This is Week 5 of RCPL Tech Challenge
I found social software to be interesting but not something that I think I would use at this time. I must admit that the time I spend reading all of the rss feeds and blogs leaves little for any other "social computer time". I do enjoy reading about the dogs and cats and their friends at Dogster and Catster. This is a great way to have a pet without feeding or walking it!
The Hennepin Library MySpace was interesting. I can see RCPL using MySpace especially for reaching the teen groups. It could be used for all ages but MySpace seems to be a more appropriate venue for teens than adults or children. Am I showing my age here? I found it amusing that Hennepin lists itself as female in its profile!
The Charlotte loft @ ImaginOn was fantastic. I really liked the idea of the Monopoly game tournament. Would that work for us?
Again, it seems the library uses of social software is limited only by our imagination.
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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Flickr and YouTube
This is Week 4 of RCPL Tech Challenge
While exploring Flickr, I found some beautiful pictures of the architecture of RCPL and added a few of my own.
Although I do not use Flickr, I have enjoyed many of the pictures and slideshows on the blogs of others. What a great way to view and learn about the crafts of others, especially the knitting and quilting sites. I definitely will use it when my camera and computer learn to work together.
RCPL's use could be very wide range. Book covers of new additions, program promotions, and library promotion in general are just a few. In house staff education could also be explored.
I must admit that I did not know how I would use YouTube for myself until I searched for quilting videos.
They were vast and great! For me, the instructional aspect would be of most use.
RCPL use could be either in house or for the public. Lin Ko's Sushi programs would be a good example for encouraging participation in future programs of similar nature. Sew Devine is another group that could use brief videos to promote participation of patrons. Summer reading. Oh! the list goes on and on. Patron education in the areas of use of library Staff education would be a very good use of YouTube. (For the "slow learners" it could be viewed again and again.)
While exploring Flickr, I found some beautiful pictures of the architecture of RCPL and added a few of my own.
Although I do not use Flickr, I have enjoyed many of the pictures and slideshows on the blogs of others. What a great way to view and learn about the crafts of others, especially the knitting and quilting sites. I definitely will use it when my camera and computer learn to work together.
RCPL's use could be very wide range. Book covers of new additions, program promotions, and library promotion in general are just a few. In house staff education could also be explored.
I must admit that I did not know how I would use YouTube for myself until I searched for quilting videos.
They were vast and great! For me, the instructional aspect would be of most use.
RCPL use could be either in house or for the public. Lin Ko's Sushi programs would be a good example for encouraging participation in future programs of similar nature. Sew Devine is another group that could use brief videos to promote participation of patrons. Summer reading. Oh! the list goes on and on. Patron education in the areas of use of library Staff education would be a very good use of YouTube. (For the "slow learners" it could be viewed again and again.)
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Wikis
This is Week 3 of RCPL Tech Challenge
I visited several wikis listed under Library Success and Teacherlibrianwiki. They had some interesting ideas and examples of wikis used by libraries. I especially liked the one presented by Stevens County Rural Library in Washington state. They had a section on their wiki that listed fictional mysteries set in the state of Washington. Perhaps this is one of the uses that would appeal to the RCPL patrons.
The wikimd is one that I might use for personal information.
While playing in the sandbox, I added a comment and uploaded (or downloaded?} a picture from my files.
I visited several wikis listed under Library Success and Teacherlibrianwiki. They had some interesting ideas and examples of wikis used by libraries. I especially liked the one presented by Stevens County Rural Library in Washington state. They had a section on their wiki that listed fictional mysteries set in the state of Washington. Perhaps this is one of the uses that would appeal to the RCPL patrons.
The wikimd is one that I might use for personal information.
While playing in the sandbox, I added a comment and uploaded (or downloaded?} a picture from my files.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Three Silly Chicks
To continue my RSS comments, I love this feed!
Three Silly Chicks
Readers, Writers, and Reviewers of Funny Books for Kids.
At last----Round 2
This entry is part of the RCPL ETC Tech Challenge
Week 2 Mission: RSS
After setting up a blogline account and subscribing to several feeds, I learned that it would be very easy to spend most of my free time reading interesting things written by people I do not know, but feel like they are one of my best friends. Maybe I should trim the list! Because of all the quilting feeds, here is no time to quilt. I am sure that I will continue to read most of the feeds daily. What great fun.
As far as how RCPL can use RSS feeds, I think that they would be useful for patrons that want to keep up with selected information provided by the library. Of course for me it would be very useful for children's content -- programs, book reviews, award winner lists, bibliographies for parents and teachers, etc. If I understand the concept correctly, it would provide a very specific "one stop shopping" selection for individual patrons. Some of the feeds from Harris County Library were wonderful.
Roy Tennant states in his article Feed Your Head: Keeping Up By Using RSS " Wouldn't it be nice if you could filter all this stuff and receive brief notes for what interests you?" Wouldn't this be useful to all of us trying to keep up in the new tech age.
Week 2 Mission: RSS
After setting up a blogline account and subscribing to several feeds, I learned that it would be very easy to spend most of my free time reading interesting things written by people I do not know, but feel like they are one of my best friends. Maybe I should trim the list! Because of all the quilting feeds, here is no time to quilt. I am sure that I will continue to read most of the feeds daily. What great fun.
As far as how RCPL can use RSS feeds, I think that they would be useful for patrons that want to keep up with selected information provided by the library. Of course for me it would be very useful for children's content -- programs, book reviews, award winner lists, bibliographies for parents and teachers, etc. If I understand the concept correctly, it would provide a very specific "one stop shopping" selection for individual patrons. Some of the feeds from Harris County Library were wonderful.
Roy Tennant states in his article Feed Your Head: Keeping Up By Using RSS " Wouldn't it be nice if you could filter all this stuff and receive brief notes for what interests you?" Wouldn't this be useful to all of us trying to keep up in the new tech age.
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