Just a few more thoughts about Flickr now that I have had more of a chance to explore it. I enjoyed looking at the Weymouth Library Flickr page. I would definitely be interested in posting pictures of performers we have here for our kids’ programs. Although, there would have to be a policy in place regarding putting pictures of minors online. I also noticed their Books in Bloom pictures, which is an event we have here every year. It seems like a great way to showcase an event.
Archive for September, 2008
JENKINSTOWN WOOD. KILKENNY, IRELAND.
Well, Flickr wasn’t too hard to navigate. I love this time of year, even though the past few days all we’ve had is rain and I just thought this was a beautiful autumn photograph!
Del.icio.us and Technorati
I had never heard of Del.icio.us or Technorati ; so these were completely new worlds to me. I was able to use both without too much trouble, but found Del.icio.us more user friendly overall. I can see how you could easily get hooked on using Del.icio.us, since it is such an easy way to get hooked up with information on virtually any topic. I found it much easier to get sites and info. about my pet topic (book groups), working with Del.icio.us and Technorati than it was trying to get the same information via a traditional web search. I had heard of tags, but didn’t really understand them until now. They are very useful tools in narrowing the field down when searching for something.
I read and tagged several articles including, Web 2.0 where will the next generation take libraries? It’s an interesting read in light of what we are all trying to do in one way another by taking this class – bring ourselves up to date on 2.0 technology, and hopefully find a way to make it relevant for our workplace. Questions are raised about whether or not libraries have moved into the 2.0 arena quickly enough, and whether librarians are ready to meet the challenge and opportunity all of this new technology presents to us. It also warns against jumping on the technology bandwagon just for the sake of it (as other articles have that I have read for this class), and cautions us to make sure that we make our libraries and the ways we offer our patrons to interface with us relevant to their needs.
Overall, I found these exercises to be interesting and will definitely continue to explore both Del.icio.us and Technorati.
More on blogs and book discussion groups
Thanks to all who have posted comments on my blog. I enjoyed reading all of the comments. One thing that I apparently did not make completely clear, is that my idea was to use the blog as an extension of the face to face book group. I would definitely still want to have a traditional meeting in person once a month, but the blog would allow kids to interface via the web as they were reading the book. Also, the blog might bring in other kids to the discussion who might not have otherwise participated. I think if blogging is used responsibly and if we can all make time for it for in our day, it could be a great way to get people more involved in their libraries.
Wendy
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This is my first attempt at creating a blog. As a children’s librarian, I am interested in the idea of using blogs on our library’s webpage as a place where kids involved in our book discussion groups could post comments about books we are reading.
