Sunday, April 27, 2008

Catch up and Thank you to Learning 2.0 Team

I've been on a wonderful learning curve.

Thank you NSWSL Learning 2.0 Team for your support thoroughout and everyones input to new ideas.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Social Networks Explore continued

Second Life is owned by everyone with input. Geneology, science fiction etc. More client interaction than in the past.

Libraries can present services to another generation who are familiar with new technolgies as blogs, You Tube, Bebo etc which they are using on a daily basis.

To be able to present information/provide the means for feedback for some rural and smaller libraries is a challenge. There is a need for expertise/ further training and most importantly the time to complete.

Social Networking Discover/Explore continued

What an array of social networking!
Coshocton Public Library using My Space with blogs for example for its birthday with comments.
American Library Association - using You Tube for comments from supporters
Communities of Practice UK - sharing ideas, problems and expertise with forums
East Refrewshire Scotland - symposium for services e.g. visit by Jodi Picolt
ALIA Symposium - with videos, photographs etc being shared.
New Grist - virtual community sharing ideas on the internet.
British Library - comments from fans.
Rotorua Public Library using Bebo to promote services

All ways to use social networking to promote services and add comments by users or future users of library services all over the world. This can be applied to big and large libraries alike.

Wrap up Social Networks Discover/Explore

Lemondes maps show how widespread social networks are all over the world, Europe, Asia, America, Africa.

How can Libraries use Social Networking Services?
Seb Chan from the Powerhouse Museum reference to the Article about researching, marketing, sales, support and development. Librarians can look at many of the activities we presently undertake in the library environment and how these activities can be enhanced with communication/information technologies via the internet.

Listening - private commentaries
Talking - Comments via blogs
Marketing/Sales Support- Wikis
Development - Suggestion boxes

Friday, April 25, 2008

Wrap Up Social Networking

Social Networking helps make the connections between others.

The internet can link friends with friends and help with jobs, relationships and most importantly for the library environment information and inviduals who are able to link information.

Online Applications Discover and Explore

The use of Google Docs and other sharing software has the potential to promote more discussion and sharing of ideas.

Individuals are able to make suggestions to a document without having to be physically present i.e. due to time constraints or with having to travel long distances as with travelling in rural areas to the city.

Meeting face to face is most benefical due to being able to bounce ideas from one another but this is not always able to be arranged.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Online Applications Explore

What an array of online applications. Mostly free with some need to pay with further advanced applications.
Zanzar - file to another format including text and images www.zamzar.com
Picnik - online photo editing ww.picnkic.com
Doodle - scheduling appointments http//doodle.chla
Writeboard - text can be shared and edited with others www.writeboard.com
Senduit/you send it - ability to send large files without freezing the computer
http://freex/senduit.com
Tada List- to do lists great for Christmas programs http://tadalist.com
Jott Voice Mail for voice mail
Omnidme files www.omnidrive.com for big files
Slideshare slideshare powerpoint presentation and great for sharing with others
www.slideshare.net