both really.... paper first... then keyboard if needed.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
If I could time travel, I'd go to 1960's
a turbulent time with a lot of radical and not so radical choices able to be made by the individual.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
LTTD #6 Folksonomies & Tagging
LTTD final test!! Folksonomies and Tagging.....
I've used del.icio.us for quite a number of years now - I was finding that try to remember the favourites/bookmarks I would add at work back at home was not happening.... or I would find something at home - bookmark/favourite it there and then forget it when I got back to work and wanted to access it .Because of the amount of sites that I bookmark, I have had to organise my tags into groups according to subjects to allow me to find things easily in the future.
Delicious is a great resource for Libraries as an extension to your physical non-fiction library. Have an online non-fiction library available to your clients that can be access anytime, anywhere and easily. Libraries can set up their delicious account according to Dewey or to Subject Headings. Promotion of the account can be made through to schools, students to further your Homework Help Clubs and other resource services your Library offers.
check me out here:
I already have this network badge available on the right hand side of my blog here - showing recently tagged sites on my Delicious account.
A pretty interesting site and most endeavour-ous (is that a word?) of it to follow and 'catalogue' blogs. I 'claimed' my blog... and you can see the badge on the right hand side of the my blog here. A great way to keep up to date on the latest and greatest in blogs of interest (your interests or other 'odd' interests too).
Joined Library Thing awhile ago and have about 160 books currently in my library. I need to catalogue them a bit better. I was more concerned with getting the books on than tagging them at the start. Library Thing is an interesting site that has some uses for a Library. In recent discussions with one of my workmates Barbara, we found that using Library Thing for our Book Club maybe something that we can achieve, as we have a Book Club in our library. Library Thing could also be used as a general 'up to date' tool where you add new and interesting titles to the Library's Library and library patrons will be able to check what is new and available at their library, they can read up on reviews and ratings. Joined Shelfari and to see the difference with LibraryThing. Will let you know how that goes!
I've used del.icio.us for quite a number of years now - I was finding that try to remember the favourites/bookmarks I would add at work back at home was not happening.... or I would find something at home - bookmark/favourite it there and then forget it when I got back to work and wanted to access it .Because of the amount of sites that I bookmark, I have had to organise my tags into groups according to subjects to allow me to find things easily in the future.
Delicious is a great resource for Libraries as an extension to your physical non-fiction library. Have an online non-fiction library available to your clients that can be access anytime, anywhere and easily. Libraries can set up their delicious account according to Dewey or to Subject Headings. Promotion of the account can be made through to schools, students to further your Homework Help Clubs and other resource services your Library offers.
check me out here:
I already have this network badge available on the right hand side of my blog here - showing recently tagged sites on my Delicious account.
A pretty interesting site and most endeavour-ous (is that a word?) of it to follow and 'catalogue' blogs. I 'claimed' my blog... and you can see the badge on the right hand side of the my blog here. A great way to keep up to date on the latest and greatest in blogs of interest (your interests or other 'odd' interests too).
Joined Library Thing awhile ago and have about 160 books currently in my library. I need to catalogue them a bit better. I was more concerned with getting the books on than tagging them at the start. Library Thing is an interesting site that has some uses for a Library. In recent discussions with one of my workmates Barbara, we found that using Library Thing for our Book Club maybe something that we can achieve, as we have a Book Club in our library. Library Thing could also be used as a general 'up to date' tool where you add new and interesting titles to the Library's Library and library patrons will be able to check what is new and available at their library, they can read up on reviews and ratings. Joined Shelfari and to see the difference with LibraryThing. Will let you know how that goes!
LTTD #5 RSS Feeds
What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?
Personally I like RSS and newsreaders because it condenses all the sites I like to keep track of in one place
and I can peruse and read what I want when I want.
What sites did you select for your RSS reader?
I have two readers - I have been using Google Reader for over a year now and in it I follow a number of different topics including : Crafts, Design, Libraries, Technology, Fashion, Funny etc.Some sites from this reader are: How About Orange : http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com, Apartment Therapy : www.apartmenttherapy.com, Fred Flare : www.fredflare.com/blog, Swiss Army Librarian : www.swissarmylibrarian.net and many more.
On Bloglines, which I joined as part of LTTD, I have chosen different sites to follow than with my Google Reader. Some of the sites I chose include: Opal Training : opaltraining.blogspot.com, Librarian's Internet Index : http://lii.org, Coming Soon : http://comingsoon.net and many more.
How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work?
I already use this technology in my work to follow other library blogs, to follow librarian blogs and other technology sites that help me keep up to date and on top of new releases and new technologies that I can then pursue within my workplace. I share information I gain from the RSS feeds with my workteam and encourage the discussion and development of information and processes in the workplace.
How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?
A library can create their own gmail account and use google reader/bloglines to follow library related/book related/technology related sites, which all staff can then access and read through.
Did you find any good examples of other library blogs?
New York Public Library blogs , YALSA, State Library of Queensland, Mosman Library Blogs, Libraries Interact.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Get lost in 'Time Traveler's Wife ' at the beach
Sucks you in to the storyline... you'll be lying on the beach for hours...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
LTTD #4 Social Networking for Libraries
In response to Social Network sites for Libraries, I would have to say that it can work if it's well maintained and has a usefulness for the patron or staff member who is a part of it.
