The Second Life phenomenon is pretty hard to comprehend...must be plenty of people who have too much time on their hands...
I think it's a possibility that our library, which has four branches, could use social networking tools such as Facebook to connect with a broader and perhaps younger client base. I don't quite know how it would be managed - perhaps just as we have desk rosters, appropriate staff could be rostered to respond to the Facebook questions and comments. The Scottish Renfrewshire Council Facebook site appears to be a success with patrons,so could be a suitable model to work from. It successfully markets its venues, events, merchandise and timetables to an audience who can choose to be interactive.
The library intranet is currently used by our council to alert library staff to additions to the web catalogue, upcoming library events such as author talks, children's programs etc.etc, while the weekly council staff newsletter which is emailed to individual staff, gives general staff information.
Wikis would give more flexibility for staff to communicate, while public library wikis would allow the general public to be involved with library matters.
We don't use Wikis at the moment - something for the IT and Web gurus to consider.
Have completed the final survey; I am still a bit overwhelmed by all the information we covered but am really excited to have been introduced to some of the myriad tools available for use in Web 2.0. A huge thanks to the nswpl team!!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
week 12 wrap up; social networks and catch up
Social networks eg facebook, myspace, bebo (NZ)- networking for individuals and their invited friends, networking for interest-groups eg Animanga club.
Seems logical for museums, galleries, libraries and other public/government etc institutions to host social networking sites to facilitate communication, disseminate information and link members.
Wahol Museum's myspace page is apparently a much-visited "bridge to the museum and website".
Rotarua Public Library Bebo site is interesting and eye-catching, although some of the comments are a bit lame and unappreciative!
Seems logical for museums, galleries, libraries and other public/government etc institutions to host social networking sites to facilitate communication, disseminate information and link members.
Wahol Museum's myspace page is apparently a much-visited "bridge to the museum and website".
Rotarua Public Library Bebo site is interesting and eye-catching, although some of the comments are a bit lame and unappreciative!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Week 11 Productivity software
Have looked at the Zamzar and Google docs sites; so easy to create a file from a word document. Sent word document and pdf to team. Short of time and having teething problems with Microsoft Vista!! Haven't explored much of the Google docs applications yet I don't use the calendar but know that our Childrens's Services Librarian has everything entered on her calendar - all the author talks, holiday activities, workshops etc. I can see that if she shared this calendar, all staff could have a visual overview of upcoming events, rather than checking brochures or intranet.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Mashups
That was so cool!
My jigsaw worked, with a minor hiccup. The Big Huge labs site has lots of useful options; customised badges for our children's programs could be really fun. Just thought I'd try the calendar/wallpaper selection so have included it as well...
Week 10 Mashups
Biggest problem is that the requirements of this course use up my monthly computer download time very quickly, so by the end of the billing period I'm on go-slow time. Spending time at work isn't an option as we are short-staffed and very busy...
Mashups look fantastic but as I'm really not very computer savvy, my attempts will be pretty lame, I fear! Have looked at another blogger's site and am so impressed with his work. At least this course will inspire me to get more involved with different sites and facilities.
Oops! Just managed to import the Big Huge labs logo, rather than my image... try again!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Week 9 podcasts and audio
I sometimes listen to podcasts from a couple of ABC radio stations - on my computer as don't have an ipod. Also chose the British Library's spoken word podcast of Evelyn Waugh and thought that this facility would add another dimension to the enjoyment of sight-impared people. Library Success wikis had much to link to and listen to; the virtual classroom is alive and well in schools, universities and libraries(particularly in the American contributors listed).
Our library could use podcasting for such services as children's storytime, especially for children who can't attend a session (and great for kids in remote regions); also, perhaps to introduce book club books prior to selection (as in the Book Talks Quick and Simple podcast).
Our library could use podcasting for such services as children's storytime, especially for children who can't attend a session (and great for kids in remote regions); also, perhaps to introduce book club books prior to selection (as in the Book Talks Quick and Simple podcast).
