Testing the Waters: Blogging for User Needs Analysis, Information Access, and Building a Community of Practitioners

摘要

This panel session will focus on three strategies for usingblogs to improve access to collections, understandinformation needs of those searching the collections, andbuild communities of practice with informationprofessionals serving similar user groups. Three presenterswill share their experiences, goals, methods, and results. Afacilitated discussion with the audience will follow thepresentations and allow attendees to brainstorm on possibleuses of blogging outside the box to reach the goals of theircurrent projects or initiatives that they are hoping toundertake in the near future.