Personally, I am on Facebook and Twitter and Livejournal (and I'm sure a couple more but I cannot remember them right this second) and believe that FB and Twitter would be an opportune way of communicating with patrons and keep library users (and non-users) informed of the going's on of your library service.
One down side of Social Networking sites is the upkeep of them. To become part of this "phenomena' means you must do the work to continue your presence in that online space. Staff skill sets will need to be maintained and encouraged to produce a quality online presence as well as staff time. Dedicated staff members will need to find time in their already busy days to produce posts, tweets, message boards posts, upload photos etc in order to produce a sufficient and up to date social network community.
I am for libraries having social networks and do encourage the development of them in this day and age. Especially to pick up the demographic that is sometimes missed out on with walk-in customers in libraries. Social Networking is something I will be pursuing further for my library.
Personally, I am on Facebook and Twitter and Livejournal (and I'm sure a couple more but I cannot remember them right this second) and believe that FB and Twitter would be an opportune way of communicating with patrons and keep library users (and non-users) informed of the going's on of your library service.
One down side of Social Networking sites is the upkeep of them. To become part of this "phenomena' means you must do the work to continue your presence in that online space. Staff skill sets will need to be maintained and encouraged to produce a quality online presence as well as staff time. Dedicated staff members will need to find time in their already busy days to produce posts, tweets, message boards posts, upload photos etc in order to produce a sufficient and up to date social network community.
I am for libraries having social networks and do encourage the development of them in this day and age. Especially to pick up the demographic that is sometimes missed out on with walk-in customers in libraries. Social Networking is something I will be pursuing further for my library.
Friday, May 8, 2009
One day I'll roll in a Shelby Mustang GT500
Eleanor from Gone in 60 seconds.... love the Shelby Mustang GT500
finally a bookcase that's easy to assemble!
an easy to assemble bookcase that could be done at home.... kids - try this one at home
snagged from: lab::istanbul
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
I can explain
see what happened was when i woke up this morning i should've just stayed in bed then i wouldn't have to explain anything to you
Dolphins are really running things on Earth
not sure why ... but the phrase 'so long and thanks for all the fish' keeps ringing in my ears...
In defense of my vice: books
books ... i would have to say books... when did i start... quite young and instilled in me by my parents with the love of reading... growing up books became my vice. what happened today? did it happen in a book? how did the character in the book react? my vice books... buy em, borrow em, discover em.
LTTD #3 Wiki's ... wiki woo wiki wont
Wikis.... ahhhhh.... wikis.....
i had a viewing the vids from the Task #3 notes and looked around at three of the wiki's listed: Library Success, Booklovers and Marketing Group wiki... all set up differently and yet give you the information you need. They all had a search function which is great to find certain entries in a hurry.
wikis in the workplace are an effective tool for staff when collating data and procedures and enable staff to update and continually address the changes in their duties that happen in the library quite often.
as part of my course with LGAQ - Dip of Local Govt Administration (Library & Cultural Services)i created an internal procedures wiki for my library through pbwiki. This wiki is accessible to all staff within the library. not only does it keep procedures but also information regarding booksellers and businesses we deal with and policies that are pertinent to the library and council too. There will be more information added as the year progresses but for me this wiki is quite a test as the workteam at the library comes from various levels of techie-familiarity. We range from the 17 year old to the 75 year old and getting them all to access and contribute to the wiki will be one of my hardest tasks yet.
i made a comment at the SLQ's Emerging Tech wiki.... i looked up Ingham (my town) on Wikipedia and edited some information...
like vampires? i do!
check out this wiki : True Blood
and this one: Twilight
and oldie but a goodie: Buffy
continuing the love of all things Whedon: Firefly
yeah that'll do for now....
i had a viewing the vids from the Task #3 notes and looked around at three of the wiki's listed: Library Success, Booklovers and Marketing Group wiki... all set up differently and yet give you the information you need. They all had a search function which is great to find certain entries in a hurry.
wikis in the workplace are an effective tool for staff when collating data and procedures and enable staff to update and continually address the changes in their duties that happen in the library quite often.
as part of my course with LGAQ - Dip of Local Govt Administration (Library & Cultural Services)i created an internal procedures wiki for my library through pbwiki. This wiki is accessible to all staff within the library. not only does it keep procedures but also information regarding booksellers and businesses we deal with and policies that are pertinent to the library and council too. There will be more information added as the year progresses but for me this wiki is quite a test as the workteam at the library comes from various levels of techie-familiarity. We range from the 17 year old to the 75 year old and getting them all to access and contribute to the wiki will be one of my hardest tasks yet.
i made a comment at the SLQ's Emerging Tech wiki.... i looked up Ingham (my town) on Wikipedia and edited some information...
like vampires? i do!
check out this wiki : True Blood
and this one: Twilight
and oldie but a goodie: Buffy
continuing the love of all things Whedon: Firefly
yeah that'll do for now....
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