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Blogging for DUSLA: A Quick and Dirty Guide

All members of DUSLA are actively encouraged to post to this blog. You can blog about local library events; conferences you've attended; your reactions to recent events in library world; ongoing topics in library world; tips and tricks related to library science you've learned in your classes; or any other DUSLA or library related topic that is relevant to you.

If you've never blogged with DUSLA before, here are some quick instructions for how to get set up:

1. Open a 'Google' account.

  • If you have a gmail account, you already have a 'Google' account.
  • If you're new to Google, you can start a Google account at www.google.com/accounts.

2. Email Christopher Curry at curry@drexel.edu and ask to be added as a 'contributor' to the blog

  • Give him your Google Account name and email address so he can add you to the list of people who have access to the blog.
  • Christopher will contact you when he has added you.

3. Log into Blogger.com

4. Start a 'New Post' in The DUSLA blog

  • Once you log in, blogger will take you to the 'Dashboard', where you have easy access to all of your blogs.
  • One of the blogs listed should be 'Drexel University student chapter of the Special Libraries Association (DUSLA).
  • Click the link 'New Post' under the title of the post. It has a green plus sign icon next to it.

5. Create, Edit and Publish the post

  • Write your post just as you would a regular word document.
  • You can add images and videos to your post using the icons on the task bar.
  • Once your post is complete, click the 'Publish Post' button. Make sure you double check for mistakes!
Christopher Curry, DUSLA's webmaster, has put together a quick instructional video (NOTE: requires the latest version of Javascript to be enabled).



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Links to the Video on the DUSLA website (files are larger):

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Shockwave Flash (requires Flash and Javascript):


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