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
week 8 Answer boards and social searching
I'm relieved that this week's module isn't as detailed as previous weeks' as I'm still trying to catch up...still loving it though and apologies for brevity of input.
Social searching seems to denote the current communication trend; many activities are done on line rather than face to face or physically trudging from place to place for answers to questions. (sorry, navel-gazing moment). Social describes the interactive nature of the process, allowing participation by posting, commenting, ranking etc of sites.
As to Answer boards: anything that a person could possibly want to know (or not know!)is available for perusal, discussion or rejection. Interesting to see the different questions posted to Yahoo!7 and WikiAnswers. I like that you can view the answers from different countries, as some responses would be location-specific I think. AnswerBoard Librarians wiki is another great community-specific tool, while Slamming the Boards seems to be a more sleek version of the Ask a Librarian facility.
I think the beauty of "slamming the boards" is that it doesn't have to be library-specific; however, if patrons want to know something about their own library's collection etc, they generally have to contact the help desk for a response or check their library's web page. Might be a good idea to have an Answer Board facility on a library's public web page for people to ask stuff pertaining to their library. Just as patrons can currently offer written or verbal suggestions for the collection or commendations to staff etc, there could be provision on the library web page for patrons post their ideas or comments. As with any new service, there are usually staffing considerations - who/when/ how long it would take to answer questions...
Any new idea that brings the library to the community is great.
Haven't posted a question yet - maybe it should be " why does everything break down at the same time- car, computer, camera..."?
Social searching seems to denote the current communication trend; many activities are done on line rather than face to face or physically trudging from place to place for answers to questions. (sorry, navel-gazing moment). Social describes the interactive nature of the process, allowing participation by posting, commenting, ranking etc of sites.
As to Answer boards: anything that a person could possibly want to know (or not know!)is available for perusal, discussion or rejection. Interesting to see the different questions posted to Yahoo!7 and WikiAnswers. I like that you can view the answers from different countries, as some responses would be location-specific I think. AnswerBoard Librarians wiki is another great community-specific tool, while Slamming the Boards seems to be a more sleek version of the Ask a Librarian facility.
I think the beauty of "slamming the boards" is that it doesn't have to be library-specific; however, if patrons want to know something about their own library's collection etc, they generally have to contact the help desk for a response or check their library's web page. Might be a good idea to have an Answer Board facility on a library's public web page for people to ask stuff pertaining to their library. Just as patrons can currently offer written or verbal suggestions for the collection or commendations to staff etc, there could be provision on the library web page for patrons post their ideas or comments. As with any new service, there are usually staffing considerations - who/when/ how long it would take to answer questions...
Any new idea that brings the library to the community is great.
Haven't posted a question yet - maybe it should be " why does everything break down at the same time- car, computer, camera..."?
LibraryThing - week 7
Took the tour - it looks fun so have set up an account and posted a few remembered reads to my list. The first LibraryThing icon wouldn't paste into my blog so hopefully the second one will link to my book list. This is a terrific site that we could introduce our book club members to - for fun and also to connect to others in their group and to see how popular their choices are with other readers.
As with all the sessions in this course, I'm finding that at least I can get a taste of the different resources that are "out there", and hopefully have more time later to really explore some of the favourites.
Have just discovered that my books have come up in a random display and that the tags are incorrect; will have to investigate how to fix the tagging and layout.
As with all the sessions in this course, I'm finding that at least I can get a taste of the different resources that are "out there", and hopefully have more time later to really explore some of the favourites.
Have just discovered that my books have come up in a random display and that the tags are incorrect; will have to investigate how to fix the tagging and layout.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Not having any success with the searches for nswpln2008 on Technorati, including the advanced search option and the tagged search. I'm definitely missing the point of Technorati...I did see the difference in the search for "bookmobile" between the Advanced search of 250 hits and the Tagged search of 25 hits. It appears that the tag is pretty relevant in narrowing the search.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
still wk 7
Ok, back on track but still two weeks behind schedule with the sessions...
