I love Youtube. What I've used this tool for in the past is to check out my grandson's latest trick. My daughter in law downloads videos so the family can check out his progress.
For library use, I think we could use this tool anytime the library has something they want to share. Customers love the visual media and are always looking for a video to help them do things, we could incorporate this technology to demonstrate how to use the new catalog, how to get a library card, promotion for storytimes, moldi, just to name a few things. Have the access right on the website for customers.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Lively
Almost like playing with colorforms. It was fun picking out rooms, furniture and my avatar. Of course this is something that could take hours of time playing around with . A fun way to pass some time, but I don't see this as something I will use with work.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Sandbox
I posted my favorite movies and books and read through what other folks posted. I really enjoyed checking out favorite blogs. It's good to know about.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wikis
Wikis are yet another way to communicate information.
I liked the Book Lovers Wiki and could see something like that working for CML. Allowing customers to input reviews would make it more intersting for all.
Evaluating what tool would work best for some of these tasks will be important.
I liked the Book Lovers Wiki and could see something like that working for CML. Allowing customers to input reviews would make it more intersting for all.
Evaluating what tool would work best for some of these tasks will be important.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Web 2.0
After reading Icebergs by Rick Anderson I saw the ways CML is addressing the movement toward 2.0 technology.
We don't keep a just in case collection, our collection has become leaner and more relevant every year I've worked here.
I'm looking forward to continued improvement in computer programs and databses making them easier for me and the customer to use, anything we develop is done with the ease of use in mind.
Virtual use is growing and it shows by the numbers using our services online. Discussions have been held on ways to go to our customers and as a result we've begun to investigate ways to reach out to our customers where they are, using their tools.
The times are a changing and they are changing fast! Thanks to Learn and Play I've taken the time to explore some the popular 2.0 tech sites like flickr, del.icio.us and librarything and found them useful for the most part, but without a doubt entertaining.
We don't keep a just in case collection, our collection has become leaner and more relevant every year I've worked here.
I'm looking forward to continued improvement in computer programs and databses making them easier for me and the customer to use, anything we develop is done with the ease of use in mind.
Virtual use is growing and it shows by the numbers using our services online. Discussions have been held on ways to go to our customers and as a result we've begun to investigate ways to reach out to our customers where they are, using their tools.
The times are a changing and they are changing fast! Thanks to Learn and Play I've taken the time to explore some the popular 2.0 tech sites like flickr, del.icio.us and librarything and found them useful for the most part, but without a doubt entertaining.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Delicious.com
I successfully signed up and imported my favorites to the site. It was quick and very easy to use.
I got my account and twittered to a few people. Interesting to see how folks are using this tool. For the library---maybe chatting books with customers and staff would work. I think Librarything might work better though.
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