Town hall

Originally uploaded by Marcin Mazurkiewicz FotoBlog

Within cavernous halls, Wroclaw

And here is something from my hometown. The Leopodinum - baroque lecture theatre in the University of Wroclaw.

Within cavernous halls, Wroclaw
Originally uploaded by archidave

Cream puffs

Cream puffs
Originally uploaded by yumochi

Following yesterdays horrible mood I have cream puff cravings today!

Love them, love them, love them...

Week 14: Social networking

I am an avid social networks user - have been for a very long time. Although the network I use is not Facebook or mySpace, but one that connects with my roots.

I think it is amazing that in this day and age I can connect with people that I probably would not have even bothered to keep in touch with if I still lived in the old country. My main reasons for using the network are nostalgic.

So, what about a library on a social network? In theory it is a great idea - bringing the Library to the people; dispensing with distance; opening up to the world.

In reality it is different issue all together. Aside from resource issues, who would we target in this manner. What is our main aim? To spread our fame across the globe, or to service the people of NSW. And if it is the people of NSW then are we targeting people down the street who can't be bothered coming in, or those who cannot came in due to distance, or other issues/restrictions? If it is the second then is all this in vain? Access is still the main problem - even when it is virtual, how many people in rural NSW have broadband connections capable of dealing with this technology? I know public libraries are trying to address this, but are they any easier to get to?

Anyway, I should stop, before this pessimistic mood takes me any further.

I certainly enjoyed the course and am looking forward to web3 stuff...

In the meantime I will attempt to visit this blog whenever I have time.

Definitely NOT The End

This is fun!

What is a Conservator & What Do They Do? from Art Conservation on Vimeo.

Google docs

I created my Google doc and sent it on.

I can see that this would be very useful for working on work things from home. No problems with access, don't have to carry anything around - just need a computer and Internet access.

Mashup part 2

Well, here it goes. This is my second attempt, as for the first one I pressed the wrong thing and lost it all.

I'm amazed at what can be done at such short time frame.

Mashups

OK, I'm a bit confused. This is what happens to me when I do something over a long period of time. I have actually read this week, but not done anything, or blogged about it. I think maybe I'm stalling - I'm having so much fun, I don't want to finish this course.

Just so happens we have a family visitor from overseas - I can't wait to go home and make some mashup presents for her...

Now I need to think about the discover exercise, I''l leave it for later, as I have a meeting to go to now.

Podcasts

Podcasts are amazing! I cannot believe that I haven't discovered them till now. Maybe it's to do with the name - sounds a bit, I don't know now that I think about it spacey should be what I associate it with - but I associated it with eggs and seeds for some reason.

Anyway, I thought why not have a SLNSW Family History podcasts, but after some research realised that there are some of these out there already. So maybe Mitchell history, or aspects of collection specific to us - hey what about the collectors chest podcast - maybe it's already there.

In the meantime I will go and learn French in my coffee break...

'Slamming the boards'

Must say - I think it sounds a bit like wrestling. Although I'm not saying that what these Librarians are doing is a bad thing, I don't know if I think that it should be part of work. I think most questions on the boards are asking for opinions. I'd like to believe that if someone has a reference inquiry, they would seek help from a librarian.

However I am amazed at the number of health related questions - hope these people go to doctors as well as seeking public opinion.

I have had some thought about our 'Ask a Librarian' service on the website. Perhaps rather then having forms to fill out it should be in an answerboard format. I think it might apeal to more people.

Discover #2: week 8 after thought

Point 4 "try searching for nswpln2008..." Is this something left over from the public Libraries course - our images are tagged slnsw2008.

Time management

I think the big challenge, now that I can do all these newly learned things, is working out what I need, rather then want to keep track off. Since setting up the Google reader I have spent a lot of time scanning and reading it - Today I have weeded it down to the essential items, with the next step being to set up some things as bookmarks instead. Hopefully this will free up more of my time to actually continue the course.

