Sowing the seeds of new knowledge, 2.0

This program is very attractive to me, because it involves features that are unfamiliar to me, such as blogs, Flickr, RSS …. I am going to sow that seed of new knowledge in my head and hope it will grow and flourish in the next 12 weeks.

What do I think about lifelong learning?

I value lifelong learning, as it is very important like oxygen and food that one cannot forgo in their life. Since the time of birth, this world, we have started to learn consciously or unconsciously from parents, from the environment, from schools, from friends and work…for the purpose of survival and securing job prospects, all of which conduce to happiness.
Learning a new thing to me is a passion, a hobby… a source of happiness in my life.

What other blogs have I discovered? What do I like about them?

During the course of the week I came across different blogs such as library blogs and other public blogs with different interests ranging from professional to personal. Blogs include text, images and videos with transcripts, so that the readers with impaired hearing or computers without sound cards can still manage.

Can I see a use for blogs inside the library and how about blogging for a client audience?

I learnt about many of the features that blogs possess, some of which include:
· Easy, free and quick sharing of news on the web
· Blogging makes news a two way street
· A record of comments by other viewers
As a result, libraries can use blogs to share news, ideas and as a way of networking, promoting, educating and passing on information to our clients, on the other hand our clients can comment on it so that we can improve our services to meet our clients’ needs.

My first blog!

As a member of the library staff, I am really excited about participating and learning from this program at my own pace and place. I intend to keep abreast with new developments in technology to provide quality service to the patrons of the library.

I am impressed by the rapid changes in technology. With the simple click of a button we can search for information on any topic. Editing has now become a lot simpler and hassle-free. Communication with people who live on the other side of world is possible, and the introduction of web cameras for example, has allowed us to talk and keep in touch with others visually as if they were sitting in the same room.

Having viewed some of the video clips, I discovered how easy it was to set up a blog. One of the great uses of blogs for libraries is for promotion of services to customers. I believe video clips are a very useful way to educate patrons in downloading e-books, searching catalogues and to make them aware of our internet services.