I have never paid much attention to the answer boards mentioned this week, but I did use smaller ones, e.g. one of the numerous sites regarding guinea pigs and received the answer I was looking for.
Slamming the board sounds like a good marketing tool - anything that attracts new people to the library is positive and it should be explored. Needs to be followed up somehow to see if it's working - or just attracting people who would use the library anyway.
Personally, I find answer boards time consuming as trawling through the answers takes forever and you are never sure what you are going to find. I suppose if you ask a specific question, the situation is different.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Library Thing
This is great. People who like the same books are the best ones to recommend a new one to you. With so many books being published every day, it is really difficult to choose what to read even for us who are "informed" and surrounded by books all the time. I can see myself becoming a regular user of Library Thing.
One thing that is difficult in general is remembering all these user names and passwords...
Also a bit worrying is our reliance on computers... We can't completely replace a face to face conversation so my hope is that these are only additional tools and that library staff will be around for a while yet.
One thing that is difficult in general is remembering all these user names and passwords...
Also a bit worrying is our reliance on computers... We can't completely replace a face to face conversation so my hope is that these are only additional tools and that library staff will be around for a while yet.
Del.icio.us
This is one interesting topic I did not know much about before tonight. I've noticed the peculiar name/button on some websites but never explored it further.
The link to my delicious account is http://del.icio.us/sgashi.
(By the way, does anybody know why the icon "Insert link" does not work. I have tried inserting link using this button in my previous post as well and after viewing it I can only see a blank space rather than what has been typed in.)
I can see the huge potential for its use in the libraries, particularly in the reference area. It is always good to see what other people have found as we are all so time poor and the demand for the instant information is high. However, I am a little ambivalent at the same time. Learning how to use these might be easier for the people who do not have training in the structured world of LCSHs which is still my preference. I might change my mind. After all it is all down to familiarity as it brings speed along.
The link to my delicious account is http://del.icio.us/sgashi.
(By the way, does anybody know why the icon "Insert link" does not work. I have tried inserting link using this button in my previous post as well and after viewing it I can only see a blank space rather than what has been typed in.)
I can see the huge potential for its use in the libraries, particularly in the reference area. It is always good to see what other people have found as we are all so time poor and the demand for the instant information is high. However, I am a little ambivalent at the same time. Learning how to use these might be easier for the people who do not have training in the structured world of LCSHs which is still my preference. I might change my mind. After all it is all down to familiarity as it brings speed along.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
You Tube
I've just learned the hard way never to click on a link while writing a new blog post as it will disappear if it has not been published...
It was always going to be hard to find time to do Web 2.0 at home (after the council blocked access to quite a few websites required to do it). I've finally found some time and sincerely hope to finish all in the next few weeks.
You Tube and similar are always great for fun and for serious purposes. It should be used to attract younger generations, as it is a part of their everyday lives. It could be used as a complementary information tool in libraries - it is short and cheap to produce.
I liked the fact that watching one video can take you somewhere completely different. Take for example the video about Olive Riley going back to Broken Hill and the link next to it about a very different Olive - a home water birth. It is as random as our thoughts (not to mention the keywords at this moment). It is like a technological approximation to thoughts. Great stuff!
If anybody is living with a teenager and hasn't seen it yet, please look at this:
Sort Of Dunno Nothin' - Peter Denahy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4
It was always going to be hard to find time to do Web 2.0 at home (after the council blocked access to quite a few websites required to do it). I've finally found some time and sincerely hope to finish all in the next few weeks.
You Tube and similar are always great for fun and for serious purposes. It should be used to attract younger generations, as it is a part of their everyday lives. It could be used as a complementary information tool in libraries - it is short and cheap to produce.
I liked the fact that watching one video can take you somewhere completely different. Take for example the video about Olive Riley going back to Broken Hill and the link next to it about a very different Olive - a home water birth. It is as random as our thoughts (not to mention the keywords at this moment). It is like a technological approximation to thoughts. Great stuff!
If anybody is living with a teenager and hasn't seen it yet, please look at this:
Sort Of Dunno Nothin' - Peter Denahy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4
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