WIKI
Well as they say you learn something new
everyday, when you are looking at new websites
on the computer, like we are on this course.
Till I started this course, I never new nothing
about Wikis.
What I have seen of this website it is like a big
library with a lot of imformation gathered together
on a lot of different subjects.
Just looking at it from the outside, it looks a great
network and well set out.
When you look more closely at it, you find that
anyone can gather information and put it on the website.
You are also able to add to information or
change the information or even delete what has
been written without it being edited.
I myself feel we have other resources that are more
reliable like the online Worldbook, BBC News and
others for up to the minute information.
This site I would only use at the last resort
for a fairly general question, but would also
tell the customer that it may not be acurate.
People who come to the library for information
usually like acurate information to their questions.
I tried to look at the information on Peter Blake
but had problemns.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
EXERCISE #10 (WEEK 4)
AWAY FROM THE ICEBERGS
By Ric Anderson
After reading the first three prepectives,
I decided to read the rest first.
They were all most interesting to read.
After reading them all I have come to the
conclusion that all Librarian should do
the web. 2.0. Exercises.
I feel Rick Anderson sums it up in a nutshell.
"Yes" his coments on the "Just in case collection."
I feel are right. This I think mainly on the
"Stack collection." How much do we need to keep?
Do we need to keep say three books the same in
the three big Libraries in the Auckland Region.
Could that be cut down to one if these books have
not been out for ten to twenty years at all.
Again can I say could more of the "Stack books"
be in say Wellington to ease up space in our
overloaded libraries.
It is not that many years ago when we did
everything by hand or on a "Tpyewriter."
The customer in those days had to come to
our Libraries for help. Especially reference Questions.
How things have changed. Remember the days
when reference books were locked up in cupboards
and only Librarians got those books out.
Catologing was done by looking up the catolog.
In this last ten years things have changed so
quickly from hand to computers and self check
machines.
We do need to let go of the old and keep up with
the changes that happening around us in the
Techonogly world we live in.
We also need to change to what our "Patrons"
want of our Libraries these days.
Computers I feel must have websites that are
easy to operate for our patrons.
A few years down the track I feel there will
be more business coming in by phone or E-mail
or other Techonogly Equipment.
Digital equipment I feel will play a big part in the
very near future.
Goodness knows what else will come on the market
in the "Techonogly Field,"
In the next couple of years and we must be ready
for the changes.
We just cannot sit back and say we will be right.
PHENOMENON
After a few goes I managed to get the video
going. What I saw of it, it showed quite a bit
which was very interesting to watch. Which
was in bits and pieces.
Hope some time to get a good look at it again.
By Ric Anderson
After reading the first three prepectives,
I decided to read the rest first.
They were all most interesting to read.
After reading them all I have come to the
conclusion that all Librarian should do
the web. 2.0. Exercises.
I feel Rick Anderson sums it up in a nutshell.
"Yes" his coments on the "Just in case collection."
I feel are right. This I think mainly on the
"Stack collection." How much do we need to keep?
Do we need to keep say three books the same in
the three big Libraries in the Auckland Region.
Could that be cut down to one if these books have
not been out for ten to twenty years at all.
Again can I say could more of the "Stack books"
be in say Wellington to ease up space in our
overloaded libraries.
It is not that many years ago when we did
everything by hand or on a "Tpyewriter."
The customer in those days had to come to
our Libraries for help. Especially reference Questions.
How things have changed. Remember the days
when reference books were locked up in cupboards
and only Librarians got those books out.
Catologing was done by looking up the catolog.
In this last ten years things have changed so
quickly from hand to computers and self check
machines.
We do need to let go of the old and keep up with
the changes that happening around us in the
Techonogly world we live in.
We also need to change to what our "Patrons"
want of our Libraries these days.
Computers I feel must have websites that are
easy to operate for our patrons.
A few years down the track I feel there will
be more business coming in by phone or E-mail
or other Techonogly Equipment.
