The power of social networks and online community still astounds me. It is almost breathtaking when I consider the speed at which one, or many, can be published on the web and the synergy that is created when comments or blog posts link to each other.
In December 2007, a group of us at Gleeson Library worked at getting a blog started. By the first week in February 2008, we were up and running and linked to the library home page with a google gadget.
Thus, Gleeson Gleanings was brought forth into the world.
Our “coach” and enthusiastic supporter — USF Media Studies professor, David Silver — blogged about our blog in his own silverinsf.
We blogged about his Davies Forum, Digital Literacy program in Gleeson Gleanings.
There are comments in David’s blog and there are comments in our blog.
Ivan Chew, tonight’s Davies Forum speaker, has left a comment in our blog and linked from David’s post to his blog where he mentions Gleeson Gleanings.
All of this within less than two weeks!!
All of this attention and feedback is not only extremely rewarding but I also don’t know when the last time was that I’ve had so much positive reinforcement. I hope my colleagues and blog work group members get the same thrill as I do — thank you so much to Debbie Benrubi, Kelci Baughman-McDowell, Jessica Lu and Karen Johnson. And thank you to Randy Souther for the google gadget. And Tyrone Cannon, Library Dean, for his support and endorsement.
It’s even inspired me to post in my own blog, a big step considering my preference for staying out of the public eye. Ah well, into the blogosphere I go, like Alice taking that step into the rabbit hole . . .
