Last Week Of The Course

Yeah I made it!! So interesting to read about Social Networking Sites and to think about their application in Libraries. Funny to hear that Institutions like Museums and Libraries have personal profiles on Facebook etc. But what a great idea to get us out there and especially amongst the younger generation. I particularly liked the Rotorua Library Page and thought we could do one like that here at Hornsby. The different communities in the Library could advertise upcoming events eg. Children's Pantomine, Author Talks.
The issue of Second Life is another mind boggling idea - again a means to reach the younger generation and advertise our wares. If you think "Ask A Librarian" takes time imagine entering this world regularly to interact with other Avatars...
http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=4470126818

Google Documents

Today I used Google Documents to share some ideas on Art Work in the Library. I have sent an invitation to Merilyn @ Hornsby and Victoria @ SLNSW to make any suggestions. This is a great tool for working collaboratively with others.

Mashups for the Library

What a great idea for the library - a bit of fun to do a jigsaw puzzle, but also helpful information with maps and the details of libraries in a particular area. Would also be good for profiling where an author comes from.

How Can We Use Vodcasts?

Vodcasts are a great tool for library users. When thinking of RA it would be good if we could direct borrowers to author talks or book reviews. Yesterday morning I saw Jodi Picoult speaking on Sunrise. Just thinking we could direct borrowers to that website for more information.
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/sunrise/latest-show/

YouTube & Google Videos

It was interesting to learn about the range and variety of videos that are available out there. The instructional videos including Library Tours, Book Reviews & Oral Histories looked particularly good for libraries. I was also surprised to see that you could learn about a hobby instead of taking a class - what a great way to learn!

Beautiful Butterfly Cupcake

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Originally uploaded by kylie lambert (Le Cupcake-Australia)

Here is a lovely cupcake for all of us to enjoy!! So non-fattening and long-lasting when you appreciate it like this! We enjoyed our meeting today looking at blogging and especially the lovely magnolia blog by Grace.

Kayo and I go out in the Home Library Van

Kayo and I went out yesterday on the brown home library run. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed the time out in the sunshine. We managed to get another home library customer who was keen to start reading straight away. The photo attached is of our lovely library van.

Hooray for Di

Well what would we do without the darling Di. Who helps us with RA, makes romantic Valentine's trees and teaches us how to be bloggers. Oh yeah, and she does great displays of all things mystical!!

Thinking about RA

There is so much that one can talk about when thinking about RA. Putting out some new subject guides for people is just one of these. We need to come up with some catching art, good graphics and of course helpful content that is current and interesting.

Meeting @ The Vault on 26/2/08

It was great to get together with the other Vault members and we decided to go ahead and make a blog detailing information on the areas we would address for 2008.

Merlyn the Magician hosted our meeting and got us all enthused with her magic and mayhem.