WIKIS

The contributing or editing of a Wiki is a very challenging concept.
It opens horizons for so many people who have ideas or sound information to add or edit but never have had the opportunity or authority to do so.
There are so many facts of history that are never fully explained or forgotten and we now have the ability to contribute to them.
Of course there is the possibility of vandalism but these can be restored to their originality.
With so much raw material of information available I can see the Wiki being a real source of input from our Library staff and the Public alike. Slim (pp)
Wikipedia
Blogging libraries wiki
Intellipedia
Book Lovers Wiki
Wookieepedia

FLICKR

I have created my flickr account and up/downloaded some pictures to my Blog.
I’ve also set up an account with Google’s Picassa and found both pleasing to use.
I’m very impressed with both of these free to use programmes.
Flickr
photo sharing
Photobucket
Kodak EasyShare Gallery
Smugmug
Ø pictures
Ø blogging tool
Ø Blogger's photo upload tool

RSS

RSS feeds can save you quite a bit of time when looking for the latest information available.
I have subscribed to Google Reader, Bloglines, Gmail, Page Creator, Picasa, and Flickr and find them all fairly easy to work with.
I have also set-up some RRS feeds to:
ABS for librarians
ABC News
Google blog search
Librarybytes
Bloglines
I don’t think I’ll be able to find the time to read them all on a daily basis. Maybe on the completion of this Course I will set-up most of my accounts with Google Powered productivity tools only. That way I will keep some kind of sanity to all this.
Labels: RSS blogging

BLOGGING AND LIBRARIES

Possibly the most profound aspects of blogging is the number of possibilities this concept provides i.e. visual communication and a wide range of collecting all sorts of statistics. Just with providing your favorite Authors, Singers, Movies or any information links you with people with similar interest from all over the world.
Many of the people involved with the State Library programme stated that blogging is boring. I couldn’t disagree more.
I find it a very exiting concept that has far-reaching possibilities.

I have included a poem for the Housebound By: Sarah L Russell

SOME YEARS AGO

I have always found the Internet and computers a fascinating tool for learning and gathering information on a multitude of subject matter. Having been invited in the early eighties to participate in setting up the Internet on our Library systems I find that the Internet has grown at an incredible pace and with it it’s complexity. Back then most of the information shared was with just plain text and only a very few people could do any sort of web page design. Today with Mobile phones being on line to Blog’s, Flicker, Wikipedia, Youtube, Mashups and all other sort communicating programs it can be very daunting to some of us oldies still game enough to have a go. Having built many of the mechanical monsters that we call PC’s, Laptop’s or other electronic equipment I’m now ready to participate in seeing what they can do.

Bookmobiles