I have just created a del.icio.us account and posted my blogsite to it!
http://del.icio.us/martikerry
I gave up trying to install the two buttons and just ended up bookmarking the web site, which defeats the purpose of the exercise I think, as I'm bookmarking to my PC...
Still trying to get my head around the influx of new info!! Like the Social Bookmarking film clip suggests, there is probably great potential for particular groups to share commonly required information, such as teachers preparing lessons for particular classes, students tagging sites for assignments etc. Same goes for library FAQs but the brain is a bit mushy at the moment so woul have to think where this could be applied.
For individuals, I can see a real advantage for storing frequently used sites on the web. Having just organised a new computer, I now need to rethink the favourites I had previously bookmarked as I can't retrieve info from the old hard drive.
I have just created a del.icio.us account and posted my blogsite to it!
http://del.icio.us/martikerry
I gave up trying to install the two buttons and just ended up bookmarking the web site, which defeats the purpose of the exercise I think, as I'm bookmarking to my PC...
Still trying to get my head around the influx of new info!! Like the Social Bookmarking film clip suggests, there is probably great potential for particular groups to share commonly required information, such as teachers preparing lessons for particular classes, students tagging sites for assignments etc. Same goes for library FAQs but the brain is a bit mushy at the moment so woul have to think where this could be applied.
For individuals, I can see a real advantage for storing frequently used sites on the web. Having just organised a new computer, I now need to rethink the favourites I had previously bookmarked as I can't retrieve info from the old hard drive.
Friday, April 11, 2008
week 7 Tagging, folksonomics, del.icio.us and LibraryThing
Today has been so traumatic; I've had to buy a new computer as the hard drive of my old one finally died but I find that I now need plug ins for the video clip to play; tried to install this but nothing is happening. And I'm way behind in these sessions.
Had a quick look at Tagging and the Sutherland shire Libraries tag cloud which i think is the created list of links that are "randomly" arranged under sub headings and accessible to anyone. Also looked at cleveland Public Library whose bookmarked sites (more organized or just a more professional layout) have been placed into the del.icio.us bookmarking service. i cant watch any of the clips, even on my new computer, as I dont have required setup...
Had a quick look at Tagging and the Sutherland shire Libraries tag cloud which i think is the created list of links that are "randomly" arranged under sub headings and accessible to anyone. Also looked at cleveland Public Library whose bookmarked sites (more organized or just a more professional layout) have been placed into the del.icio.us bookmarking service. i cant watch any of the clips, even on my new computer, as I dont have required setup...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
week 6
The video clip that I had embedded seems to have vanished; ccould I please have some help in finding out what might have happened to it? I was able to see it when I first embedded it...
Have been away from work for a week, plus my computer hard drive has died. Thank goodness for the local library's computer - I haven't had access to a computer whilst away so am behind on the weekly sessions.
I think the embedding problem may be due to manly library's filtering of You Tube; have just gone to the site to try to embed amother clip and cant access the site...Cant wait to get my own computer fixed!!!
Will proceed to week 7
Have been away from work for a week, plus my computer hard drive has died. Thank goodness for the local library's computer - I haven't had access to a computer whilst away so am behind on the weekly sessions.
I think the embedding problem may be due to manly library's filtering of You Tube; have just gone to the site to try to embed amother clip and cant access the site...Cant wait to get my own computer fixed!!!
Will proceed to week 7
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Still week 6 You tube
Thanks to Victoria for responding to previous questions.
Will now try to embed a video from You tube -in keeping with the venice theme of this blog (and also as the selected clip is very short, as i have very little download time available...da dah!!
Will now try to embed a video from You tube -in keeping with the venice theme of this blog (and also as the selected clip is very short, as i have very little download time available...da dah!!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Youtube + Google video
My home computer can't cope with all the recent usage and we are so busy at work that I haven't had time to add a new post on week 6 activities...
