Wednesday, May 27, 2009
RSS FEEDS
Now I think I have the hang of adding RSS feeds. These will be really useful when our IT section lets us have access to bloging in the work place.
DAY 5 OF LICENCE TO TEST DRIVE
Today I've learnt about RSS feeds. They are a great way to bring information to the user instead of having to go to other sites to find out about favourite topics. I thought I had subscribed to quite a few extra feeds, so I'm still trying to figure out what I did wrong. Anyway the task was to subscribe to 5 including Opal Training which I did!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
DAY 4 OF LICENCE2TESTDRIVE
Back again,
Today I have been learning about social networks. I didn't realise that flickr is classed as a social network. I had a quick look at facebook, but the social network which really interested me is called LibraryThing. I would love to be able to access it from work as I think it could be really useful as a collection development tool for the adult fiction. It includes book reviews, ratings, lists for book groups etc... Also complete catalogue records.
Anyway I have joined and for now I will just have to access from home.
Official definition:
A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.
Social networking has encouraged new ways to communicate and share information. Social networking websites are being used regularly by millions of people.
Today I have been learning about social networks. I didn't realise that flickr is classed as a social network. I had a quick look at facebook, but the social network which really interested me is called LibraryThing. I would love to be able to access it from work as I think it could be really useful as a collection development tool for the adult fiction. It includes book reviews, ratings, lists for book groups etc... Also complete catalogue records.
Anyway I have joined and for now I will just have to access from home.
Official definition:
A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.
Social networking has encouraged new ways to communicate and share information. Social networking websites are being used regularly by millions of people.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
MOTHER'S DAY 2008
Just thougth I'd have a go at adding some family photos to my blog.Wow this blogging may become addictive!
This is a photo of my son Mathew and my husband Steve.
Sorry Shell, I'll make sure your in the next one.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
WETPAINT
Today is day 3 of my Licence2TestDrive.
I have been reading about Wiki's and for practice loged on to the State Library Wiki called Wetpaint and added a post.
My only experience with Wikis has been in using Wikipedia to find information regarding author profiles. I have found Wikipedia really useful.
As far as being useful in my work area, I guess in Technical Services we could have our own wiki to store and access work instructions, so that staff could add any revisions and problems or tips which may be helpful to others in the Team.
I have been reading about Wiki's and for practice loged on to the State Library Wiki called Wetpaint and added a post.
My only experience with Wikis has been in using Wikipedia to find information regarding author profiles. I have found Wikipedia really useful.
As far as being useful in my work area, I guess in Technical Services we could have our own wiki to store and access work instructions, so that staff could add any revisions and problems or tips which may be helpful to others in the Team.
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