I'm so 2000-late

[flea]

I'm thinking about starting a blog for professional purposes. In one way, this is an incredibly dumb thing to do - since even in the creaky realm of library blogs, which runs a good 2-3 years behind the regular computing public, blogs are starting to be sort of "over".

On the other hand, I have things to say, and saying them in public would help me force myself to bother articulating them and writing them up. And it could potentially be a positive thing in a professional development sense. Especially since there's no money for travel to conferences or anything.

My current thinking is to document my experiences developing into my (still relatively new) role as the library liaison to the classics department. I would review print reference works (as a way to acquaint myself with our collection), collect classics-related web sites and blogs, and comment on what resources work best for which patron groups.

What say y'all? Not worth it? If worth it, preferences for platforms? (Is it worth it to learn Wordpress - again could be a development opportunity?)

Comments

[ste-noni.livejournal.com]

I think it's a cool idea. If nothing else, it's something you can point future employers towards to get an idea about you and your skills/interests. You already have a blogger blog, right? I'd try Wordpress just to learn something new, *if* you have the time.

[truejavachik.livejournal.com]

I think it sounds neat! And I think blogs still serve a purpose, especially for niche topics.