Watched intro video clip and explored www.youtube.com site.
Could see the possibilities of videoing oral histories ( as in the Olive Riley story) - great for Local Studies groups, genealogy/family histories...Also, the time-lapse clip depicting the construction of SLQLD was interesting.
I thought the virtual new staff orientation video with the director of PLCMC was a terrific concept, if there were heaps of staff or you couldn't meet the director in person.
This could be a different idea to have an optional library tour clip when patrons log on to the library computers.
Mosman library stands out for introducing new technologies to the public; You tube great for viewing author talks and other library activities on the catalogue site.
Will try to find a video to embed in this blog, but have to wait till download time is restored!
Watched intro video clip and explored www.youtube.com site.
Could see the possibilities of videoing oral histories ( as in the Olive Riley story) - great for Local Studies groups, genealogy/family histories...Also, the time-lapse clip depicting the construction of SLQLD was interesting.
I thought the virtual new staff orientation video with the director of PLCMC was a terrific concept, if there were heaps of staff or you couldn't meet the director in person.
This could be a different idea to have an optional library tour clip when patrons log on to the library computers.
Mosman library stands out for introducing new technologies to the public; You tube great for viewing author talks and other library activities on the catalogue site.
Will try to find a video to embed in this blog, but have to wait till download time is restored!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
more wikis
Have now viewed the PB wiki tour (this narrator speaks so fast that I needed to pause the clip to catch the instructions!) Now know that an Invite key is a loggin.
Have added two comments to the NSW Learning 2.0 wiki. That was fun and I enjoyed reading the comments of the other contributors.
Just a question: I couldnt find a colour selector for changing the type colour when you add an entry to the wiki; couldn't find a settings button ...
Had a browse through the Possible next generation catalogs; was impressed with Aquabrowser at Queens Library for ebooks and emusic entries, also the State Library of Tasmania for ease of navigation - much more visually appealing than some of the American sites, for some reason.
I haven't been working with a group so haven't set up a work wiki yet; will look into this with an interested librarian...
I'm finding it very disconcerting to receive emails when I edit something on the wiki site. I can see that you candiscontinue the emails - are they to authenticate the poster?
Have added two comments to the NSW Learning 2.0 wiki. That was fun and I enjoyed reading the comments of the other contributors.
Just a question: I couldnt find a colour selector for changing the type colour when you add an entry to the wiki; couldn't find a settings button ...
Had a browse through the Possible next generation catalogs; was impressed with Aquabrowser at Queens Library for ebooks and emusic entries, also the State Library of Tasmania for ease of navigation - much more visually appealing than some of the American sites, for some reason.
I haven't been working with a group so haven't set up a work wiki yet; will look into this with an interested librarian...
I'm finding it very disconcerting to receive emails when I edit something on the wiki site. I can see that you candiscontinue the emails - are they to authenticate the poster?
week 5 - wikis
Would like to tackle the "adventure" section of week 4 but don't have time at the moment so will start on the wiki workout.
The opening descriptive videos on the topics are very useful; pitched for people like me who have no knowledge of these technologies. I now understand a wiki as a collaboratively-edited web page, better than email as they reach any number of people at the one time, not just those who you cc, sort of like a huge continuous conference call! They can be open to everyone, or closed to a specific group, similar to an interactive intranet site. I loved the Antioch University staff training wiki:
http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/antioch_university_new_england_library_staff_training_and_support_wiki/
- would be so useful in our library where there are quite a few casuals working.
I also found the Booklovers wiki on the Princeton Public Library site really interesting; it enables patrons to input their thoughts and exchange ideas on the books they've read. I liked its links to the library catalogue, book discussion groups and databases on books and reading.
Our library has just launched a wonderful collection of Bookclub boxes containing 10 same-title books available for loan to bookclub groups. I can see that a "virtual bookclub" wiki site could be established quite simply for people who are physically unable to attend a group, maybe tapping into the ebook collection.
