as yet empty of any posts) in case I was accidentally looking in the wrong place. I can access them on this new blog so am perplexed.
Should I abandon this blog and just start posting in the new one? Guess I will have to. Seems a great shame when I've put so much effort into this one. Temporarily very discouraged. The highs and lows of blogging, I guess.
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Saved Search Alert from a database - Ebsco's LISTA
Saved Search Alert - Open a BPC database (for example Ebsco's LISTA)
- Register (or sign in) for a personalised account (this sits within the BPC subscription)
- Run a search on a topic of interest.
- Refine your search (for example by country, author, publication or subject)
- Create an alert
The initial search gave 4236 results. I refined the search by publication date, moving from a start date of 2001 to 2010. This reduced the results to 1396 results.
By amazing coincidence the 2nd 'hit' that appeared was to the article that had attracted me to follow the Journal of Web Librarianship - "The Structure of the Biblioblogosphere: An Examination of the Linking Practices of Institutional and Personal Library Blogs" using Zetoc!
The alert appears as a link in this blog in the post below.
Subscribing to another blog
Have you subscribed to the BPC Library 2.0 Blog yet?
The answer to the question above is yes! Whenever the blog is updated I receive an email notification. This is very useful for keeping up to date with all my colleagues.
The answer to the question above is yes! Whenever the blog is updated I receive an email notification. This is very useful for keeping up to date with all my colleagues.
Following a blog
I thought it would be helpful to follow a blog by CILIP president and Web 2.0 consultant, Phil Bradley as it is relevant to both my work in a college library and my keen interest in gaining more IT knowledge and skills.
I found his blog by doing a simple Google search using the phrase "blogs for complete beginners in web 2.0" which is currently what I am! His name was recommended too by a colleague as someone to follow on Twitter. The blog has, to me, a very attractive title:
I found his blog by doing a simple Google search using the phrase "blogs for complete beginners in web 2.0" which is currently what I am! His name was recommended too by a colleague as someone to follow on Twitter. The blog has, to me, a very attractive title:
I want to. How to do the things you want to do. Including many Web 2.0 applications.
It is easy to navigate and I can understand the content. It also happens to be in my favourite colour - blue!RSS Feeds - Table of Contents email alert
I need to create a Table of Contents email alert for my favourite journal or subject area. Current Awareness providers in this field include Zetoc and JournalTOCs.
Am trying out Zetoc. After signing in, I'm given the opportunity to follow up to 300 journals.
I have a look at the latest table of contents for the Journal of Web Librarianship. This journal includes an article that sounds interesting: "The Structure of the Biblioblogosphere: An Examination of the Linking Practices of Institutional and Personal Library Blogs". Therefore I decide to follow it. I will be its 93rd follower on Zetoc.
Am trying out Zetoc. After signing in, I'm given the opportunity to follow up to 300 journals.
I have a look at the latest table of contents for the Journal of Web Librarianship. This journal includes an article that sounds interesting: "The Structure of the Biblioblogosphere: An Examination of the Linking Practices of Institutional and Personal Library Blogs". Therefore I decide to follow it. I will be its 93rd follower on Zetoc.
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