Weblogs/Blogs and Libraries

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss about the introduction, definition, characteristics and types of weblogs or Blogs. How blogs help in libraries have also been discussed. It also highlights advantages and disadvantages of weblogs or Blogs. Weblogs or Blogs is one of the current awareness services tools in the information overloaded era in the digital world. Weblogs or Blogs is an effective platform to transfer and marketing the information to the target users. Weblogs or Blogs is the best platform to share the library resources and service. Weblogs or Blogs is a welcome and easy tool to be used in the libraries to provide various modern library services and expose electronic resources especially it is a best place to expose thought, aim and vision of the library. The library blogs can invite and attract the users to visit and use the library properly