I found the full library success site fascinating - there's so much useful information that would take hours to explore. I liked the weeding the collection link and the library displays link. Will definitely return to this site when time permits...We have a very talented librarian who has produced some fabulous displays that should be shared on the library success wiki, if she agrees.
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
I had a look at the wookieepedia link but am not a Starwars follower - looks a good resource and fun interchange for Starwars nuts though. Then chose the Montana History link; it was visually unappealing. Tried the link to Montana newspapers, which was just a list of historical papers that couldnt be accessed and its PBwiki blog site which was uninspiring...Sorry for the comments. I think that if our library started up a wiki it would have to have a few catchy elements - or at least some colour!
The Wisconsin Heritage wiki
http://wiheritage.pbwiki.com/Explore+Other+Digital+Collections
Explore other digital collections link lead to heaps of historical material. Listened to an audio clip read by a 79 year old Sioux Indian in 1967 (Arthur the rat - DARE interview). Couldn't figure out how to access full text of articles... This is a great resource idea to have a Living Histories audio database connected with Local Studies section of the library.
Now for the practical part of the exercise...
NEWSFLASH!! Have just fixed the links on two photos that I couldn't connect to before; I may not have been logged in to Flickr when I copyed and pasted the links. When I logged in and tried again, the link connection worked. Simple really!
The opening descriptive videos on the topics are very useful; pitched for people like me who have no knowledge of these technologies. I now understand a wiki as a collaboratively-edited web page, better than email as they reach any number of people at the one time, not just those who you cc, sort of like a huge continuous conference call! They can be open to everyone, or closed to a specific group, similar to an interactive intranet site. I loved the Antioch University staff training wiki:
http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/antioch_university_new_england_library_staff_training_and_support_wiki/
- would be so useful in our library where there are quite a few casuals working.
I also found the Booklovers wiki on the Princeton Public Library site really interesting; it enables patrons to input their thoughts and exchange ideas on the books they've read. I liked its links to the library catalogue, book discussion groups and databases on books and reading.
Our library has just launched a wonderful collection of Bookclub boxes containing 10 same-title books available for loan to bookclub groups. I can see that a "virtual bookclub" wiki site could be established quite simply for people who are physically unable to attend a group, maybe tapping into the ebook collection.
I found the full library success site fascinating - there's so much useful information that would take hours to explore. I liked the weeding the collection link and the library displays link. Will definitely return to this site when time permits...We have a very talented librarian who has produced some fabulous displays that should be shared on the library success wiki, if she agrees.
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
I had a look at the wookieepedia link but am not a Starwars follower - looks a good resource and fun interchange for Starwars nuts though. Then chose the Montana History link; it was visually unappealing. Tried the link to Montana newspapers, which was just a list of historical papers that couldnt be accessed and its PBwiki blog site which was uninspiring...Sorry for the comments. I think that if our library started up a wiki it would have to have a few catchy elements - or at least some colour!
The Wisconsin Heritage wiki
http://wiheritage.pbwiki.com/Explore+Other+Digital+Collections
Explore other digital collections link lead to heaps of historical material. Listened to an audio clip read by a 79 year old Sioux Indian in 1967 (Arthur the rat - DARE interview). Couldn't figure out how to access full text of articles... This is a great resource idea to have a Living Histories audio database connected with Local Studies section of the library.
Now for the practical part of the exercise...
