#23 Is This Really The End? Or Just The Beginning..

Hooray - I've made it to the end of Library 2.0! This journey has opened my eyes to a wealth of "things" on the web that I would never have known existed were it not for this course. For the sheer WOW factor one of my favourite discoveries was Flickr, although the favourite thing I showed my kids was creating a video in Jib Jab. My 14 year old son said to me "You'll have to show me how to do THAT Mum". High praise indeed. Hopefully we can impress some of our teenage customers in the library.

Reflecting on what I have learned throughout Library 2.0, I was reminded of something my Mum (a gardening fanatic) used to always say. " The only thing constant in a garden is change". I think perhaps I will adopt this attitude to the library and how we serve the public.Instead of seeing the library as something static,I shall try to see it as something continually evolving.

Thank you for this opportunity to explore the web with someone holding my hand!

Belated #15 On Library 2.0

I am glad that there was mention in "Into A New World Of Librarianship" of not just buying technology for the sake of technology. While embracing the freedoms that come with some of the web tools we have looked at throughout Library 2.0 - I am still wary of the all-consuming computer. But having said this, the idea of "harnessing collective intelligence" appeals greatly to me.

Belated #14 Technorati

Technorati Profile


As part of my Technorati exploration I have claimed my Blog and tagged some of my posts - watch out computer world!!

Belated #13 Del.icio.us

Have realised that somehow I have neglected to post re. Del.icio.us. I definitely went through the exercise but must have been interrupted (by kids, dogs, work, life in general!!) and never finished/published the post. Had another look around Del.icio.us and revised. One of the frequently bookmarked sites was "10 Best Books For 2007" and discovered that none looked familiar -ARGHHHHH - it is an American listing but I still thought I would recognise some.

#22 Audio Books

For anyone studying the history of literature, the downloadable audio books would be a boon. Where some books may be very rare or out of print it would be great to at least see the original covers and listen to the audio books. For my own personal reading the e-audio books are not even close to "real" books, but I can definitely see the advantages for students.

#21 Podcasts

Found the podcasts sites to be very American. I therefore searched for Australian podcasting sites with RSS feeds. Found one that reviews Science Fiction and Fantasy sites which might be useful for book fans who enjoy this genre. Site is called "Faster Than Light".

#20 You Tube

I looked at a variety of You Tube videos - the choice is never-ending. I wanted to upload Kevin Rudd's victory speech but it took too long to up-load!!! Am not sure of the application of You Tube on a library website as it would be difficult to separate the quality videos from the complete rubbish.

#19 Discovering Web 2.0 Tools

I explored the mapping tools - especially Google Maps which was the winner in the 2.0 Awards. Google Maps seems to be very fast and I love the way you can change the page to show the contours of the land - not just the streets, towns etc. Wayfaring is also "powered by Google" I noticed, but seems to be much slower than Google Maps.

#18 Web Based Apps

Does this mean that no-one will buy software in shops ever again??

#17 Playing With PBWiki

I have achieved another milestone - I have taken part in a global discussion (even if it was just recommending a favourite restaurant!)

# 16 Wicked Wikis

I have known about Wikipedia for quite a while but didn't realise you could apply the same concept to your own situation/s. I think a wiki would be useful for things like library branch meeting agendas - so that we could all add items we want discussed as we think of them. Another great use would be to use a wiki between branches to share ideas for adult/teen/kids activities........Thats the only thing with these computers the more you know, the more doors keep opening and so on and so on and so on.....

Christmas Greetings!

Now that it is December, I can happily add this gorgeous angel I found. (Maybe this course is really working coz this isn't a required course element!!!!)

#12 Steamrollered by Rollyo

I'm starting to feel like I've waded in to the deep end. I can see that grouping relevant websites together would be useful, but it comes down to finding the time to set these things up in the first place! I did enjoy looking at other people's rollyo selections though.

#11 Library Thing

#More Image Generators

My kids are going to hate me for this! Check out this funny video made using jibjab from the Generator Blog. http://www.jibjab.com/starring_you/receipt/1506746

#10 Image Generators

Recently my niece took the huge step of moving to Dubai to complete training to become a flight attendant. She is finding culture over there to be both fascinating and a bit frightening. This badge I have created for her shows her enthusiam for her new job!

You can create your own badge in FD Toys.http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

Technology Overload?!

#8 RSS Feeds

Can see that RSS feeds would be useful when there was some kind of world crisis where you wanted to keep up with the very latest news, but I think I would need to be very conservative with the number of feeds I would subscribe to. For the Learning 2.0 excercise we are subscribing to at least 10 and for me this would be information overload. I can't see that I would be spending this much time in front of the computer.

Fascinated by Flickr

Have just completed the next "thing" for Library 2.0. WOW! I had no idea Flickr existed. I am fascinated by the Flickr Color Pickr where photos are matched to a color wheel. This would make a great screen saver (with some suitably soothing music). How do they get the computer to recognise a picture based on colour???Curiouser and curiouser.......

Adam's Hero

In the interests of annoying Adam, I thought it was important to include this picture!!!

Tentative Trial-run

Desperately trying to think of something witty to post, but failing miserably!!