Monday, April 14, 2008
LibraryThing
Have added LibraryThing to my blog without too much trouble. I prefer to use a traditional catalogue, but I can see how this would appeal to many readers. Good readers Advisory tool.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Del.icio.us and Technorati
Managed to open an account with delicious and the buttons are on my toolbar. Can see that delicious would be very handy for collating useful websites for Reference work. Having trouble linking del.icio.us to this blog.....
....have just read the end of Sharon Morris's notes. For future reference... on delicious website....Settings...Blogging...Link rolls....insert hyertext by pasting code into Layout....Insert page element.....html/Javascript.....works!!
You can choose what you want to appear on the blog page .... handy..
Tried searches on Technorati. Had same result searching "bookmobile" in basic and Advanced searches.
Tried nswpln2008 - found Flickr photos, but no blogs or posts. Then tried "Posts - tags only with any authority" and got 6 hits. Technorati is frustrating, preferred delicious.
....have just read the end of Sharon Morris's notes. For future reference... on delicious website....Settings...Blogging...Link rolls....insert hyertext by pasting code into Layout....Insert page element.....html/Javascript.....works!!
You can choose what you want to appear on the blog page .... handy..
Tried searches on Technorati. Had same result searching "bookmobile" in basic and Advanced searches.
Tried nswpln2008 - found Flickr photos, but no blogs or posts. Then tried "Posts - tags only with any authority" and got 6 hits. Technorati is frustrating, preferred delicious.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Week 6 You Tube and Google video
I really enjoyed this week's activities. I found I already belong to Google video through my Google account - so I am ready to download if I want to. You Tube is easy to join as well though. Mosman library is certainly using this technology to advantage. I dipped into some of the author talks and was surprised at how long they were. Are there copyright or privacy restrictions to observe when adding author talks/oral histories to a library website? I will have to find out.
Creating and watching videos seem easy and fun and a good way to promote the library's resources. The fact that they can be short is good - it can convey the mesage you want in a very effective way. Whether personal,long,funny,academic, musical, a lesson, an introduction, a record of events, videos certainly have a lot to offer. I like the way Topeka...Library used kids and videos to "connect people to books". Art Express 2007 was good as well.
Creating and watching videos seem easy and fun and a good way to promote the library's resources. The fact that they can be short is good - it can convey the mesage you want in a very effective way. Whether personal,long,funny,academic, musical, a lesson, an introduction, a record of events, videos certainly have a lot to offer. I like the way Topeka...Library used kids and videos to "connect people to books". Art Express 2007 was good as well.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Week 5: Wikis
Well, I am playing catch up after the Easter break.
Have just finished reading a lot of material about Wikis. I found the Library Success Best Practices wiki very helpful and relatively easy to follow. I have looked at all the examples and can see they all have a lot in common, with a number being set up in a very similar way. The Wikipedia/ Library Success/ Blogging libraries wikis all have the same basic format, so this version of 2.0 obviously works in much the same way as Blogs - you find the template that suits your needs and off you go.
In my case, I could imagine myself using a Wiki for the Information Services newsletter which I write quarterly for library staff. At the moment I write it in Publisher and distribute it in hard copy, although staff can access it electronically though the Council intranet.I have already discovered that using templates and logos for the sections which I repeatedly write, like the LIAC update, latest Cheatsheets and New Reference resources etc., saves me time and is helpful in alerting the staff to the various sections. I have often wished I could index the newsletter easily, and it seems as if a wiki would allow me to do this. It would also obviously be a forum for the staff to interact with the information and provide feedback. I sometimes wonder how many people read it and if the information meets their needs.
But, I have more to learn, so back to "Explore".
Have just finished reading a lot of material about Wikis. I found the Library Success Best Practices wiki very helpful and relatively easy to follow. I have looked at all the examples and can see they all have a lot in common, with a number being set up in a very similar way. The Wikipedia/ Library Success/ Blogging libraries wikis all have the same basic format, so this version of 2.0 obviously works in much the same way as Blogs - you find the template that suits your needs and off you go.
In my case, I could imagine myself using a Wiki for the Information Services newsletter which I write quarterly for library staff. At the moment I write it in Publisher and distribute it in hard copy, although staff can access it electronically though the Council intranet.I have already discovered that using templates and logos for the sections which I repeatedly write, like the LIAC update, latest Cheatsheets and New Reference resources etc., saves me time and is helpful in alerting the staff to the various sections. I have often wished I could index the newsletter easily, and it seems as if a wiki would allow me to do this. It would also obviously be a forum for the staff to interact with the information and provide feedback. I sometimes wonder how many people read it and if the information meets their needs.
But, I have more to learn, so back to "Explore".
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Killarney
This photo reminds me of a wonderful few days spent in Killarney, Ireland.
PS Week 4 - RSS
Have realised I did not blog about RSS in Week 4, although I did join Bloglines and add SMH headlines to this blog. I must say I have enjoyed catching up with the news as I have been doing my learning 2.0 work each week. It amazes me that the headlines change each day. The other sites I added to Bloglines were ABS blog for librarians, the NSW RISG blog, the Powerhouse Museum photo and the Readers Advisory blog. I did not add these to the blog - I thought it would take up too much room.
* I like the way the RSS feeds continually update without any assistance. This would be a great advantage on a library web site - keeping library clients up-to-date with whatever you please.
* They certainly help me keep up to date with my professional reading - which I pass on to other staff that I train in reference services. May 2008
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