#12 Conclusions and review

I enjoyed the content of the Learning 2.0 program.  The only hitch was fitting it in with other duties.
I suppose also that I feel that there are are so many interesting tools available that I wont get to use as many of them as I could (should?).
Professionally I think the concept of our patrons being able to interact more with online material (eg by adding tags, or using RSS feeds) etc or resources (eg chat, dowloading/uploading images etc) - for example - is a positive element of the whole 2.0 revolution.

I think the this programme is a good start for us to get a grip on what's going on out there, but personally I think I need to remember to more actively track what's happening with the continuing flow of  new developments.

As an industry libraries have been at the forefront of utilising new technological developments, but now there's a whole new set of players out there (eg the behemoth: Google everywhere!) and we need to continue, and increase, our concerted effort be out there (not following).  For example I'm looking forward to seeing SLV's new website in 2010.  I hope there'll be a lot of 2.0 tools (widgets) going on there to take Us out to the virtual searcher, as well as them being brought in.

Goodnight and good luck! 
Bye from Audrey too:

#11 More Web 2.0 Applications & Library 2.0

Popped into some of the winners and runner up sites. I liked Yufind; very easy to navigate. Reminded me of Primo in it's structure and layout. 

Urban spoon is also available on itunes for ipod download. It's a bit of fun on that media; on one of the options available (if you can't decide where to go, and a version of "sticking a pin in the map"!) you shake the ipod and the different restaurant options spin round as if on a poker machine and then randomly land on one! Amusing:








Tried Parking search too.  Wish we had it for Melbourne.  I use Google maps a lot (as I think a lot of people do).  I've used street view for a couple of slv enquiries also.  eg to find a laneway location.  I have even used it on my mobile phone when I've needed directions.  Maybe I should get a satnav?

#10 Yet more Audrey ! You tubed and dangerous....

Had a look at a range of You Tube things, some entertaining and some more serious (often both).  I really liked the Science Hack ones also.  I think this tool is wonderful  (apart from the recreational features) for the self-educational opportunities it offers.  Also potential for "ordinary" people to have a creative oulet.

Professionally I think SLV could utilise a lot of videos embedded at various points in our web page where we could provide advise on eg searching the catalogue, or how to use a database (or what is a database!).  Also some of the subject pages could utilise videos.

Will try and include one here - within my usual theme of Audrey H!  Hope it works:



Didn't work first time; think it did now....Phew!!!

#9 Almost given the Flickr!

Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993)
Originally uploaded by twm1340

Boy oh boy, I spent waaaaaaaaaay too much time on this:
I added a pic to Flickr from my phone; I enabled Flickr too blogger; I roamed (unarmed and undangerous) around the Flickr environs; and I visited a few groups...


But had several glitches in aiming to do some of the exercises, eg I initially couldn't get this photo of Audrey to be blogged following the instructions in Flickr; but found it in the end.

Of course I had to pick this image, given my chosen Avatar! Purely aspirational you understand (i'm not deluding myself!)

Also uploaded the Flickr downloading software.  Input time doesn't yet equate with output value, but maybe I've now overcome a few of the technical hurdles I'll find it more useful in the future?
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