NEWSFLASH!! Have just fixed the links on two photos that I couldn't connect to before; I may not have been logged in to Flickr when I copyed and pasted the links. When I logged in and tried again, the link connection worked. Simple really!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Week 4 RSS continued
A colourful Julian Bleach image of the SSO, blogged from Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceasefire/275900720/
After searching lots of sites that I hoped would have the RSS option (and didn't), I finally found some that could be of interest, namely:
1. ABC: At the Movies
2. Choice magazine
3. Lonely Planet Travel Stories
4. New York Times Book Review
5. Powerhouse Museum Picture of the Day
6. SSO - Upcoming Events
I can see that theoretically, this technology could save much trawling through the net by delivering selected information to the viewer. This is good, especially for regularly required information such as, eg, regular weather reports, regular book reviews etc etc. But it could be a case of too much information if the searcher's needs are sporadic, eg only needing to find what's on at the Sydney Opera House in December 2008, rather that every week.
The application of the service using the Bloglines aggregator is easy, although I haven't tried the others that were suggested.
At one stage I was preparing a weekly display of "CD of the Week", for library patrons. The ABC and Triple J feeds could have been useful for receiving up to date reports of new releases, although having said that, Triple J appears to offer only RSS podcasts, rather than blog feeds.
Libraries can take advantage of RSS technology by providing useful feeds on their public catalogue site for patrons to access eg ABC news/current affairs, BBC & CNN links etc etc
I found library blogs on Mosman and Manly libraries' websites. Manly has set up 3 blogs; local studies, novel ideas and the whatever club for high school students...good idea!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceasefire/275900720/
After searching lots of sites that I hoped would have the RSS option (and didn't), I finally found some that could be of interest, namely:
1. ABC: At the Movies
2. Choice magazine
3. Lonely Planet Travel Stories
4. New York Times Book Review
5. Powerhouse Museum Picture of the Day
6. SSO - Upcoming Events
I can see that theoretically, this technology could save much trawling through the net by delivering selected information to the viewer. This is good, especially for regularly required information such as, eg, regular weather reports, regular book reviews etc etc. But it could be a case of too much information if the searcher's needs are sporadic, eg only needing to find what's on at the Sydney Opera House in December 2008, rather that every week.
The application of the service using the Bloglines aggregator is easy, although I haven't tried the others that were suggested.
At one stage I was preparing a weekly display of "CD of the Week", for library patrons. The ABC and Triple J feeds could have been useful for receiving up to date reports of new releases, although having said that, Triple J appears to offer only RSS podcasts, rather than blog feeds.
Libraries can take advantage of RSS technology by providing useful feeds on their public catalogue site for patrons to access eg ABC news/current affairs, BBC & CNN links etc etc
I found library blogs on Mosman and Manly libraries' websites. Manly has set up 3 blogs; local studies, novel ideas and the whatever club for high school students...good idea!
Friday, March 14, 2008
week 4 RSS
Have been very busy this week so have only had a little time to spend on the Web2.0 project.I like the simplicity of the youtube RSS definition as a facility to receive preselected information from the internet to your computer via an RSS aggregator, rather than searching sites for possible info. Sort of like reeling in the line with a fish already hooked, rather than throwing the line into the ocean hoping to catch something...
Created an account with www.bloglines.com and checked some of the catagories that bloglines suggested; the Contemporary literature and ABC News:Travel seemed America-skewed and not so relevant to me so trashed those.
Have subscribed to Powerhouse Picture of the Day.
Created an account with www.bloglines.com and checked some of the catagories that bloglines suggested; the Contemporary literature and ABC News:Travel seemed America-skewed and not so relevant to me so trashed those.
Have subscribed to Powerhouse Picture of the Day.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Link problem
Just when I thought I had it sorted, the link I attached to my St Marcs pic and the Venice Dream pic don't connect...if the curser is held over the hyperlink, there appaers an extra www.blogger.com/ in the link ???
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Venice dream
A beautiful photo by bekah paige, blogged from Flickr.
I finally discovered that I have to LOG IN to Flickr, then the "blog this" option will appear if the image is public. Flickr HELP option was useful for this, as were the comments from week 3's exercises. Must have done this initially but I forgot next time!! I know my blog isn't very creative and the content runs like a stream of consciousness...but I'm definitely learning more.
Again, link to pic is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bekahpaige/1228786888/
WOW! I just discovered the LINK button - another new discovery, so all is good!
