Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Wikis
One of the goals of Wiki is to allow individuals and groups of people to collaborate and add to a collection/ community of growing data/ knowledge. So it would be ideal to use in libraries for tasks such as manual procedures on the intranet where staff can access, build on and edit the information to make it perfect. It is good for networking, allowing users to learn and share bits of knowledge, as we can see in “The full library success: a best practice wiki”.
The SJCPL Subject guides wiki have contain lots of useful information.
The Book Lover wiki page created for Princeton public library is a result of such hard labour and meticulous work. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/new-recommended/index.html . Each book has a detailed description of what is in it. Patrons can then access this information and by searching for it online, find exactly what they need and then place reservations on them.
For instance, new fiction titles include details such as – links to a cover page image, a summary of the book, chapter excerpts, reviews, and recommendations for similar titles and books within that genre. Non-fiction books show the page of contents.
I hope that someday our library can create a wiki page like that one. I’ve learnt how to add new information to the nsw learning 2.0 wiki pages, but I think I need more time to explore wiki to get a better insight of it. I have a great appreciation for staff that created the nsw learning 2.0 program; it seems very worthwhile to complete this program as a librarian. I feel that Australian Pubic libraries are quite behind with the new technology in comparison to most American public libraries. So it is time to jump on the bandwagon and keep up with the new technology.
The SJCPL Subject guides wiki have contain lots of useful information.
The Book Lover wiki page created for Princeton public library is a result of such hard labour and meticulous work. http://www.princetonlibrary.org/new-recommended/index.html . Each book has a detailed description of what is in it. Patrons can then access this information and by searching for it online, find exactly what they need and then place reservations on them.
For instance, new fiction titles include details such as – links to a cover page image, a summary of the book, chapter excerpts, reviews, and recommendations for similar titles and books within that genre. Non-fiction books show the page of contents.
I hope that someday our library can create a wiki page like that one. I’ve learnt how to add new information to the nsw learning 2.0 wiki pages, but I think I need more time to explore wiki to get a better insight of it. I have a great appreciation for staff that created the nsw learning 2.0 program; it seems very worthwhile to complete this program as a librarian. I feel that Australian Pubic libraries are quite behind with the new technology in comparison to most American public libraries. So it is time to jump on the bandwagon and keep up with the new technology.
Friday, March 14, 2008
RSS
It is a useful tool to help bring the latest news to me from my favorite sites without having to search for them by myself.
RSS readers are a real time saver. After adding the sites to the RSS reader I can then just check the inbox to receive the newest updates.
The sites that I selected for my RSS reader include those that relate to my career and also some which suit my personal interests, as well as a couple of recommended sites that I find fascinating also:
The Powerhouse Museum’s picture of the day blog. -it is an interesting site because everyday I can view beautiful and professional photos.
ABS for librarians
Librarybytes (Helene Blowers blog)
ABC News
Sydney Morning Herald
I can see how useful this technology might be in my work. It can help to keep librarians and customers up to date on the latest information concerning libraries.
Libraries can use RSS and take advantage of this new technology by using it as a marketing and promotional tool.
It is a good idea to incorporate RSS feeds into the library website so that developments in bookweek, holiday activities and other events can be advertised on the library's sites and can be easily passed onto the customers.
The blogs from South West library show online bookclub discussions, they also feature Microsoft Excel tips online and other local community events that might interest patrons.
These blogs allow patrons to comment so that libraries can improve services.
I have also added the RSS feed [Librarybytes(Hellene Blowers blog)] to my blog.
RSS readers are a real time saver. After adding the sites to the RSS reader I can then just check the inbox to receive the newest updates.
The sites that I selected for my RSS reader include those that relate to my career and also some which suit my personal interests, as well as a couple of recommended sites that I find fascinating also:
The Powerhouse Museum’s picture of the day blog. -it is an interesting site because everyday I can view beautiful and professional photos.
ABS for librarians
Librarybytes (Helene Blowers blog)
ABC News
Sydney Morning Herald
I can see how useful this technology might be in my work. It can help to keep librarians and customers up to date on the latest information concerning libraries.
Libraries can use RSS and take advantage of this new technology by using it as a marketing and promotional tool.
It is a good idea to incorporate RSS feeds into the library website so that developments in bookweek, holiday activities and other events can be advertised on the library's sites and can be easily passed onto the customers.
The blogs from South West library show online bookclub discussions, they also feature Microsoft Excel tips online and other local community events that might interest patrons.
These blogs allow patrons to comment so that libraries can improve services.
I have also added the RSS feed [Librarybytes(Hellene Blowers blog)] to my blog.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
shwedagon in the mist
Shwedagon in the mist is a photo which I found on Flickr. It was taken in Burma by the user, Flappingwings who has also kindly provided a brief history and description of the pagoda.This photo in particular I thought was very beautiful and I appreciate how an image sharing site such as Flickr can allow users to share places and special moments like this with others that may not have had the opportunity to visit such locations. It seems to be a great way for people to store photos also, as backup in the event that the original shot gets lost or damaged. This feature allows photos to be preserved and remain intact forever.Flickr has made it easy to find pictures relating to specific topics and keywords, with the use of tags and sets. I also like the slideshow feature and the fact that it’s accessible wherever, whenever (provided there’s internet connection of course).The copyright laws make it so that our own photos are protected from theft.
When using another person’s photos we have to link or state its source and acknowledge the creator, as part of the “Creative Commons” license. In relation to safety or privacy issues there are certain etiquettes we all have to be aware of, such as when posting identifiable photos of other people on the web, in which case permission has to first be given.
When using another person’s photos we have to link or state its source and acknowledge the creator, as part of the “Creative Commons” license. In relation to safety or privacy issues there are certain etiquettes we all have to be aware of, such as when posting identifiable photos of other people on the web, in which case permission has to first be given.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Stanmore library
Stanmore Library opened on 8 August, 1957, but was burnt down on 7 November, 1981. It was rebuilt and re-opened in 1982.
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