Zoho

Just trying out my discovery exercise on Zoho.  Looks interesting so far.
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Playing around with PBWiki

This exercise was a bit amusing, because I couldn't view any of the video gallery at work or download flash 9 on my work computer, due to restrictions imposed, but I managed to add my blog to the "favorite Blogs" list as instructed. I will try at home, but I get the gist of it anyway.

So what's in a Wiki

After reading all the information given, I do believe that I now know what a Wiki is.
It is a fantastic forum for public information which can be continually updated and modified. For the public, it would be wonderful if they could access the library staff and make comments on what they want in a library and where we are possibly lacking. Sometimes we think we are aware of our patrons needs, but maybe it wouldn't hurt for them to make comments that would help us to improve our service.

I think another wonderful application for this would be in our own library as an updated information board. Our staffing levels are mainly part-time employees, so we have a problem with keeping up-to-date with changes and simple everyday bits of knowledge that we need to be aware of which sometimes slips through the net, because staff all have differing business hours. It is impossible to remember who was told what. We have a notice board, but most people walk past it without reading it because it never seems to change. The information stays on the board too long.

Library 2.0 & Web 2.0

After reading the information provided by OCLC Next Space Newsletter, I agree. Libraries will have to constantly change along with all the technology that is out there. Patrons are becoming more savvy, children are learning to use computers in Prep.

Our library is already planning for the future, turning ordinary libraries into Learning Centres, where the day to day running of the library will be more automated and staff time will be better spent on helping patrons with information technology.
The information highway might make the use of non-fiction books obsolete, although we still need to cater to the older community out there, who like things the old fashioned way. I believe there will be a need for books for at least the next 50 years. There is nothing like curling up with a good book to take the stress out of life or on holidays.

Technorati

After playing around with Technorati, I found that the tags are very useful in narrowing down searches, as well as making it easy to keep up with subjects that are of interest to you. This is a very useful tool.

Image generator

Unfortunately the wording on my image generator isn't very clear, so I though I would tell you what the bottle reads i.e. "Helen's Golden Liquid". For some reason I had trouble saving this image from Letter James, so I saved the image onto my hard-drive, copy and pasted it from there. I always seem to have to go the long way around to do things that should be simple.

Tagging, folksomonies & social bookmarking.

I can see that this would be a useful tool when doing research, being able to tag sites would make it much easier to go back and find what you are looking for.

Rollyo

Rollyo restored my confidence. Much easier, less complicated. Less is more.

Bloglines

Had a lot of trouble with Bloglines, found it to be confusing and difficult. Had to get help. Spent hours trying on my own and lost confidence in my ability. Too many instructions.

Tilly

I decided to adopt a pet, which is more my style than an Emo character. He is cute and interactive, please feel free to feed him.