Now for week 4.
I finally discovered that I have to LOG IN to Flickr, then the "blog this" option will appear if the image is public. Flickr HELP option was useful for this, as were the comments from week 3's exercises. Must have done this initially but I forgot next time!! I know my blog isn't very creative and the content runs like a stream of consciousness...but I'm definitely learning more.
Again, link to pic is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bekahpaige/1228786888/
WOW! I just discovered the LINK button - another new discovery, so all is good!
Now for week 4.
Monday, March 10, 2008
pre week 4
Before I start on the wk 4 exercises, I wanted to get the Flickr photo download sorted. Now having problems selecting a photo that has the "blog this" entitlement'. Tried the Venice image that I wanted to download yesterday and the "blog this" selection wasn't available...I'm sure i was able to do this before, and now can't find Venice images that have this option. So am not able to play around with the size of image I want to export. Can't fit this exercise into work schedule so will try again tomorrow night...I don't feel that i have made any progress from yesterday, although much progress to then.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
st marcs bascilica
This is not a quality image - just testing here. This is my photo that I uploaded to Flickr then blogged to my blog site. I managed to tag and caption it on the Flickr site, so am very pleased about that.
Its link follows but I haven't figured out if that is for the page or the photo...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24496863@N07/2318864275/
Its link follows but I haven't figured out if that is for the page or the photo...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24496863@N07/2318864275/
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Mel in Venice - room with a view
Have downloaded one of my photos, another Venice pic. Next I can see that I have to do some serious editing of the images ( or just go back and take some more!!). This is so addictive - week three trawling Flickr has been a really excellent learning experience.
Ok, so I went to view the last posting and found that the empty narrow horizontal bar at the top of the post was where the Flickr image should have been - maybe I should have reduced the image size or allowed more space for it...
If the space is clicked on, the image will appear. Suggestions please?
Signed, perplexed.
If the space is clicked on, the image will appear. Suggestions please?
Signed, perplexed.
the Flickr experience
Have just created a Flickr account and uploaded ONE photo, due to previously mentioned lack of digital camera! Just had a couple of photos to use, including a pretty bad shot of St Marcs Bascilica, Venice. I thought I'd tagged the photo (St Marcs, Venice) accordoing to Flickr prompts, but when I looked through Flickr's tags, there's none for St Marcs, and when I view my Flickr account, my photo is there but it has no tag...When I eventually GET a camera I'll have more shots to choose from and will experiment with the tagging thing.
In keeping with the Venice theme, I looked at heaps of beautiful images and chose one from the Geotagged photos by bekah paige; it's of gondolas (what else!) interestingly captured in a little calle outside a snazzy hotel. My daughter and I took shots (which she has) of the same stunning location, so it's a good memory. I clicked "blog this" and registered my blog site with Flickr but don't know how to access the photo. The link is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bekahpaige/1228786888/in/photostream/
although it's not hyperlinking...
This is all sooo engrossing but I have to go out now...
Friday, March 7, 2008
week 3 cont'd
How Cool! I really appreciated receiving a comment on my last post!
Just wonder how the time stamp on the postings works ...
I read the Library of Congress article by Matt Raymond re exposing >3000 non-copyright photos onto the Flickr site to get public tags and comments. A lateral and inclusive approach to archiving material, to open up the collection and interact with the global community; an ingenious and simple idea made possible by clever technology concepts. Blogger Gary Price from Nat. Lib. Aust. responds that the Lib. of Congress has been beaten by Picture Australia project which offers a Flickr section. I got caught up here looking at many amazing shots, from fireworks to the Sydney Opera House...
Am now reading about Creative Commons; I found the tutorial link a bit difficult to get my head around but the Wikipedia definition easier to comprehend. I now get the general idea that the traditional copyright restrictions on creative works are now negotiable, with Creative Commons being one orgnization that facilitates the accessibility and use of creative material. The Fedora Commons link was amazing... when I have a spare 3 hours i'd love to investigate the whole site.
