Don’t be boring. Surprisingly, this is a characteristic a librarian should possess. Traditionally, librarians have been portrayed as females with cardigan sweaters, buns and glasses, thus making the profession appear uninteresting, but that is only a stereotype. There is more to providing countless citations and answers to questions; true librarianship goes deeper than that.
It is vital for a librarian to be interesting and charismatic. There should be some spark and zing that inspires members to learn, read and research. By having this type of trait, it could help us build a reputation for being creative, yet helpful.
Blogging is one way to help us start our reputations as librarians. By providing insight and solutions about current issues facing librarianship, we are starting to slowly share our opinions with the online community. What we write has to be captivating, short and to the point.
I don’t think blogging is easy. Some blogs ramble about boring topics with too much terminology or other people simply don’t know how to write, therefore sounding downright idiotic and losing my attention and time.
Unlike scholarly papers, blogs ideally should have a quick point. There needs to be something about a post that makes me want to read and ponder about the context. It should make me think and yes, giggle at times.
Still, blogging is only a baby step to building a reputation. We need to be creative, and think of unique solutions for every imaginable and impossible scenario.
So fellow librarians, blog, drink and be merry. Inspire me to think about something I haven’t thought of before.
1 comment:
"Unlike scholarly papers, blogs ideally should have a quick point."
I'd have to disagree with this. It depends on what your blog is about and to whom you're writing. If I'm writing a blog which primarily targets a law audience, for example, and I discuss recent cases in the supreme court, probably I will want something more in-depth and technical.
Blogs can be whatever you want them to be. It's more imperative to know who your audience is than it is to have rules about how to write. If one's blog audience likes material that you might consider downright idiotic, then you don't need to follow but that doesn't mean others won't.
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