This is the main blog page for the UF Libraries blogs, which share news and document projects at the Libraries. See the links below for the other blogs or see the Libraries homepage for other services.
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Go Gators! Congratulations!
Someday we’ll be archiving photos of tonight’s game in the University Archives Digital Collection, but tonight is for rejoicing by Gators everywhere!
The University of Florida’s historic biscuit dates back to 1913 when a hungry student mailed it to his parents as evidence of UF’s food quality. The George A. Smathers Libraries now preserves the historic biscuit. Our biscuit can be viewed online along with millions of other images through the University of Florida Digital Collections. [...]
Logan upgraded the blog server so that we’re now running WordPress MU 2.6.2! This may not sound exciting, but it means an improved interface for authors/editors and it means that we can now take advantage of newer WordPress themes and plugins and more!
Please let me know if you have any new themes you’d like installed [...]
I learned a ton at ALA since I’m still new (it was my first time attending the annual conference), but I’m sure we all did so it would be great to share. One particularly unexpected tidbit of information I learned was that the University of Chicago is building a new storage facility, and the design [...]
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 [...]
If you’re setting up a new blog or importing your existing blog, the Library 2.0 Group is available to help. Contact all of us by emailing our list-serve address. Also, please join the Library Watercooler email list so we can all share design thoughts, skills, and questions.
We’ve loaded the themes people requested. Most are available for use, but some are broken and this is a common problem with themes so it just means there are a few less to choose from.
The themes are not yet customized because that takes individual time for each theme. Once groups have had time to [...]
Weblogs at the University of Florida Libraries are available for members of the University of Florida Libraries, as allowed by the Libraries’ blogging policies.
How To Guides: Coming Soon!
Getting Started: requesting a blog account, and the basics
Customizing Your Blog: themes and sidebar widgets
Extending Your Blog: using plugins
