Blogging: An Introductory Look at an Old Pastime in a New Medium

This article was written to offer an introduction to blogging.

The initial research was undertaken as a project stemming from a request to present on blogging at the Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Annual Conference in May of 2006.

The article covers a range of topics from history, to a description of what a blog is, and why to create or use one (personally and professionally).

Libraries have only just begun to think about blogging and this introductory piece may help novices.