Library 2.0

Readers' Cup magazine

2007-02-27T15:54:00.000+11:00

We should subscribe to this brilliant mag:

Readers' Cup

2007-02-27T15:25:00.000+11:00

Take a look at the movie poster for the Readers' Cup...

CD on sale from SLAV for a measly $35. Save time and hassle by using questions, answers and templates already produced...

http://www.slav.schools.net.au/public.html#cdroms

http://www.slav.schools.net.au/downloads/06publications/readcup.pdf

Ha ha

2007-02-27T13:54:00.000+11:00

Though you might like a laugh.

Chris Isaak

2006-11-05T20:23:00.000+11:00

Hey does anyone else love Chris Isaak? I remember a quote from him some years ago saying that he was sure that there was a librarian somewhere out there waiting for him.... let's form a queue shall we?

Unfortunately, I missed out on tickets to see him this time, I was too slow.

World ebook Fair

2006-11-03T10:35:00.000+11:00

Impressed and unimpressed with World eBook Fair. Loved that you could downlaod full text books such as Bleak House and Pride and Prejudice (Pity I bought a copy of Bleak House yesterday.)

Don't like some of the spoken word audio files. Peter Rabbit was not a great recording, the voice American for a British story and the reader not particularly adept at entertaining me, let alone a child... Some pronunciation was woeful.

Overall though this is a useful site and I would like to explore it more in the future.

Is this the end???

2006-11-01T19:03:00.000+11:00

My favourite discoveries were blogging, Flickr, Zohowriter and Googledocs. There's plenty more for me to discover over the coming weeks and months.

I guess this program has assisted me to see lifelong learning in broader terms, not just structured face-to-face 'book learning'.

I was surprised by YouTube. I thought it was just a site for kids with too much time on their hands!

Some podcasts and videos that were part of the program were broken or very slow to load and I couldn't access NetLibrary at all due to not having a PLCMC library card.

I enjoyed the program and wouldn't hesitate to participate in something similar.

Thanks.

Computer said no....

2006-11-01T18:39:00.000+11:00

Not sure about anyone else, but I couldn't join PLCMC so couldn't access NetLibrary.
'Computer said no.....'

Podcasts

2006-11-01T14:44:00.000+11:00

I found a Hamish and Andy podcast that I was looking for through Yahoo podcasts. There were heaps of learning 2.0 podcasts, you just have to ensure you search by episode rather than series... I added an RSS feed to my bloglines account for a Harry Potter podcast.

Youtube

2006-11-01T14:17:00.000+11:00

Libraries could make training videos on how to use a computer, etc. and upload them onto youtube. I had some kids (when I was teaching) who participated in the Readers' Cup and created a fantastic rap about the book Holes. When trying to explain to people how great the Readers' Cup is, it wuold be great to be able to give them the link to youtube. Of course, with school age kids, all sorts of permissions would apply and there is no way that you can monitor or stop certain people watching the video.

The site has lots of rubbish on it, but also some great stuff. I guess it's like the way someone likened the internet to the world's biggest library with all of the books on the floor! Kind of like this youtube video..

Web 2.0 tools

2006-11-01T13:29:00.000+11:00

I like Wayfaring. It's a map maker and you can make a map of where you have travelled across the world, a map of where you're hosting an event and create a map of your life. It is aimed at the US market, so it is easier to use if your location is in the US. However, I managed to map a trip I did to the UK a few years ago.

Zohowriter 2 and Google docs

2006-11-01T10:42:00.000+11:00

I redid this post to appear at the top as saving it from Zohowriter meant using a US time and the post appeared below ones I had already completed..does that make sense??

I also joined googledocs and love it. What a great idea. It makes things so much simpler. Remember when Immigration used to deport people for arriving with their CV when on a tourist visa? Googledocs and Zohowriter means the end of that.....

Hi,

This is me using Zohowriter. This is a fantastic tool which saves you carrying around USB sticks or wondering which version of a document is the lastest. Looking forward to using ZohoShow. Bye for now.

PB Wiki

2006-11-01T08:12:00.000+11:00

I found this easy as I had used Wikis before. Looking forward to youtube...

Wikis

2006-11-01T07:59:00.000+11:00

I have already used Wikis before. Previously I held a voluntary position as with an International Aid Agency. We were all members of our own wiki site where we kept documents that any member of the committee could edit. We also kept a 'central filing cabinet' where minutes of meetings, policies, etc. could be accessed.

I do like the idea of a new wikipedia where only experts can change and update data (I think it's called Community wiki). I think Wikipedia is a great idea but too open to those who wish to make changes that are not necessarily correct.

Libraries could use wikis for users to review books, add data such as sales rankings of items. Word of mouth and peer recommendation is more powerful than librarian recommendation (at least in schools where I used to work) and a library wiki using reviews would be a great starting point for someone wanting to read something, but not sure what to select.

Library 2.0

2006-11-01T07:40:00.000+11:00

Hmmm... I do agree with Michael Stephen's thoughts in Web 2.0 about a library being more a state of mind than an actual place these days. Although we still have vast numbers of visitors through the library doors, we also have many people using our online resources from home or work.

John J Riemer's To better bibliographic services interests me in relation to searching for bibliographic records and the ability for users to add content, such as reviews, sales figures, etc. for items.

