Comments on: First have something to say… http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/ It is and we do. Musing, enthusing, libraries, emerging technologies, balancing, being mum. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hana http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-77121 Hana Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:06:37 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-77121 I second Michelle's sentiments. Just keep writing. I love reading your writing. You set a benchmark for professional blogging Kathryn. I second Michelle’s sentiments. Just keep writing. I love reading your writing. You set a benchmark for professional blogging Kathryn.

]]> By: Putting yourself out there in context… | Librarians Matter http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76715 Putting yourself out there in context… | Librarians Matter Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:15:27 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76715 [...] post isn’t really  personal enough to fulfil my week of personal blogging part of the 30 posts in 30 days challenge. I promise that the next one will be about my [...] [...] post isn’t really  personal enough to fulfil my week of personal blogging part of the 30 posts in 30 days challenge. I promise that the next one will be about my [...]

]]> By: Learning, breathing and flowing | Librarians Matter http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76634 Learning, breathing and flowing | Librarians Matter Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:55:33 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76634 [...] my week of personal posts, I may as well jump straight into something meaty. Con asked to know about how you learn. How you [...] [...] my week of personal posts, I may as well jump straight into something meaty. Con asked to know about how you learn. How you [...]

]]> By: MissSophieMac http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76590 MissSophieMac Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:39:17 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76590 I totally understand the fear of blogging personally! I did it for the first time last week and the 30 posts in 30 days challenge means I'll have to delve into personal blogging again. I also feel I've developed a 'voice' and even in personal blogs I think I want to continue with that. We'll see how it goes. I think a mix is good. As a reader I like feeling like I 'know' the blogger via personal posts and 'respect' them via professional posts. I totally understand the fear of blogging personally! I did it for the first time last week and the 30 posts in 30 days challenge means I’ll have to delve into personal blogging again. I also feel I’ve developed a ‘voice’ and even in personal blogs I think I want to continue with that. We’ll see how it goes. I think a mix is good. As a reader I like feeling like I ‘know’ the blogger via personal posts and ‘respect’ them via professional posts.

]]> By: 30 posts in 30 days – Day 8 | Libraries Interact http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76552 30 posts in 30 days – Day 8 | Libraries Interact Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:52:05 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76552 [...] it’s a weekday I notice a lot more library-related, or professional posts. I love the Librarians Matter post on blogging – definitely a think-post, and to me, a feel-post, as in we’re all [...] [...] it’s a weekday I notice a lot more library-related, or professional posts. I love the Librarians Matter post on blogging – definitely a think-post, and to me, a feel-post, as in we’re all [...]

]]> By: Purple Martin House http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76537 Purple Martin House Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:51:39 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76537 I think the only problem you can run into though with going from a very active blog to a somewhat inactive blog is that your loyal readers get used to when you update. So if you update once a week, I think consistency is important. If you update every day, your readers will get used to that and wonder what is going on if you slack off even once every few days. :) I think the only problem you can run into though with going from a very active blog to a somewhat inactive blog is that your loyal readers get used to when you update. So if you update once a week, I think consistency is important. If you update every day, your readers will get used to that and wonder what is going on if you slack off even once every few days. :)

]]> By: Ruth Baxter http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76532 Ruth Baxter Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:07:15 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76532 This resonates with my thoughts about my blog [which is only 9 days old]. Personal stuff is confronting to put up there, but conversely gives me a really positive feeling after publishing. Even mindless personal stuff which I started with. I'm using categories to deal with my thoughts about whether others are interested - so you can choose library stuff and filter out the personal thoughts. Getting heaps more comments on my thoughts posts though! This resonates with my thoughts about my blog [which is only 9 days old]. Personal stuff is confronting to put up there, but conversely gives me a really positive feeling after publishing. Even mindless personal stuff which I started with.
I’m using categories to deal with my thoughts about whether others are interested – so you can choose library stuff and filter out the personal thoughts.
Getting heaps more comments on my thoughts posts though!

]]> By: Michelle http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76530 Michelle Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:30:54 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76530 Kathryn, I enjoy everything you write. Just keep writing. Kathryn,

I enjoy everything you write. Just keep writing.

]]> By: Penny http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76519 Penny Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:17:52 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76519 I'd like to read about: - book reviews (YA fiction! fiction! non fiction!) - recipes (I still make your choc-milk fruit cake) - favourite places (local/not) - favourite spaces - new apps to check out (keep 'em coming!) - the perks of working in a public library and the perks of working in an academic library (I was going to say "vs" but it's not a competition!) - an update on SecondLife for/with/of libraries - what your thesis was secretly about btw, I often think of your blog as "librarian smatter". So a "smattering" of topics is the way to go ;) Dabble here, dabble there! I’d like to read about:

- book reviews (YA fiction! fiction! non fiction!)
- recipes (I still make your choc-milk fruit cake)
- favourite places (local/not)
- favourite spaces
- new apps to check out (keep ‘em coming!)
- the perks of working in a public library and the perks of working in an academic library (I was going to say “vs” but it’s not a competition!)
- an update on SecondLife for/with/of libraries
- what your thesis was secretly about

btw, I often think of your blog as “librarian smatter”. So a “smattering” of topics is the way to go ;) Dabble here, dabble there!

]]> By: Kylie Cole http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/06/08/first-have-something-to-say/comment-page-1/#comment-76510 Kylie Cole Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:25:22 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/?p=2008#comment-76510 Katherine I am just starting to get nto blogging, which actually is a result of listening to you talk at a symposium in Darwin and I also read Sue Waters blog, which I also find inspiring. My question is also what to blog about. I have so many interests and am still a student of information technology. I am a busy single mum who works part-tuime, blending my IT with my mundane administration duties (my real job). I teach dance in my own business and I love to design using photoshop and illustrator and my dream is to become a web designer. My most recent interests are photography and a renewed interest in reading (non-fiction), you know that general knowledge stuff. So I recently decided to catagorise my life in the hope of actually trying to achieve something substanial, huh! Anyway I have started a blog that relects these catagores of my life. It is called "8Categories...personal development whilst balancing life" (not yet published, bit of a chicken). Thought I might just start collecting tid bits and see where this leads me. Thanks for your posts, I love reading them. How you learn and what you chose to learn, is certainly of interest to me as well. Thanks Kylie Cole Anyway Katherine

I am just starting to get nto blogging, which actually is a result of listening to you talk at a symposium in Darwin and I also read Sue Waters blog, which I also find inspiring.

My question is also what to blog about. I have so many interests and am still a student of information technology. I am a busy single mum who works part-tuime, blending my IT with my mundane administration duties (my real job). I teach dance in my own business and I love to design using photoshop and illustrator and my dream is to become a web designer. My most recent interests are photography and a renewed interest in reading (non-fiction), you know that general knowledge stuff.

So I recently decided to catagorise my life in the hope of actually trying to achieve something substanial, huh! Anyway I have started a blog that relects these catagores of my life. It is called “8Categories…personal development whilst balancing life” (not yet published, bit of a chicken). Thought I might just start collecting tid bits and see where this leads me.

Thanks for your posts, I love reading them. How you learn and what you chose to learn, is certainly of interest to me as well.

Thanks

Kylie Cole

Anyway

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