Wednesday, December 20, 2006


Week 9

23.

I have come to the end of this learning curve of 23 things. I have enjoyed the journey with my colleagues and had some fun along the way. I may not use alot of what I have experienced but I will take away some exciting info. My favourites were YouTube, Flickr and Image Generator. Thanks for the opportunity to participate.

Week 9

22.

Through my Bloglines I was looking for ebooks and came across Project gutenberg the first producer of free electronic books. I thought A Christmas Carol was apt at this time.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Friday, December 15, 2006

Week 9

22.

NetLibrary looked a better option than podcasts. I would certainly like to see this included in our catalogue at Yarra Plenty.

Week 9

21.

I had a look around the Yahoo podcast site and couldn't find anything that I'd listen to. I would much rather read a book, listen to a cd or watch a dvd.

Bushfires in Victorian Alps


This is a photo from friends of ours in Harrietville, Victoria (12/12/06). It was taken in her backyard in the direction of the cricket ground (for those of you who know Harrietville). German Town is on fire!

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Week 9

20.

I love You Tube. Alot of fun.

Week 8

19.

I'm going to bookmark Web 2.0 awards list, there are alot of useful web sites here.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Week 8.

18.

Had a look at Zoho Writer but I think I'll stick with Microsoft Word etc. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't!

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Week 7


17.

PB Wiki, or peantbutter wiki, was a little fun. A bit like creating another blog. I wanted to sign up as vegemite, but it was taken so I signed up as gday. Seeing as how it's all American, I thought I'd throw in a real Aussie greeting.

Week 7

16.

Had a look at Wiki websites and I know it's not going to be something that I'll use. There seemed to be a few pros and cons regarding this type of communication and learning. It may be easy to use and web based but you could be getting information that you'd probably have to check anyway. Why not Google it? It's also too open, as someone said "I don't want someone changing my writing" or even from Sir Tim Berner's-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web “Even the clearest, cleverest and most comprehensive website cannot hope to equal the wealth of information contained in a good reference book. The internet is most definitely not a substitute for a well-stocked public library.” I like that.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Week 6

15.

A lot of this technology is a bit above my head but I feel that it will be a good thing for the library service to pursue. I visited the Santa Monica Library and their website was terrific. Dvd and television, movie nights, playstation games and lots of book groups and a teen website (I wonder how they cope with their teenagers and behaviours). I feel strongly about the personal feel of a library and the connection that we have with our borrowers, they enjoy it and so do we. I also feel for the elderly and the not so elderly (thinking of my mum) who quite honestly will not like any change, and yes we will ease them into it and teach them, I know all that, but........ the personal quality is just as important. I find with the information technology I've experienced over the last month has even eclipsed my teenagers. I feel I have something over them (for a change!)
Here are some quotes that caught my attention:

"can be equally disastrous when a profession fails to acknowledge and adapt to radical, fundamental change in the marketplace it serves" Rick Anderson Director of Resource Acquisition,University of Nevada, Reno Libraries

"One of the principles I would add to the Library 2.0 meme is that “the Library is human” because it makes the library a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience" Michael Stephens Librarian, Blogger

Thank you and good night.

Week 6

14.

Through Technorati I found this trailor for Scary Mary on You Tube.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Week 6

13.

Created another account. This time with Del.icio.us. Posted my LibraryThing site to it and I'm quite happy with the result.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Week 5

12.

Rollyo, Rollyo where for art thou Rollyo? I'm not saying any more!

Week 5

11.

Opened a LibraryThing account and listed just some of the books I have read. A very good site for people to keep track of their reading. I will probably search this site more indepth once the 23 things is over with.

Sunday, December 03, 2006