Questions re: library blog

Why do we want to blog?
Have a cyber presence
Casual form of sharing information about materials, services, programs, etc.
Real time response?
To attach a persona to the information going out
Reach out to them, where they are

Who will be writing the blogs?
Will we assign certain staff members to blog?
Or, assign staff members to oversee the process within their department?
Will we expect each department to provide some input?
Who will monitor the blog for content and language?
Will staff be allowed time to do so?

Who will be answering the blogs?
Will we require a log in?
Will they need to be a card holder?
Can we block them if they use inappropriate language or subject matter?

What software will we need?
Do we use a free source or purchase a software package?
If purchase, where does that money come from?
Ideas – Blogger, Blog City, Movable Type, Work Press
Does it provide a means of tracking - # of posts, # of comments, # of readers?
Do we have space to archive all correspondence?

Where would we house our blog?
HEPL website
MySpace
Facebook

When we would like to launch our blog?


How do we start?
Set policies for staff and users
Do we want outgoing and incoming capabilities?
How do we get listed high on the search engines?