Digital equipment I feel will play a big part in the
very near future.
Goodness knows what else will come on the market
in the "Techonogly Field,"
In the next couple of years and we must be ready
for the changes.
We just cannot sit back and say we will be right.
PHENOMENON
After a few goes I managed to get the video
going. What I saw of it, it showed quite a bit
which was very interesting to watch. Which
was in bits and pieces.
Hope some time to get a good look at it again.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
#9 (Week 4): Technorati
TAGS AND BLOG POSTS
Sorry everyone I would not give you
fifty cents for this web site.
I tried a few times to see the Technorati
Tour videocast, but gave up on that.
I then went into the main page and put
"Learning 2.0" in search for Blog and then tag.
No differents, but went in a different way and
produced a result.
Learnt a new word geek, someone who is geek
must have designed this website.
News and the Olympics both in 2nd place.
141 Blogs on the Olympics.
Sorry everyone I would not give you
fifty cents for this web site.
I tried a few times to see the Technorati
Tour videocast, but gave up on that.
I then went into the main page and put
"Learning 2.0" in search for Blog and then tag.
No differents, but went in a different way and
produced a result.
Learnt a new word geek, someone who is geek
must have designed this website.
News and the Olympics both in 2nd place.
141 Blogs on the Olympics.
Exercise #8 (Week 4) DEL.ICIO.US
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Well after a few false starts with my computer
I managed to get started on this exercise.
I spent quite a bit of time in the sites on
Saturday of Discovery Resoures.
In the finish I thought I better get out of this and
get some Blogging done.
As I said in the last Exercise you can spend so
much time just looking round as there is so much
to see in the websites.
I went into Nashville Public Library.
They had 24 Magazines tagged, and was one on
kiwibox.
While in there I clicked on web 2.0 and 130.872 views
popped up.
The video was called "Blogging for beginniners" but
did not run very well.
I also went into Lansing Public Library,
clicked on "Library TechBlog"
That came up like the exercises we are doing.
Fire Fox, Demio & tips.
I then clicked on Penn Tags
"Popular tags used 93 times. Cookbooks 101,
7307 recipes. I quite liked the "Spring Tabbouleh"
recipe in the salad section.
Travel is the most popular site on del.icio.us.
Also went into Ajax Libraries API.
Then into API Maps examples and did a few.
Had a quick look at the "university libraries"
round the world.
No 19 I clicked on which was the "Oxford
text Archives which had quite a bit on the
history of King Henry.
The Popular book marks was
"Travel web 2.0 No. 14, 864 tags.
Had a quick look at Travel uk, and Early
Modern London.
Last of all went into the BBC News
& Traffic of London.
It is another site that can be used
in the Library but it only gives a little
bit of information at a glance.
Last of all I went into Librarything for Libraries,
Then just went into diffrent windows,
one was Thing-ology.
Yes it is another great website but I wonder if
we would use this one that much at the Library.
Well after a few false starts with my computer
I managed to get started on this exercise.
I spent quite a bit of time in the sites on
Saturday of Discovery Resoures.
In the finish I thought I better get out of this and
get some Blogging done.
As I said in the last Exercise you can spend so
much time just looking round as there is so much
to see in the websites.
I went into Nashville Public Library.
They had 24 Magazines tagged, and was one on
kiwibox.
While in there I clicked on web 2.0 and 130.872 views
popped up.
The video was called "Blogging for beginniners" but
did not run very well.
I also went into Lansing Public Library,
clicked on "Library TechBlog"
That came up like the exercises we are doing.
Fire Fox, Demio & tips.
I then clicked on Penn Tags
"Popular tags used 93 times. Cookbooks 101,
7307 recipes. I quite liked the "Spring Tabbouleh"
recipe in the salad section.
Travel is the most popular site on del.icio.us.
Also went into Ajax Libraries API.
Then into API Maps examples and did a few.
Had a quick look at the "university libraries"
round the world.
