Week 12 - Wrap Up, Catch Up etc

This was fun - bit annoying when some things don't work due to IT constraints imposed by overly rigorous IT departments but overall very beneficial. Already using about half of this but looking to do a whole lot more.

Week 11 - Online Applications etc

We are already using a number of these applications. Google Docs is great for collaboratively working on projects, policies etc. We have used it for PLEG reviews, creating an "Online Engagement Strategy" and a few other things. Looking at using it as our default Word processing facility on Public access PC's.

Sometimes applications like this and Zoho are much better than very expensive Microsoft products because they are simpler to use and FREE but will also interact with the major proprietary software.

Week 10 - Mashups

Mashups became Mess-Ups due to technical difficulties.

This would be a great tool for publicity, calendars and a thousand other things. Unfortunately Big Huge Labs (what a very rude name for a website - don't Google it) was misbehaving.
Love Google maps and we have incorporated it into our website. Also looking at using a similar calendar facility for our mobile library timetable.

Finally got it working!!!

Week 9 - Podcasts etc

There's some great stuff here - good for local studies etc.
Found a highlight - the last 10 minutes of ABC's radio broadcast of the 1966 VFL grand final.
Mind you - there's heaps of boring crap as well - lots of people who just lioke to hear themselves talk.
Finding the time to listen to everything so you can properly evaluate it would be an impossibility.

Library Thing

What a lot of fun - but you could spend the whole day on here. One major criticism - why has no-one "thinged" Captain W.E. Johns??


http://www.librarything.com/home/Frasertheamazer

Delicious - but not always palatable for librarians!!

The great thing about Delicious and similar sites is that people can find stuff by using common everyday language.
Whilst subject headings and authorities provide a wonderful retrieval structure for librarians to work in, the simple fact is that "normal" people don't think like librarians. Subject headings and authorities are often a barrier to information retrieval for the "great unwashed".

Harvey and Gehrig combine to sink the Roos