Theme, Content, Structure and Use of Web 2.0 Tools  in The Library Blogs of Selected Kendriya Vidyalayas  of Tamilnadu: a State of the Art Study of School  Library Blogs

Ramasamy; K; Padma; P

Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2014

Theme, Content, Structure and Use of Web 2.0 Tools in The Library Blogs of Selected Kendriya Vidyalayas of Tamilnadu: a State of the Art Study of School Library Blogs

Ramasamy, K, Padma, P

Abstract :

Purpose: The study reports the URLs and domain of eight KV Liary blogs, themes and column structure, the variety of widgets used, the link categories provided, the online viewer statistics, the list of web 2.0 tools used, the multi-language readability, special taglines and the ‘liary information’ made available in these blogs

Methodology: Google and KV Liarians Group were owsed and each and every KV Liary blog was visited to collect the required data.

Findings: These blogs were taken birth after 2008. Four blogs have hindi readability option. All the blogs are in Wordpress domain. Almost all the blogs have used blogrolls and link categories. Only KV Narimedu, Madurai Liay blog has tamil translation facility, has more than 12,20,000 views, provides online social bookmarking service and has created 5 subject specific blogs. Some blogs have used web 2.0 tools. Only two blogs have made available their liary OPAC in their blogs. All the blogs have necessary information about the liary.

Future implications: The study can be further extended to larger number of liary blogs of Kendriya Vidyalayas situated across the country. Social implications: It acts as a guide to the liarians to see where they are and what they lack. It acts as a yardstick to the KVS authorities to ing out a’ School Blog Policy’ to standardise the content and presentation of KV Liary blogs.