| What
is a blog? |
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The word "blog"
is short for "Web log." A blog is a single Web page
of text blurbs or entries. A blog usually has a sidebar containing
links, categories and archives. The entries on a blog are organized
in reverse-chronological order, which means when the author
adds a new entry, it goes at the top, pushing all the older
entries down and into the archives. Readers can search a blog
and contribute to it by commenting as a guest or a member. Originally
serving as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual,
blogs have become increasingly popular with institutions, such
as libraries, to enhance their services. The action of posting
entries to a blog is "blogging," and the one who does
so is called a "blogger." The Internet invironment
for blogs to exist is known as "blogsphere," and a
collection of links to other blogs is nicknamed a "blogroll."
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| What
is a podcast? |
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The word "podcast" is a portmanteau
of Apple's iPod
and broadcasting. A podcast is an MP3 audio file uploaded to
a web server along with an RSS
file. The RSS file makes it possible for listeners to subscribe
to podcasts using one of several podcatching software or podcatchers
like, Doppler, iTunes,
Windows
Media Player, and Yahoo!
Music Engine with podcasting plugin. You can either listen
to a podcast from your computer using one of the podcatchers
or download them to your MP3 players so you can listen to them
at your convenience. Since other MP3 players can also be used
to download podcasts, efforts have been made to redefine the
word "podcasting." "Blogcasting" and "audioblogging"
are two of the early examples. |
| How
do I read your Blogs? |
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Just click a link like this
one as you do with an ordinary Web page. A
blog is, in fact, a Web page with characteristics as
above mentioned. Or subscribe
to it and read it in a blog reader, or aggregator, as
described below. |
| How
do I listen to your podcasts? |
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Subscribe to a podcast
feed so
you can listen to it either using a podcatching software like
iTunes on your computer
or a MP3 player such as iPod that you sync to a podcatcher.
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What
does this 
icon on your Web page mean? |
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This icon indicates a feed
of our University Libraries Blog. You can subscribe to it and
read a blog it points to with your favorite blog reader like
Bloglines. When you
click on the icon, you will be prompted to copy the URL given
to you. Copy it and paste it to the blog reader's subscription
window. |
What
does this 
icon on your Podcast
Web page mean? |
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This icon indicates a feed of our University
Libraries' Podcast. You can subscribe to it and listen to a
podcast with your favorate podcatcher. You may also use the
podcatcher to download the podcast to your favorate MP3 player.
The MP3 player iPod
works only with the podcatcher iTunes.
Compatible with other podcatching programs like Yahoo!
Music Engine, Doppler,
and Windows
Media Player are other
MP3 players. To subscribe to our podcast, click on the icon.
Copy the URL and paste it to your favorite podcatching software's
subscription window. |
| Why
do you blog and podcast? |
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University Libraries always seeks to enhance
its services with cutting-edge information technologies. Blogs
and podcasts give you more options to use our web-based resources
and services. They enable you to access our relevant Web content
whenever and wherever you want them. |
| Where
do I learn more about bloging and podcasting? |
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| What
are your blogging policies and guidelines? |
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Here is a document of the UL
Blog Policies, Guidelines and Procedures in PDF format. |
| Whom
should I contact if I have a question? |
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If you have a question concerning the UL Blog,
contact Haiwang Yuan,
Web Site & Virtual Library Coordinator, or members
of the UL Blog Planning Task Force. If you have a question
concerning Podcast, contact Haiwang
Yuan. |
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