Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Read about wikis and Edit a Wiki

Interesting use of Wikis across the Library World. Using them for such areas as Subject Guides and "How to" instructions allows easy access by anybody around the world- except for such things as Electronic Resources.

I enjoyed editing our Library Wiki - I tried to jazz it up with some overseas photos! I think it would be very useful to have one for Chisholm Library staff to enable us to share thoughts and ideas.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Google Book Search

I quite enjoyed playing with this, although I have used it before. It is very useful for previewing books especially if they are expensive and money is a consideration!

Google Docs

This would be useful as an extra place to save documents as well as a USB or instead of a USB seeing as you can access it from any computer. Would be good for group work. It is certainly useful if you don't have Microsoft Office.

Google Maps

This is very useful as it allows you to print out directions rather than having to write them out or read the map while you drive! Mind you, you still have to read the directions while you are driving.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Social networking

I don't like MySpace, the site is too busy and seems to be more of a dating site for singles! Facebook is more restrained and I could see it working in some form for us at Chisholm. Perhaps we could have meetings via Facebook at some stage????

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

YouTube-Blending an iPhone

Flickr dreaming

http://www.flickr.com/photos/planetjanet111/438259747/
This is my "view from a room" in Florence where I keep threatening to run away to- would anybody miss me????

Delicious etc

Can see the potential for Delicious especially in a multi-campus environment.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Library Thing

Have just added some books to my "catalogue", I am very fond of Kerry Greenwood, we should have all her books in our library collection!

Look at moi!


I did have some "fun" with changing the sign which was a bit time consuming however I got there in the end - very "Kath and Kim" don't you think????

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Editing a blog

Who invented the word "blog"

Monday, July 28, 2008

Blogging and RSS feeds

Have just left my first comment on Conan's blog, I wonder if Arnie has read it! Shall be practising this in the future.

I now have a Google Reader Account and have recently added feeds from ELibrary which make life interesting! I must make time to check it more regularly than I do because it can become very time consuming!

I imported the Library blogs and find that the ABC News Top stories blog is very useful! Not too fussed with some of the others. Same thing applies as above, must check them more regularly!

Extensions - not the house kind

Morning coffee- just what I need right now