My next 2.0 adventure will be sending photos to Flickr, but that will have to be tomorrow.
Just wonder how the time stamp on the postings works ...
I read the Library of Congress article by Matt Raymond re exposing >3000 non-copyright photos onto the Flickr site to get public tags and comments. A lateral and inclusive approach to archiving material, to open up the collection and interact with the global community; an ingenious and simple idea made possible by clever technology concepts. Blogger Gary Price from Nat. Lib. Aust. responds that the Lib. of Congress has been beaten by Picture Australia project which offers a Flickr section. I got caught up here looking at many amazing shots, from fireworks to the Sydney Opera House...
Am now reading about Creative Commons; I found the tutorial link a bit difficult to get my head around but the Wikipedia definition easier to comprehend. I now get the general idea that the traditional copyright restrictions on creative works are now negotiable, with Creative Commons being one orgnization that facilitates the accessibility and use of creative material. The Fedora Commons link was amazing... when I have a spare 3 hours i'd love to investigate the whole site.
My next 2.0 adventure will be sending photos to Flickr, but that will have to be tomorrow.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
week 3 - a little late...
So much to learn! I now get the concept of photo sharing and tagging of images. I am one of the few people in the world who doesn't own a digital camera (yet) so have to borrow one to get max benefit from this exercise.
Looked up Flickr search of Mosman Library, as per suggestion; lots of events photos such as would be included on library catalogue events tag. However, by also photo sharing on Flickr or similar provider, interested searchers can qeasily find heaps of relevant and related material.
Observation: once you start you just can't stop! One link leads to so many other avenues...I love National Library's Music Australia and Picture Australia, esp. how "picture trails" will custom-create a topic into a trail. And the usefulness of images that can be downloaded for private use - excellent for kids wanting images for school projects and a great alternative to the ubiquitous Google images.
Good library holiday programme idea: photo competition/workshop for teens as in Lansing Illinois Pub. Lib.
More later, am going to feed the cat...
Looked up Flickr search of Mosman Library, as per suggestion; lots of events photos such as would be included on library catalogue events tag. However, by also photo sharing on Flickr or similar provider, interested searchers can qeasily find heaps of relevant and related material.
Observation: once you start you just can't stop! One link leads to so many other avenues...I love National Library's Music Australia and Picture Australia, esp. how "picture trails" will custom-create a topic into a trail. And the usefulness of images that can be downloaded for private use - excellent for kids wanting images for school projects and a great alternative to the ubiquitous Google images.
Good library holiday programme idea: photo competition/workshop for teens as in Lansing Illinois Pub. Lib.
More later, am going to feed the cat...
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
help!
Am a bit confused as to how to access blog site...entered what I thought was my blog address and it couldn't be found. Am looking forward to being listed on the postings site for week two...
more later
more later
Monday, March 3, 2008
new to this!
This is like jumping off the edge! I haven't had any blogging experience so am looking forward to exploring this new (to me) communication tool. Am two weeks late starting the program and setting up the blog site; I'm finding it's taking much longer than the suggested 15 mins per day to work through all the information on the Web 2.0 program...but it's so interesting! I hope to feel much more confident, and dare I say, knowledgeable, on blog "functionality" by the end of the course.The preview clip, Blogs in Plain English, was useful, as were the links to the libraries that have incorporated blogging in their websites. I particularly liked the idea of the librarian who was enabling young adults interested in the Dungeons and Dragons game to link up via the web, as well as through game sessions at the library.
My Lifelong Learning flame has just been re-ignited. We see the benefits of continuous learning programs, computer pals groups, book clubs etc in our library visitors. Hope I can keep up!
more later...
My Lifelong Learning flame has just been re-ignited. We see the benefits of continuous learning programs, computer pals groups, book clubs etc in our library visitors. Hope I can keep up!
more later...
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