Computing mysteries

It's always a source of constant amazement to me how things can work one day, and then suddenly for no reason, not on another. Yesterday I added my del.icio.us tags to the blog. They were there, I saw them, even used them. Today they are not there.

Also all of a sudden almost all my posts are visible., not just those for this month - total mystery. Och, well no time to dwell, it might work tomorrow for no apparent reason.

Soldier on

School holls are over and I'm back. At last, I have moved past my del.icio.us blockage. Now, I have finally worked it inside out and I can move on. I just need a bit of time to "tidy up". I can see that it is definitelly something I will be using. I use a number of computers and its very frustrating to keep setting up bookmarks on each one. Of course the one I want is always on the computer I'm not using... Well, no more

End Of Year Madness

It has been a bit crazy here - no time to do any blogging. The little time I have I have been spending checking my rss feeds - now that I'm subscribed to them

Video on line

There are so many videos out there, a lot with very dubious content.

What if we set up a bank of institutional knowledge videos. Some things I know about the library and the collection that are not recorded anywhere videos that we could all refer to.

All we need is time....

Baby and Newfie

RSS Feeds

So,... I signed up for Google Reader. Set up subscriptions, sorted these into folders - all good. However, I still seem to be unable to find a feed for the people in the Library doing this course. Do I need to go into each blog and then subscribe to it?

Missing the point?

I feel like I may be missing the point somewhere. I've read a few of the other blogs and I can't help thinking that there must be a way to just see (maybe daily) peoples posts and comments all together in one place, without actually going to their blog. Is that possible?

It seems 'wasteful' to have to go into the blogs using the alphabetic blog roll on the Learning2 blog.

Blogging

I can't get over how small the world is becoming. With all these amaising tools, what did we do before?

I don't think there is a day in which I don't use the computer, web. All this information at our fingertips. I think the expresion: Truth is measured by how many people believe something may remain with me for ever. I don't think it relates only to the Wikipeadia.

Must remember to add Souths Juniors to the Kingsford entry...

Wikis and catch up week

Wow, catch up week. Good timing for it too. Need to catch up on more than Learning 2.0.


Wikis are amaizing. My brain can't stop coming up with ideas for their use. I've eamailed the link to that video to just about everyone I know now.

I think this may be the way to finally get those procedures done. And here, after years of searching is a way to have a Branch NOTICEBOARD which will unite us all across the distance.

Maybe I could get my biography done at last - using a very private wiki! :).

Now I just need that invitation...

Success at last!!!

Basement
Originally uploaded by KiarrasTwilight

Checked the little Flag your photo item on the bottom. There was a tick next to hide this item from public searches - removed it. Searching works now!

Activity

OK!

• took the photoes,
• posted them
• made sure they were public
• checked the tagging to ensure they weren't hidden from public searches...

Somehow they still do not come up when I search on the 'slnsw2008' string!

It will have to remain a mystery for the moment...

Energy and Teamwork

Rafting on Lim
Originally uploaded by beogenesis

This photo seems appropriate. It doesn't quite capture it all, but the energy is there, so is the teamwork, as well as beauty, excitement, and lots of unknowns

P. S.

Wow, followed the link to editing profile - it's amazing. What ever information is put in there can be used to find others who share this. I wonder if there is a way to put the Library there and therefore come up with a list of bloggers from it. Will endeavour to find out

Lost Innocence

This is very exciting. I see the Learning2 program putting a lot of the snippets of information I have into the big picture. The picture of what it all is and how to use it.

Already, the little I knew about blogs to date has given me the impression that they are not something I will ever use. Boy, was I wrong!

Far from being monologs of self indulging individuals, they can actually be really interesting tools. The possibilities are endless, all I have to do is overcome my introverted tendencies.

Here is a way to have the noticeboard that the Branch has always wanted. Containing info about all goings on.

There could be Library blogs on activities, aspects of collections, or even collections themselves. All it needs is Time and effort. Two of the most precious resources