No 19 I clicked on which was the "Oxford
text Archives which had quite a bit on the
history of King Henry.
The Popular book marks was
"Travel web 2.0 No. 14, 864 tags.
Had a quick look at Travel uk, and Early
Modern London.
Last of all went into the BBC News
& Traffic of London.
It is another site that can be used
in the Library but it only gives a little
bit of information at a glance.
Last of all I went into Librarything for Libraries,
Then just went into diffrent windows,
one was Thing-ology.
Yes it is another great website but I wonder if
we would use this one that much at the Library.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Exercise (#7.1)- (#7.2) and RSS
Wow! What a web site.
You could sit all day and night and still
find more information to see.
My poor E-mails have been getting a bit
neglected lately.
At first I found it quite confusing.
I spent a couple of nights and afternoon
looking round all the sites in the Exercise.
I will say it is a great web site for up to the
minute information.
I feel it will be a great advantage for those
people working on the reference desk to
know about these sites.
For myself I still like my hard copy newspaper
that I can sit down with a nice hot cup of tea.
(And my Mania Puzzle book.)
Plus my children keep me up to date
on news and weather from the websites
they use.
The different feeders are great to.
You could sit all day and night and still
find more information to see.
My poor E-mails have been getting a bit
neglected lately.
At first I found it quite confusing.
I spent a couple of nights and afternoon
looking round all the sites in the Exercise.
I will say it is a great web site for up to the
minute information.
I feel it will be a great advantage for those
people working on the reference desk to
know about these sites.
For myself I still like my hard copy newspaper
that I can sit down with a nice hot cup of tea.
(And my Mania Puzzle book.)
Plus my children keep me up to date
on news and weather from the websites
they use.
The different feeders are great to.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Exercise #6 (Week2)
TECHNOLOGY
Well over the last fifty years things have advanced
so much that it is unreal.
Who would have thought fifty years ago we would
have cellphones with cameras and portable DVD's
that you could carry where ever you went on holiday,
to show your family and friends all your photos.
I just love my portable DVD especially when you have
grandchildren wanting to watch something when the
adults want to watch the news.
The portable DVD is so light and one can just pop it in
your handbag when travelling on the plane.
Well over the last fifty years things have advanced
so much that it is unreal.
Who would have thought fifty years ago we would
have cellphones with cameras and portable DVD's
that you could carry where ever you went on holiday,
to show your family and friends all your photos.
I just love my portable DVD especially when you have
grandchildren wanting to watch something when the
adults want to watch the news.
The portable DVD is so light and one can just pop it in
your handbag when travelling on the plane.
Discovery Exercise (#5)
Well what a website. I have spent a few hours just looking
round the different sites. I had a friend who said join flickr
and have some fun. I have just had fun looking round the
different maps that are on the web.
I had a look at most of them, and found myself spending too
much time seeing what else there was to see.
The F.D. Toys map maker was great. Which is on
www.Flickr.com/map? site., which was the link, I put in Auckland N.Z.
and then Bus stops. That was great.
The other thing I did was, I looked at Wikipedia site and found the world map.
I put onto the map what places I had visited in the world.
Looking at the world map after the places, I had named in had been highlighted
I have only seen a little bit of the world.
I was amazed what they use mapping for etc. crime, history, weather
and a whole lot of other things.
round the different sites. I had a friend who said join flickr
and have some fun. I have just had fun looking round the
different maps that are on the web.
I had a look at most of them, and found myself spending too
much time seeing what else there was to see.
The F.D. Toys map maker was great. Which is on
www.Flickr.com/map? site., which was the link, I put in Auckland N.Z.
and then Bus stops. That was great.
The other thing I did was, I looked at Wikipedia site and found the world map.
I put onto the map what places I had visited in the world.
Looking at the world map after the places, I had named in had been highlighted
I have only seen a little bit of the world.
I was amazed what they use mapping for etc. crime, history, weather
and a whole lot of other things.
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