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The web site itself may have changed. You can check the current page or check for previous versions at the Internet Archive. Yahoo! is not affiliated with the authors of this page or responsible for its content. Table of Contents Creating a Blog with mBlog A University of Michigan Library Instructional Technology Workshop The Faculty Exploratory and Knowledge Navigation Center are located on the 2nd floor of the Graduate Library. exploratory@umich.edu | http://www.lib.umich.edu/guides | knc-info@umich.edu rev: 9/19/06 1 of 15 Table of Contents Introduction to Blogs .................................................................................................... 2 Definition of a Blog .................................................................................................................... 2
Further Reading About Blogs and the Blogosphere ................................................................... 3 Assistance with mBlog ................................................................................................. 3 Creating a Blog.............................................................................................................. 4 Creating Additional Blogs .......................................................................................................... 5
Modifying and Editing Existing Blogs ....................................................................................... 5 Creating a New Blog Entry ........................................................................................... 6 Title............................................................................................................................................. 6
Primary Category........................................................................................................................ 6
Entry Body and Extended Entry ................................................................................................. 6
Excerpt ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Keywords .................................................................................................................................... 6
Post Status................................................................................................................................... 6
Allow Comments ........................................................................................................................ 6
Authored On ............................................................................................................................... 7
Text Formatting .......................................................................................................................... 7
Deleting an Entry ........................................................................................................................ 7 Creating Categories ...................................................................................................... 7 Comment Management................................................................................................. 8 Who Can Comment?................................................................................................................... 8
Controls for Commenting ........................................................................................................... 8
Moderating Comments ............................................................................................................... 9 Adding and Deleting Authors..................................................................................... 11 Adding an Author ..................................................................................................................... 11
Editing Author Permissions ...................................................................................................... 12
Deleting an Author.................................................................................................................... 12 Inserting Images.......................................................................................................... 13 Notification .................................................................................................................. 14 Email Notification..................................................................................................................... 14
RSS Notification ....................................................................................................................... 15 Creating a Blog with mBlog A Faculty Exploratory/Knowledge Navigation Center Workshop The Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC) is located on the second floor of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. knc-info@umich.edu | http://www.lib.umich.edu/guides | (734) 647-5836. rev: 9/19/06 2 of 15 Introduction to Blogs Definition of a Blog There are a number of definitions of what constitutes a weblog, or as it is more commonly
known, a blog. Some of the definitions are serious, others more humorous, and some are
downright pejorative.
Here is a brief definition from Peter Scott: Blog/WebLog:
The web site itself may have changed. You can check the current page or check for previous versions at the Internet Archive. Yahoo! is not affiliated with the authors of this page or responsible for its content. Table of Contents Creating a Blog with mBlog A University of Michigan Library Instructional Technology Workshop The Faculty Exploratory and Knowledge Navigation Center are located on the 2nd floor of the Graduate Library. exploratory@umich.edu | http://www.lib.umich.edu/guides | knc-info@umich.edu rev: 9/19/06 1 of 15 Table of Contents Introduction to Blogs .................................................................................................... 2 Definition of a Blog .................................................................................................................... 2
Further Reading About Blogs and the Blogosphere ................................................................... 3 Assistance with mBlog ................................................................................................. 3 Creating a Blog.............................................................................................................. 4 Creating Additional Blogs .......................................................................................................... 5
Modifying and Editing Existing Blogs ....................................................................................... 5 Creating a New Blog Entry ........................................................................................... 6 Title............................................................................................................................................. 6
Primary Category........................................................................................................................ 6
Entry Body and Extended Entry ................................................................................................. 6
Excerpt ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Keywords .................................................................................................................................... 6
Post Status................................................................................................................................... 6
Allow Comments ........................................................................................................................ 6
Authored On ............................................................................................................................... 7
Text Formatting .......................................................................................................................... 7
Deleting an Entry ........................................................................................................................ 7 Creating Categories ...................................................................................................... 7 Comment Management................................................................................................. 8 Who Can Comment?................................................................................................................... 8
Controls for Commenting ........................................................................................................... 8
Moderating Comments ............................................................................................................... 9 Adding and Deleting Authors..................................................................................... 11 Adding an Author ..................................................................................................................... 11
Editing Author Permissions ...................................................................................................... 12
Deleting an Author.................................................................................................................... 12 Inserting Images.......................................................................................................... 13 Notification .................................................................................................................. 14 Email Notification..................................................................................................................... 14
RSS Notification ....................................................................................................................... 15 Creating a Blog with mBlog A Faculty Exploratory/Knowledge Navigation Center Workshop The Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC) is located on the second floor of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. knc-info@umich.edu | http://www.lib.umich.edu/guides | (734) 647-5836. rev: 9/19/06 2 of 15 Introduction to Blogs Definition of a Blog There are a number of definitions of what constitutes a weblog, or as it is more commonly
known, a blog. Some of the definitions are serious, others more humorous, and some are
downright pejorative.
Here is a brief definition from Peter Scott: Blog/WebLog:
