Blogs at the University of Florida Libraries

Getting Started: requesting a blog account, and the basics

To request a blog account, simply follow the guidelines from the blogging policy by submitting a syshelp with:

• the name for the blog
• purpose of the blog
• intended audience
• name of the blog administrator
• name of blog users

For example, for the Digital Library Center blog, the information is:

• name for the blog: Digital Library Center (and specify a short name if you know one, the DLC’s is digital)
• purpose of the blog: document and promote DLC activities and work
• intended audience: UF Libraries, UF, State of Florida, Caribbean, the world
• name of the blog administrator: Laurie Taylor
• name of blog users: none so far, but others may be added if they’re interested

Once you request a blog, the blog will be made as quickly as possible and then you’ll be able to go to your new blog to log in and make changes. Blogs are all listed by the primary URL + blog name. For instance, the Digital Library Center Blog is http://blogs.uflib.ufl.edu/digital. The name with a short name is useful to make sure the address is easy to type and remember.

Once you have your blog set up, you can login from the main page by clicking on the “Site admin” link under “Meta” from the side links panel. Then, after logging in, you can customize the blog appearance, write posts and pages, add links to the blogroll, change the theme, and test different options for making the blog yours.

After you have your blog and have had time to try out different options, please send any requests or questions via a syshelp. This might include general questions or requests for new themes or changes for an existing theme. Please let us know how we can help you blog!