Hurstville City Council Library, Museum & Gallery Blog Training - 1st Dec 2011

7. Be Relevant To Community ARIA Awards blog is a perfect example of writing about current events. Also address issues re common life stage experiences shared by groups in community Eg: resources at Hurstville LMG that can help people pass drivers tests and learn to be a safer driver

10. Example Flickr Creative Commons Photo: Highway Patrol Images http://flic.kr/p/7VCaHR

11. Making Magazine Blog Interesting Display 3-4 most interesting new issue magazine covers each month. Underneath / next to each cover list 3-4 fascinating, helpful or controversial articles in that issue http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/25/1039957/-STUNNING:-Comparing-US-World-Covers-for-TIME-Magazine

13. How Do People Find Blogs A blog is merely a way of communicating information People don’t search for “blogs”. They look for local art exhibitions, holiday activities for children, a cool place to read during summer … Search engines and social media are two key areas they will find you via.

16. Importing Material Normal copyright rules apply. You shouldn’t copy and paste a whole article into the LMG blog. Publishers are happy for you to quote ~10% of the words and link to the article http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/the-best-books-of-2010-20101210-18sn7.html