After much deliberation , I decided to subscribe to Inoreader as my RSS provider. Many of the reader services were attractive, but I chose Inoreader for the following reasons:
- It was rated best for longterm content archiving.
- The display was in the mosaic ( Pinterest) format that I love.
- The $1.25 a month price tag was very competitive with other RSS services.
So, I signed up. I have to admit the feed took 2 hours of my time as I could have stayed on there forever following to my hearts content.
Next, I created a Tumblr account: http://lovelylibrariantx.tumblr.com/ . I filled it with all of my myriad of interests and personal preferences. Finally, I ttyped in School library and began to peruse all the library sites. Having so many resources at hand was daunting at first, but I soon realized that I had specific needs for my position as an elementary school librarian. Everything presented was not for me. The five top blogs I chose to follow are:
- http://schoollibraryjournal.tumblr.com/
- http://blackchildrensbooksandauthors.tumblr.com/
- http://scholasticreadingclub.tumblr.com/
- http://bklynlibrary.tumblr.com/
- http://tumblr.libraryjournal.com/
I chose the School Library Journal blog for its comprehensive nature. The sheer breadth of mterial and special interests presented on this blog covered most of my issues as a new librarian. I chosethe black children’s books and author’s blog because of the demographics of my school. We have a 52% Caucasian, 26%African- American, and 24% Hispanic students. Being a busy school librarian, I need a blog to help me keep up with what is trending in library for children of color. I do a lot of work with the Scholastic book company. I host two book fairs a year to fund my summer reading program. Despite being a commercial company, they offer a range of helpful insights into the library/class rooms. The Brooklyn Public library is a place I got my first library card from. Their programs arevery expansive as they have a dynamic and ever changing population. I also just like to see what they are up to. Finally, I chose Library Journal because when I searched library Maker Spaces they had a few blogs on a pivitol part of my school library.
This was a great assignment for me as it helped to stream line a lot of the content that I search through on a professional level. I love Pinterest,but it is sometimes limited. These RSS’s organized my professional search inquiry.
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