LIS Weblog Indexes

Find library and library-related blogs and RSS feeds:

• Blogging Libraries
  http://blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/
• LibDex: Library Weblogs
  http://www.libdex.com/weblogs.html
• Open Directory Project: LIS Weblogs
  http://dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/Weblogs/
• NewsIsFree: Books
• NewsIsFree: Librarians
• Google Directory - LIS Weblogs
  http://directory.google.com/alpha/Top/Reference/Libraries/
  Library_and_Information_Science/Weblogs/

Weblog Indexes

Search the blogosphere for blogs and RSS feeds:

• Blogarama: browse or search by categories
  http://blogarama.com/
• Syndic8: detailed feed information (click on ID). offers categorized feeds, searchable by country, etc. scroll down the page to find the search feature.
  http://www.syndic8.com/

Blog Searching

Most major search engines include blogs in their results. Search only blogs and news feeds with these search tools:

• Blogdigger
  http://www.blogdigger.com/
• Feedster
  http://www.feedster.com/
• IceRocket
  http://www.icerocket.com/
• Waypath
  http://www.waypath.com/
• More info:
  Harvesting Blogs for Emergent Information
  Greg Notess, Search Engine Showdown
  http://notess.com/speak/talks/il03harvestingblogs.pps

Blog Trends

The following sites show what is being blogged currently:

• Technorati: what’s happening on the web right now; specialized categories include books and politics
  http://www.technorati.com/
• Digg: user driven social content website, that is, content is submitted and voted on by Digg community. Find hot topics.
  http://digg.com/
• Blogpulse
  http://www.blogpulse.com/

Bloghosting: create-a-blog

• Blogger
  Host your blog on an external site
  http://www.blogger.com/
• ISPs: Some Internet Service Providers provide blogspace
  
• WordPress
  Free blogging software to install on your server
  http://wordpress.org/
  Free bloghosting
  http://wordpress.com