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 Blogs for Teamworking
Author:Sarah Carrette
Date:Tuesday, 11th Apr 2006 17:02
Views:1,848 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds)
Category:Information Issues
URL:http://www.freepint.com/go/b38990

We are just starting to use a Blog as a means of combining the need to share information among our Information & Enquiry Team and also act as a kind of quick-links homepage with links to key databases and resources.
As a front line team answering enquiries from the public, there is a tendency towards information overload via email in order to keep up-to-date. A great deal of information and best practice is also shared and discussed in office conversation and we have had problems with part-time staff missing out on this informal but key source of information. Hence establishing the Blog.

In terms of using a Blog for knowledge sharing amongst an information team and also linking to key tools, does anyone have any sage advice, dos/don'ts or horror stories to enlighten us/ dampen our enthusiasm?

Many thanks! Sarah

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  Blogs for Teamworking
We are just starting to use a Blog as a means of combining the need to share information among our ...
Sarah Carrette 11/04/06 17:02 38990
   Re: Blogs for Teamworking
Sarah, It sounds to me as though you would be best served by a messageboard system rather than a blog. Blogs tend ...
Rob 12/04/06 15:43 39017
   Re: Blogs for Teamworking
Look into setting up a wiki system: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki We use this where I work - it's so simple, interactive and ...
Nat 12/04/06 15:21 39015
    Re: Blogs for Teamworking
Hi there I recently embarked on a similar task for the team I work in and set up a wiki as ...
Emma 18/04/06 13:15 39170
    Re: Blogs for Teamworking
I agree with Nat, but would like to add some additional points. It sounds like you need to manage a lot ...
Phil Caisley 15/04/06 21:28 39116
   Re: Blogs for Teamworking
Sounds like a great plan Sarah. I think the obvious concern is simply to make sure that people use it ...
Phil Bradley 11/04/06 18:28 38993

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