Create a post about your discovery. What did you like or dislike about the tool? What were the site’s useful features? Could you see any applications for its use in a library setting?
Oh wow! What a plethora of amazing website tools to be discovered online = who has time to see them all? I think you could allocate an hour to each new online web 2.0 tool and still not see them all in a month.
My favs include www.docoloco.com which is basically getting recommendations from other people on a local level about all sorts of stuff like restaurants, grocery stores, shoes, clothes and more. Could be good in a library setting for local community to discuss facilities in their area, where to do to print, copy, fax, put up posters, students could talk about their best place to find information etc etc.
www.cocktailbuilder.com I don't really need to say much about this one - it's one of the winners in the fun stuff category and it's just that - fun! Great for xmas time when you look at your stocks of alcohol and ponder just how to combine them for a yummy cocktail concoction.
http://mind42.com/ this one is again fairly self explanatory and helps you to create mind maps online - what a fantastic brainstorming tool when you are geographically isolated and can't all sit in the one room to brainstorm. Wonderful project management tool for libraries to use for example could be great for doing a promotions plan for a new service, putting together ideas for teen services etc etc.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
#20 You too can YouTube
You Tube is just fun basically and could be used in libraries for all sorts of applications such as teaching the public how to use the catalogue, a database, a program, book group discussions, guest speakers/authors, cultural performances in the library as a podcast keepsake, digital storytelling.
I picked the Dove evoluation spoof clip just because it is a very clever take on the original which was all about how they touch up, air brush, trim down and otherwise alter images of models in advertisements.
I picked the Dove evoluation spoof clip just because it is a very clever take on the original which was all about how they touch up, air brush, trim down and otherwise alter images of models in advertisements.
#16 So what’s in a wiki?
Create a blog post about your findings. What did you find interesting? What types of applications within libraries might work well with a wiki?
FREEDOM and lots of it - freedom to read, contribute, delete, change, suggest, comment, argue a point.
Wikis are a wonderful collaborate environment that allows anybody to publish or change what someone else had published - question it. The internet really is the last place where we can enjoy such freedom and libraries are in a unique position to exploit it and engage with our communities.
Wikis work really well in a readers advisory capacity, online book groups, online teen space to discuss topical issues being covered in school/life, great place for librarians to share knowledge.
FREEDOM and lots of it - freedom to read, contribute, delete, change, suggest, comment, argue a point.
Wikis are a wonderful collaborate environment that allows anybody to publish or change what someone else had published - question it. The internet really is the last place where we can enjoy such freedom and libraries are in a unique position to exploit it and engage with our communities.
Wikis work really well in a readers advisory capacity, online book groups, online teen space to discuss topical issues being covered in school/life, great place for librarians to share knowledge.
#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0 ...
I have to say libraries even though critised for sometimes being slow to catchup with what is happening in society are definately forward thinking these days. I read a few articles about Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and libraries of the future.
From those there were some stand out statements - the library is a hum because it is a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience. I think that is so true - giving people an 'experience' when they come into libraries is so important for us now and into the future - to make people want to come back whether that be to a physical space or to do some research using technology we make user friendly, accessible because we are tour guides to it - we have to be able to show people, train users and lead them towards the resources.
We need to develop participatory relationships with customers. Where we introduce customers to services and experiences, guide them and provide environments in which they thrive - welcoming, friendly and chatty places and spaces to be.
Library 4.0 - gosh how far is that off will extend the library 'experience' to the knowledge spa: meditation, relaxation, immersion in a luxury of ideas and thought. Luxurious details will require private partners as sponsors providing the sensory treats. A retreat from technohustle, with comfortable chairs, quiet, good light, coffee and single malt.
From those there were some stand out statements - the library is a hum because it is a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience. I think that is so true - giving people an 'experience' when they come into libraries is so important for us now and into the future - to make people want to come back whether that be to a physical space or to do some research using technology we make user friendly, accessible because we are tour guides to it - we have to be able to show people, train users and lead them towards the resources.
We need to develop participatory relationships with customers. Where we introduce customers to services and experiences, guide them and provide environments in which they thrive - welcoming, friendly and chatty places and spaces to be.
Library 4.0 - gosh how far is that off will extend the library 'experience' to the knowledge spa: meditation, relaxation, immersion in a luxury of ideas and thought. Luxurious details will require private partners as sponsors providing the sensory treats. A retreat from technohustle, with comfortable chairs, quiet, good light, coffee and single malt.
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