I haven’t tried to promote But Still They Blog after the initial run of posts summarizing each chapter–and that may be a mistake. (So far, it’s sold 17 copies. Pathetic.)
I’m not ready to give up and just run the chapter contents (but not the profiles) in C&I, and don’t plan to do so, although I might offer a few excerpts here or there. This really is a good book, in my not-at-all-humble opinion, well worth the $35 (cheaper as a download), and I think you should buy a copy. (I’m thinking about doing something different but not entirely unrelated this Fall…but it won’t replace BSTB.)
For the moment, here are a couple of blog profiles from the book, indicative of what you’ll find.
The Distant Librarian
By Paul Pival. Began October 2004.
| Metrics | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | C08-09 | C07-09 |
| Posts | 44 | 38 | 53 | 39% | 20% |
| Quintile | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Words per post | 177 | 190 | 222 | 17% | 25% |
| Quintile | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Comments per post | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -13% | -63% |
| Quintile | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
While many of the posts relate somehow to distance librarianship, Pival views that as broadly as most bloggers view librarianship in general and brings a clear, thoughtful voice to his posts.
School Librarian in Action
By Zarah Grace C. Gagatiga. Began April 2005.
| Metrics | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | C08-09 | C07-09 |
| Posts | 36 | 10 | 53 | 430% | 47% |
| Quintile | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Words per post | 335 | 243 | |||
| Quintile | 2 | 3 | |||
| Comments per post | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -25% | 111% |
| Quintile | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
An impressive blog from a Filipino school librarian. Unfortunately, the new WordPress template blocks attempts to measure length (and the pages are too crowded to use my alternative trick). This is also another blog with a “Reactions” line that only allows for highly positive reactions—but it’s an interesting and, I think, important blog for all that.
Where and Why
Those two profiles appear on page 57 of the book. Why there? Well, you’ll have to read the book to find out…
