Week 12

What an adventure it has been !! I have found this course incredibly useful and it has opened the doors to so many tools and possibilities which are available online.

I am looking forward to trying to implement some of these tools at my library and I hope that many more of my colleagues will have the chance to follow this course in the future.

Thanks to all those at the State Library who have worked hard to make this happen - it is very much appreciated.

Week 11

These online tools are fantastic and I was unaware of the majority of them.

These tools could provide very useful at our library service, where we are spread over a wide geographical area with over 11 branches. It would be useful for collaborating on documents and presentations without having to send endless e-mails with attachments.

These are all such useful tools and it's essential that we find the time and enthusiasm to use them.

I am always amazed that I can actually complete these tasks - I always think that they sound too difficult, but then they actually are relatively simple.

Mash-ups are a great tool for libraries. As several people have already mentioned they would be a useful tool for local studies to have maps showing places of historical interest and would also be useful for tourist information.

WEEK 9

I loved the podcasts and before this module had no real knowledge of what they were.

They could be used in the library for library tours, story time and author visits for those who can't make it to the main branch. They would equally be great for staff at remote branches to keep in touch, rather than just through e-mails and telephone calls.

All these tools that we've been introduced to have real potential for the library.

Shoalhaven Libraries Nowra

Shoalhaven Libraries Nowra

Week 7 has been a really interesting week - with loads of new information for me !! I am time poor at present, but will definitely return to this section in the future to make use of de.licio.us and library thing more. These are two great tools that I'm looking forward to exploreing more.

Week 5 - wikis

I've just finished the wiki segment and have really enjoyed it.
They seem like a great tool to use in libraries. It can be used to keep users up to date with upcoming events, but also allows for clients to make contributions and give their opinions, on the library's services, for example.

Week - RSS

This has proved to be a really useful tool and very easy to use. I had heard of RSS feeds before and knew what they did but had never really thought about their application for me.

I have found it easy to set up - the easiest task we've had to do yet - and have found lots of really interesting blogs and sites that I want to have updates on. I think it will be particularly useful for the news sites, as this will be a way to keep up with current affairs.

My main interest is cooking and there are thousands of blogs that you can subscribe to, which will be great.

Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou
Originally uploaded by Ferdinand Reus

Well, I'm hoping that this works and actually shows the photograph. I've read the comments from other bloggers and hope that I've solved the problem of the image not appearing by signing on to Flickr.
Fingers crossed.

I used to live in Africa and love this photo.

I was unaware that you were able to upload your photos to Flickr and keep them private, which is good to have the option. So it's a fantastic way to store your photos, as preservation of your images is a difficult thing.

MY THOUGHTS

I hope to learn about all this new technology and its applications by completing this course. I have heard of all these tools - blogs, wikis, ..... - but have never used them. I definitely want to keep up with technology and its advances and this seems like an ideal way to do it. I'm hoping that this will show ways that these tools can be incorporated into the library world with real life examples to provide inspiration.

I believe that we learn all our lives and should always be ready to investigate new things. I am also studying a masters in information and library studies so I feel this program will compliment my studying.

I still haven't really thought about useful applications for blogs. I am sure there are definite uses for them, both for library staff use and for contact with clients. The blogs can be used to provide information to the clients of the library and are very interactive and friendly, so hopefully they will appeal to the younger customers, as well as the older ones.

I still feel strange writing this and knowing that it will be posted on the internet for anyone to read - I think maybe it's a generational thing.