cocktale

week 12 - survey

2010-09-23T18:38:00.000-07:00

I have completed the survey and forwarded it on.

week 12 wrap up and social networks

2010-09-23T18:28:00.000-07:00

we are using twitter and facebook on our website so we can keep our patrons up to date with the latest info on whats going on at the library, it also allows our patrons to be aware of the latest items in the library, whats happening and where and when, any changes etc.

week 11 Online applications and tools

2010-09-23T18:17:00.000-07:00

Using Google Docs would be very helpful if we were applying for a grant with the libraries that connect with our boarders, such as a Home Library Service grant to do joint services in a wider area, or for school holiday sessions that may provide an activity that we could share, I activity going from library to library over the holidays, maybe sharing costs. This would be a great way to organise these things, also with our HSC Lecturers

week 9 podcasts

2010-09-23T17:56:00.000-07:00

Podcast could be useful for advertising on our website the up coming events, vocal and pictures of what we will be doing in the activities, also we could post story times session on the podcast so patrons in our outer area could watch them.

week 10 Mashups

2010-09-23T17:42:00.000-07:00

This could be used for promotions of the library/handouts etc., for Home Library Services, Childrens Services, Young Adult, Seniors, for products/classes/courses/etc. that we may offer to patrons.

week 8 answer boards

2010-09-05T19:05:00.000-07:00

This is a good tool if your not sure where to find information about anything, you can put your questions on the answer boards and anyone can answer, it may not be the answer you are after.

I am not sure if this would be a good tool for the library as some of the answers maybe misleading, if not answered by a Librarian or library staff. But if only answered by a Librarian then it may be useful if patrons who do not have acess to the library but wish to know where to look on the internet. Librarians (reference staff) can use all the resources electronically to help this patron therefore reference training for staff.

week 5 wikis

2010-09-05T18:05:00.000-07:00

I really like the Montana Wiki because I think it is really good that they make their local history accessable to the public and that the puclic can contribute to the wiki with their own stories and parts of history not everyone knows.

If we put our local studies pictures on the wiki, patrons and locals can add to our wiki and tell us about the pictures - people in photos, places, buildings- who own or lived their etc. which will help our local history staff.

I signed up and became a member of the nsw learning wikki, I wrote about Home Library Service, and why I like doing it.

week 4 RSS

2010-09-05T17:55:00.000-07:00

These 6 are the news feeds that i have chosen:

The Big Picture
Bloglines news
Cute overload
Home sweet home
Powerhouse museum
Weired culture

Bloglines would be very good in the library world to keep up to date with the latest info and ideas about libraries.

LIBRARY THING

2009-10-13T15:53:00.000-07:00

del.icio.us

is a useful tool for keeping records of all the good website staff find on subjects that are for school projects, we have it on our website so that all staff and all patrons can access all these websites, so when all our resourses are on loan we can use del.icio.us to access great websites with lots of info that all staff have located, this is available on our home web page. patrons can access it from home.

Library Things

This tool is good for contecting you to other books on the same subject or books of a simpilar type. So it you really enjoyed a book just use library things to see what else is out there that is like it, or if the subject eg: Irish history really appeals to you, you can find out what other books are on that subject.

This is attached to our catalogue which is also on our website so patrons have access in the library and at home.

tube video

2009-10-08T17:23:00.000-07:00

This function would be good for showing the lastest dvds or music cds that the library purchase. which we could add to our website, as well as using this for local area with tourism and maybe some historical stuff for local history researchers.

Different libraries are useing you tube to capture infomation - finding out what people think of libraries today and comparing it to the future later, as well as to keep records of events that happen in the library, such as book week/story times/ author visit/lectures HSC. anything that maybe useful to library patrons in the future or current events that they may have missed in person.

In the future they can look back and see how it was done 10 years ago and compare what they are doing now or have or have not changed.

2009-06-30T23:20:00.000-07:00

One day that will be me.....

2009-06-30T23:14:00.000-07:00

Tiny Sox 6 weeks old her toy is bigger than she was.

Creating a Blog

2009-04-08T21:04:00.000-07:00

This was not a fun thing to do
Very frustrating exercise
more names and passwords to forget.

This could be very useful for updating the library blog on our website with book review movies reviews ideas about the library and how the public like our new library improvements.

This could also be good for the book group to discuss the books they read instead of coming in in person to discuss it. do it electronically.

if i travel maybe a blog would be good to communicate with lots of friends at once to let them know where i am what i have seen and where i am going. they can also keep me updated with what is happening at home and telling me what sights to see.