Thursday, May 15, 2008

I have seen children use Wikipedia but I hadn't realised that anyone can edit it. A library staff wiki would be handy for putting together ideas for events as well as preparing for approved events - handy for identifying material that can be reused. The Library success wiki is a great place to look for ideas for programs, in particular adult programs. We don't run many adult programs besides our book clubs and internet/email classes. Our libraries ideas and experiences would be helpful. Being a Star Wars fan, I personally liked the Wookieepedia wiki and would have liked to spend more time exploring it, but that will have to be in my own time. The links within links leading to more information is good. It is something to think about if we create a Library wiki. Having a Book review wiki like Princeton's Library would be good. We would be able to discover what our patrons like and improve our collections. Our patrons would be able to read reviews (and click on the link that takes them to the catalogue) and provide their own feedback. We can have a wiki where staff and students can list books, websites etc that helped them in a particular subject area (especially the obscure topics), saving time in repeatedly doing the same searches.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Connecting to RSS feeds was a bit hard but I finally managed to do it. I chose Yahoo7 news and SMH entertainment blog. I didn't have much time to search for blogs but I thought a blog on the latest fiction released might be handy on a blog, in particular a library blog. Other people's thoughts on new fiction, or even latest release dvds will allow our patrons to read reviews through our blog, encouraging them to add their own thoughts and reviews. We can also view what has caught people's attention and add new titles to our collections (if we didn't have it already). News feeds are also handy for those of us who don't have much time for TV.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

I thought I will try to post a picture again and this time it worked. This is one of several pictures taken for possible use in our flyers for the Chess and Checkers Club, which we run every Friday afternoon during school terms.