Blogs and their Role in the Professional Development of Staff of the Information Sector

Abstract

Blogs are considered one of the most important sites for their usefulness as professional development tools.  In confirmation of this theory, the study addresses the definition of blogs, their standards and characteristics, the reasons for the popularity and spread of blogs, and the value of blogs as a tool for professional development for workers in the library sector. Finally, the study dealt with models of professional blogs in the field of libraries and information.  The content analysis approach consists of analyzing blogs and selecting appropriate ones, which can be used as a tool for professional development.  One of the most important results of the study is that there are some obstacles that prevent full benefit from blogs, including that workers in the library and information sector need training on how to use this technology, and the lack of internal desire among teachers to benefit from this technology and resistance to change.  The study recommended the need to pay more attention to training workers in the field of libraries and information and develop a forward-looking vision of the possibilities that blogs provide for training librarians.