Sunday, August 31, 2008

YouTube


Well - I could have quite a bit of fun in this site. This is the first time I have been into YouTube and I really liked it. Looked at a couple of the library related videos. Librarian doo-wap - I found cheesy. School Library video Rock n' roll library - good for a laugh in a nerdish way - but don't really think it would drag the "with it" teenagers into the library in great numbers. One of the features I did like was using a high profile TV or movie personality to get across the message of how important it is to read and haunt your local library. I think this would be fantastic if it was integrated into our own library website - possibly a fun marketing tool!! Hopefully not too "infomercial"!!!
Liked the fact I could see one of my favourite bands Guns n' Roses performing my all time favourite song - Sweet child o mine!!!

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Web 2.0 awards list

For this exercise I only went into the short list. I sure liked the way the sites were all set out in categories - with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd. I discovered names and sites that I had no idea existed - Wufoo, Fluxom, Twitter, Imbee. Where do they get these names from!!! My favourite was travel - found an excellent site called Forecast - can plan accommodation and travel. Can see many benefits for a library situation with quite a few of these sites and will now be visiting many of them as time allows

Google docs


Really liked Google docs - hope my Spainish Camino image comes through
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dgtrjgsb_1g5vjj3s3&hl=en

Has more features than word - a tad more sophisticated. Seem to be spending my time saying hope this comes through okay. Sure is a big learning curve but most enjoyable

Friday, August 22, 2008

Zoho writer

www.bravenewtraveler.com/.../022908-camino.jpg


Zoho writer had never heard of this before I started this exercise. Can once again see benefits for those techno savvy spiders. I think I will stick to Word. But would like to share a little snippet before I sign out. Will be heading to Spain in 2009 to walk the Santiago de Compostela its only 968km!! Hope the legs hold out.

Rollyo

http://rollyo.com/elizabethwest88/

Personally I would not use this search tool. But I had fun mucking around and once again making out like I really knew what I was doing. Again those folks that are cybersavvy would have a field day with this site. I created an account and rewarded myself 10 chocolate fish.

Library thing

http://www.librarything.com/home/elizabethwest88

Now this is one I could really get carried away with. Once again it is finding the time to sit down and really get stuck in. This site will be terrific for those people who are stuck and don't know what to read - can't find a decent author. I have read everything!! I will be recommending this site to our computer savvy patrons who like nothing more than to have their noses in a good book

Image generators


to http://makesweet.com/mixer/wbo9pT4Hbo



Goodness knows how many times I have played around with this one - loads of fun but has been a bit of a mission to copy the image - most likely becauseI really don't know 100 per cent what I am doing. Trust all of this goes through - has been a neat exercise.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Wikis

Another new adventure I did not have a clue what a wiki was - never heard of it. But I watched the Youtube video demonstrating wikis and can now see how invaluable this would be. Must plan my next camping trip!! My favourite was Book Lovers Wiki. Great how you can access an index to reviews which were broken down into different genres. Will help patrons on what doI read next!!
http://booklovers.pbwiki.com/Princeton%20Public%20Library

Really liked this one!!

Web 2.0 Library 2.0

Goodness how libraries have advanced certainly since I started 21 years ago - remember the old card catalogue - boy how did we keep track of those wayward patrons!!! The expansion of electronic data sources has mushroomed - we are hearing all sorts of foreign catch phrases that would have been like a foreign language 10 years ago. But never fear the trusted book will never disappear and will always be a winner with a good majority of patrons. Digital technology has certainly changed the way we learn, think, work and relax. I really did enjoy the "Away from the icebergs" article. Patrons now expect access to everything and libraries must acknowledge and adapt to a cyberspace marketplace. I think that North Shore Libraries are certainly on the right track and are more than ready to meet the demands that are required by a good many of our library users.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Technorati

Goodness me - this was an education. I got carried away with the Blog directory - liked all the different topicsI could search on. Namely sports, lifestyle, pets and food etc. Found it extremely user friendly. Did you know Angelina Jolie is breastfeeding the twins!!! Find out who is in drug rehab - divorced - in legal strife the list goes on. Blog posts in tags - - boring. Anyways I guess there are heaps of folks out there who love all this cyber - blogging stuff. Has been fun to look at but can not see myself delving back into it in a big hurry.

Del.icio.us


http://albanylibrary.wordpress.com/

Well one can certain spend an awful lot of time trolling around all these sites and if one was really into sitting for hours I can see how it could be beneficial to flick around all these sites. I am an outside person - hiking, walking, gardening and playing tennis Certainly could not sit for hours peering at a computer screen. But each to his own. I was taken with the Albany Library (not North Shore) having a live band perform said they mesmerized library patrons of all ages. Was part of a summer reading program. Something to think about for our North Shore Libraries!!!

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Spelling errors: Rss feeds

Sorry about the spelling errors. My fingers work faster than my brain.
My apologies

RSS Feeds

I had actually done what I was meant to do - but did not realise that I had. Does that make sense. But I could really spend quite a lot of time looking here - because it is very interesting.
Especially the food items. I can certainly seen the advantages in the library work place - but do not think I will have the time at home - I would be told off for hogging the phone line!! Technology is moving so fast - really have to be on top of it!!!!

Monday, August 11, 2008

RSS and newsfeeds

There really is a wealth of stuff out there - but if I am being honest I would not have the time to sit and troll through the stuff that is out there. it really is incredible what one can find on the web. Bloglines I found quite easy to use - with heaps of information on anything that one cares to look for. I certainly would not be using this sort of stuff in my personal life - but can see advantages at work. Although there are plenty of young things out there that have no interest at all in this sort of information. So for an old girl like me I figure I am muddling along and managing sort off!!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Flickr mashups - this really is foreign language to me - but the Trading Card maker caught my fancy - and if I had the time ( make time you say!!) I could create a whole raft of cards - send them electronically and have my friends thinking I was really technology savvy.http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Library cat


I just love this photo of one very smart cat. Obviously does heaps of reading and is very selective. This wonderful cat is looking very satisfied and seems to be pretty pleased with himself!!! - Could be a female!!http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirstiecat/470689373/

This picture I have added has to be my favourite because he/she looks like my Lily at home. Am I a cat lover you bet your paws I am!!