The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice On Creating And Maintaining Your Blog
A weblog, or blog, is a frequently updated online personal  journal. Boasting a foreword by Blood, a web consultant and  creator of Rebecca's Pocket weblog, We've Got Blog is a  collection of 34 essays that explore this rapidly growing trend.  Contributors include such noted bloggers as Joe Clark, Cameron  Barrett, and Giles Turnbull. The discussion covers the history  and community of weblogs, contrasts weblogs and traditional  journalism, and offers advice on starting a weblog. If you have  been following weblogs for the past few years you've probably  come across many of these articles online, but having them  available in one collection gives them context. A glossary and  good references round out this well-edited anthology. Blood's enthusiasm for the subject carries over to her own work,  The Weblog Handbook, which is not the do-it-yourself technique  book you might expect. Instead, Blood takes on the role of  mentor; she's been there and done that and has much wisdom to  share. She is eager to convert readers into bloggers and offers  good advice on finding one's voice, observing etiquette, and  living online. Unfortunately, a lengthy afterword that focuses  on the culture of weblogs seems a better fit for We've Got Blog.  Appendixes offer a brief glimpse of creating a test weblog and  working with links, but this book is written for someone who has  flirted with the idea of starting a weblog and feels comfortable  jumping right into the format. These titles are unique, as the  publishing world is just catching up to the subject of weblogs.  (Look for similar publications in the near future.) Both books  are suited for public and academic libraries, but smaller public  libraries might want to hold off to see whether a more practical  do-it-yourself guide on blogging emerges. Academic libraries are  advised to add We've Got Blog. Colleen Cuddy, New York Univ.  Sch. of Medicine Lib.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.