Library 2.0. Kind of scary, but very powerful! Every day there are new and different ways to add to the library experience, but being able to implement these ideas and tools has to be thought through thoroughly.

Zohowriter

2006-11-01T02:27:00.000+11:00

Hi,

This is me using Zohowriter. This is a fantastic tool which saves you carrying around USB sticks or wondering which version of a document is the lastest. Looking forward to using ZohoShow. Bye for now.

Technorati

2006-10-31T19:23:00.000+11:00

I have claimed my blog with Technorati and here is the link:

Technorati Profile

I tagged some of my posts and did a search of Technorati and found quite a few posts by YPRL people.

Just a laugh

2006-10-29T17:30:00.000+11:00

Haven't done my next task yet, but felt like having a laugh...

Del.icio.us

2006-10-26T19:26:00.000+10:00

I can see how useful this site could be for organisations. Having all the bookmarked sites available to all of the computers is very handy.

'I heart technology' also put me onto Pandora: http:www.pandora.com Have a go, make your own radio station and see what you think.

Rollyo

2006-10-25T15:12:00.000+10:00

I had a go at Rollyo - I listed some of my fave bookshops, but need to spend a bit more time on this!

Cheers.

LibraryThing

2006-10-23T20:26:00.000+10:00

I catalogued 5 of my books in LibraryThing:

and would like to pursue this site further in time.

Image generators

2006-10-23T20:15:00.000+10:00

I had a play with some online generators. I made a CD cover, which I'm not exactly happy with; obviously a serious lack of creativity from yours truly! But I had another go and came up with this which is much better....

I also tried the Danielle Steele title generator,
http://ds.hnldesign.nl/
the letter to Santa generator
http://www.chickenhead.com/stuff/santa/index.asp
as well as the suburban name generator - http://www.suburbanname.com/index.asp?name=execute

News feeds

2006-10-22T13:02:00.000+10:00

As in my previous blog, there are a few library related feeds around. I also found that the ABC TV website has feeds for their TV guide, which will be handy.

Bloglines

2006-10-22T12:57:00.000+10:00

I had a few problems accessing the video on RSS feeds. I tried at home and work about 12 times overall and couldn't get past about 15 seconds. I managed to subscribe to Bloglines anyway and found it interesting selecting the items I wanted feeds from. Good to be able to access book reviews from NY Times easily. The Shifted Librarian has some articles on Learning 2.0.

JW

Technology

2006-10-18T19:29:00.000+10:00

It's been interesting looking at other people's blogs. Very impressive!

Technology is pretty amazing really. When my mum was born, there was no electricity in her house. She only got colour TV in 1979 but has now managed to learn how to use her mobile phone. Now think of all the things we take for granted. Here I am on my laptop with wireless broadband, updating my ipod and blogging, watching digital TV at the same time...

I thought I might add my favourite photo:
I took it when I was in London in June 2004. It is Holland Park, which to me was a real hidden gem, I didn't know it existed until I saw it.

Librarian Trading Card

2006-10-18T16:49:00.000+10:00

Well I managed to make a librarian trading card with FD's Flickr toys. What do you think?

Flickr tools

2006-10-18T15:25:00.000+10:00

Has anyone seen the 'Librarian Trading Cards' on Flickr? I'll have to make one! Here's an example...

Flickr

2006-10-18T15:01:00.000+10:00

I explored Flickr today. It is fantastic! I didn't know anything like that existed. I can see my brother sharing photos of my cute little niece with his family using this tool.

Blog

2006-10-17T14:43:00.000+10:00

As we are not registering our blogs with PCLMC Central, I have notified LL at Branch Support of my blog address.

Part 2

2006-10-17T14:37:00.000+10:00

In relation to the 71/2 things:

What I find easiest is 'Beginning with the end in mind'. Knowing what I want to achieve and within a timeframe is important for me.

What I find the most difficult is 'Creating my own learning toolbox'. Gathering together physical items such as computers, hardware, etc. is not so difficult, but gathering people to support me such as mentors is hard for me. I think mentors need to be pretty special to encourage someone without being overly critical. I think we all find criticism hard to take, but if it is done in a constructive and objective way it can be helpful.

JW

Library 2.0 Lifelong learning

2006-10-17T14:02:00.000+10:00

We are all lifelong learners in our own way. Programming and using my DVD recorder last year was one simple example of this.

With the formal study that I have completed (Bachelor of Education; Master of Applied Science; Graduate Diploma in Children's Literature and Master of Arts), the course that I fared the best in was the course that I enjoyed the most. So the idea that 'play' is an important learning tool is spot on. (The children's lit. was the most enjoyable. I mean, who wouldn't enjoy writing about the brilliant author/illustrator Anthony Browne? Okay, you mightn't like the writing part, but reading all of his picture books was great fun.)

I remember learning ballroom dancing a few years ago. I'm a bit spatially challenged, so I found it rather difficult, but I persisted and managed (still not sure how) to pass my exam. Unfortunately, this photo is not of me!

Some types of learning comes easily to some people and not to others. I am more of a verbal/linguistic style of learner and find the reading/writing type of learning easier than making things or following physcial instructions.

Hope everyone finds the Library 2.0 fun.