http://www.streetsigngenerator.com/download.php
http://www.streetsigngenerator.com/download.php
http://www.letterjames.com/start.php?mod=ecard-service&r=8&s=1&image=398_1
This was a fun exercise!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
#9
Search tools.
The search tools did not seem easy to use for me. Topix and Syndic 8 were overwhelming, so much information and so many places to find it. Technorati was easier to use.
I found an RSS about Effigy Mounds National Monument, Marquette, Iowa. Interesting pictures and a Global Marijuana March Vancouver BC 2008 (who knew). I found these on Technorati. I found several interesting articles on public libraries. One was titled Libraries Without Books
it stated that libraries are doing well, even with all the info you can get on the internet. This was an interesting exercise, but not something I feel I will use a lot in the future.
The search tools did not seem easy to use for me. Topix and Syndic 8 were overwhelming, so much information and so many places to find it. Technorati was easier to use.
I found an RSS about Effigy Mounds National Monument, Marquette, Iowa. Interesting pictures and a Global Marijuana March Vancouver BC 2008 (who knew). I found these on Technorati. I found several interesting articles on public libraries. One was titled Libraries Without Books
it stated that libraries are doing well, even with all the info you can get on the internet. This was an interesting exercise, but not something I feel I will use a lot in the future.
# 8 RSS
I had a hard time getting my head around the usefulness of RSS. Not so much in my personal life, but in the library setting. After I have used it for awhile, not just this brief exposure, I'm sure it would come to me -- slowly but surely. So like all good reference people I went looking for some insight into it's usefulness in the library setting. I found the Moxie librarian (I added her blog to my RSS list) (is that the right terminology??) and I think she answered it best. She has 10 point.
http://moxielibrarian.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/10-ways-libraries-can-use-rss/
10 Ways Libraries Can Use RSS
1. Create an RSS feed for new additions to the online catalog.
2. Create an RSS feed tied to a library card account for hold notifications and/or overdue materials.
3. Create an RSS feed for new programs and events posted on the library website.
4. Create an RSS feed for the library’s electronic newsletter.
5. Create an RSS feed for press releases and other media advisories.
6. Create an RSS feed for library closings, including emergency closings.
7. Create an RSS feed for library job openings.
8. Subscribe to a few RSS feeds, such as local news websites, and share the content on the library’s website. This could be included on a page containing other local resources and local links.
9. Subscribe to RSS feeds of interest to library customers and share the content on the customer’s personalized library webpage. Customers can choose to access selected RSS feeds, their library account information, subscription databases, and email/chat with a librarian all in one spot.
10. Subscribe to a few professional RSS feeds and share with library staff on the library intranet.
After I read through her list I said oh yeah I think I understand it better.
http://moxielibrarian.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/10-ways-libraries-can-use-rss/
10 Ways Libraries Can Use RSS
1. Create an RSS feed for new additions to the online catalog.
2. Create an RSS feed tied to a library card account for hold notifications and/or overdue materials.
3. Create an RSS feed for new programs and events posted on the library website.
4. Create an RSS feed for the library’s electronic newsletter.
5. Create an RSS feed for press releases and other media advisories.
6. Create an RSS feed for library closings, including emergency closings.
7. Create an RSS feed for library job openings.
8. Subscribe to a few RSS feeds, such as local news websites, and share the content on the library’s website. This could be included on a page containing other local resources and local links.
9. Subscribe to RSS feeds of interest to library customers and share the content on the customer’s personalized library webpage. Customers can choose to access selected RSS feeds, their library account information, subscription databases, and email/chat with a librarian all in one spot.
10. Subscribe to a few professional RSS feeds and share with library staff on the library intranet.
After I read through her list I said oh yeah I think I understand it better.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
#7 Technology and the movies
On cold winter days I like to watch old movies. And one of my favorite things to do while watching is to imagine how different an old movie would be if they had access to the technology we have today. Here are a few examples of this. Imagine in An affair to remember
she is hit by a car and can't make it to the Empire State building to meet the love of her life because she is in the hospital (then) now she sends him e-mail, a text, calls on her cell phone, blogs about the accident the list goes on and on. In Desk set Katherine Hepburn feels her job is threatened by an "electronic brain" (a computer) that is suppose to make her research easier. Have you felt that way today? Try it for yourself. Even an all time classic Gone with the wind-- imagine!
she is hit by a car and can't make it to the Empire State building to meet the love of her life because she is in the hospital (then) now she sends him e-mail, a text, calls on her cell phone, blogs about the accident the list goes on and on. In Desk set Katherine Hepburn feels her job is threatened by an "electronic brain" (a computer) that is suppose to make her research easier. Have you felt that way today? Try it for yourself. Even an all time classic Gone with the wind-- imagine!
#6 Flickr
I found all the different Flickr mashups and 3rd party tools every interesting. There are several I would like to try on my own in the future. Trip planner and retriever are just a couple of them. Actually I would like to try them all at some point -- So much to do so little time! For the moment because we all like to do puzzle on our breaks in the tech services dept. I decide to make a picture of my cat Nicodemus. How cute!
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/viewpostcard.php?id=86824-1234b
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/viewpostcard.php?id=86824-1234b
Friday, September 19, 2008
Plans for fall plantings.
#5 flickr
One of my goals for fall is to purchase and plant some more lilies in my garden. In the past a had a large number, various color and sizes. They have died out over the years. This picture is a beautiful example of the kind I would like to grow.
and
I also (in an insane moment) purchased over 100 daffodil blubs to add to my vast collection.
Hopefully it will be a beautiful spring in my garden.
Wow! I learned how to put pictures and links on my blog and how to move thing around to look just the way I want them to. And I added a line under my blog name.
Friday, September 12, 2008
life long learning!
I know I've always been a life long learner. To me it is seeking more knowledge about something I saw, something I read or something I heard about. That new knowledge can come from many sources conversations with other people, reading more about it in a book, magazine, or on the net. I think in the world of library staff, we are all life long learners. We strive to find the answers to not only our questions, but the questions of those people we serve. It is a need to know and it is a personal challenge to find the answer.
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