Friday, October 19, 2007
Task 11: LibraryThing
Easy to use; very easy to sign up for. Fun, too. Instantly interesting to see who else has added one's own selections, and explore their other choices. As a library application: aren't there other ways of sharing this information that actually link up to the library's catalog instead of to LibraryThing? I wonder how other libraries are using this.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Task 10: Image Generators
Now, here's a fun waste of time! Hazardous Sign Generator squandered many happy minutes, for example. Only, in my race against time, I haven't been able to figure out how to save or export the amazingly clever sign I made. Isn't this stuff supposed to be transparent and e-z?
This is also something that I can see having useful library applications, such as for signs. Such as my amazingly clever Hazardous Warning sign.
This is also something that I can see having useful library applications, such as for signs. Such as my amazingly clever Hazardous Warning sign.
TAsk 9: Twitter
Right, then. I have a Twitter account.
This seems like an aptly named thing. I tend to agree with First Finisher J. Siegal and don't really get why people would use it instead of IMing or blogging, though I suppose its range of distribution is an advantage. Tons of people can keep up with your trivia at once.
Clearly, as I am playing catch-up, I won't be able to track my activities for several days for this assignment, but I could. instead, I will muse for a moment on possible library applications. This might be a good way to broadcast a lecture or program and get instant feedback from a number of people. Or a meeting. I suppose it's one way to inter-office IM other staff, though we use Trillium at RCPL. Might be a good way to get quick feedback on programs, too. Ask people to sit down and twitter their response to the Harry Potter Party even as it's going on.
This seems like an aptly named thing. I tend to agree with First Finisher J. Siegal and don't really get why people would use it instead of IMing or blogging, though I suppose its range of distribution is an advantage. Tons of people can keep up with your trivia at once.
Clearly, as I am playing catch-up, I won't be able to track my activities for several days for this assignment, but I could. instead, I will muse for a moment on possible library applications. This might be a good way to broadcast a lecture or program and get instant feedback from a number of people. Or a meeting. I suppose it's one way to inter-office IM other staff, though we use Trillium at RCPL. Might be a good way to get quick feedback on programs, too. Ask people to sit down and twitter their response to the Harry Potter Party even as it's going on.
Tasks 7 & 8: Bloglines and Library-related blog
Okay, then. I'm set up with an account, and have selected a couple of feeds. The Shifted Librarian naturally being one of them. There's Task 8.
Now what? Yes, yes, Dear Reader, the dealine for completion of the 23 things IS tomorrow, and yes, I am whizzing though the 23 things in a effort to complete them and on the theory that it is better to have exposed oneself than not to have been exposed at all. Right?
And so, onward.
Now what? Yes, yes, Dear Reader, the dealine for completion of the 23 things IS tomorrow, and yes, I am whizzing though the 23 things in a effort to complete them and on the theory that it is better to have exposed oneself than not to have been exposed at all. Right?
And so, onward.
Task 5: Mashups
Lots of new toys come with Flickr.
Tagnautica seems promising as a library ap, with its infinitely interconnecting tags.
Flappr is being used in our library now as a means of displaying our pix -- clearly a good ap.
The rest of the Top Ten list seem like a great way to burn many candles at both ends, but are essentially games. Of course, I get mash-up cred just by using Flickr itself, right, big honking mash-up that it is.
Tagnautica seems promising as a library ap, with its infinitely interconnecting tags.
Flappr is being used in our library now as a means of displaying our pix -- clearly a good ap.
The rest of the Top Ten list seem like a great way to burn many candles at both ends, but are essentially games. Of course, I get mash-up cred just by using Flickr itself, right, big honking mash-up that it is.
Task 4: Flickr
The best thing about Flickr so far are the sites that friends have set up.
Our library has also established a flickr link front and center on our web page. Not only does it demonstrate the clear application of a photo-sharing site to a library by displaying images from programs, etc., but those photos draw comments. So much sharing!
Our library has also established a flickr link front and center on our web page. Not only does it demonstrate the clear application of a photo-sharing site to a library by displaying images from programs, etc., but those photos draw comments. So much sharing!
Monday, July 9, 2007
Task Six
I skipped Flickr for now since I have a Flickr account but forgot how to get into it. It's written down somewhere, but who needs more than one Flickr account? Not I.
So moved on to task 6: Checking out the web pages of other libraries. Things I want to remember about them are:
I skipped Flickr for now since I have a Flickr account but forgot how to get into it. It's written down somewhere, but who needs more than one Flickr account? Not I.
So moved on to task 6: Checking out the web pages of other libraries. Things I want to remember about them are:
- PLCMC has a home page that's busy and about as appealing as the old Excite@home pages were, but it's okay because they are organized and they lead to great online offerings -- and things that make sense to offer online. Kid's pages: Links to Tumblebooks, but can't help but notice no podcasts of stories. Can't help but wonder how popular those would be. It's too difficult to go back from many of the pages you find yourself on. Book Hive, a central link to books, kid reviews, booklists, and activities is pretty good. They are selling the Harry Potter book at their event!
- Ann Arbor is okay all on blogger. But you can't get to, for ex., the kid's page right away.
- Denver is the spiffiest-looking and has the most pleasing kid's pages. Again, i wonder about podcasting stories. They offer well-voiced selections (by the YS staff, I take it), but what's the point? And when you play it on your computer, you get a canned screen-saver-like visual which distracts from the story. But, they have grea booklists, with what must be 50 categories. Again, nice looking layout, and kids' reviews. http://kids.denverlibrary.org/
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