Rollyo is a lot like bookmarks, only better! I can see this being very beneficial in a library environment. How good would it be if we put everything we previously had listed in our bookmarks into rollyo? We wouldn't have to go from site to site looking for a particular tidbit or obscure fact. All we'd need to do is type into it rollyo and voila! There it is, right in front of us.
This could be an awesome ally to help students find resources to help them with assignments, as well as help anyone who has a passing interest in a subject find out more about it.
3/24/08
#10 - Image Generators
These are great fun! The generator blog (http://generatorblog.blogspot.com) has heaps of ideas for both image and text generators. Two fun ones I used are the church sign generator -http://www.churchsigngenerator.com, and the create your own error message generator - http://faded.havocaos.com/error/default.aspx.
These image generators could be useful to help promote different activities, or just to brighten up a library and create a talking point.
These image generators could be useful to help promote different activities, or just to brighten up a library and create a talking point.
#11 - LibraryThing
This site is awesome! Not only is it very easy to add books to your library - all you need to do is type in either title, author, or ISBN number - by changing the display you can get details, such as publishing details and subject headings. Who'd have known that Stephen King's "From a Buick 8" could have a subject heading of "abandonment of automobiles > fiction"?
#8 - RSS and Bloglines
I really like this application. It's so much easier going to one location to get updated news, then surfing the web for hours, going to all different websites, then browsing through page after page to find something you haven't read before. I know I regularly go to an online football forum, and it's extremely annoying clicking on "next page" repeatedly until I get to some posts that people have added since the last time I read a particular thread.
Using this application in a library setting would be great in a promotional sense, as every upcoming event the library has could be advertised in this way, as well as the new title lists for every month. I know that we tend to run out of adult fiction lists within a week or so, so if people were made aware of new titles via RSS, they could not only find out what is new from home, without having to search around on the website for it, they can also request the ones they want from home at the same time.
Using this application in a library setting would be great in a promotional sense, as every upcoming event the library has could be advertised in this way, as well as the new title lists for every month. I know that we tend to run out of adult fiction lists within a week or so, so if people were made aware of new titles via RSS, they could not only find out what is new from home, without having to search around on the website for it, they can also request the ones they want from home at the same time.
#6 - More flickr fun
I had great fun with this. :) This would be a great tool to create posters on special themes to display in the library, or to create new name badges to be worn when representing GRLC at training seminars or conferences. Would look wonderful if instead of a simple badge with our name on it, we had a whole ID card with our details on it, ie. name, library service we're representing, and then a mug shot. :)
Here's a pic I made up using the motivator tool. :)
Here's the URL link: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/2355244311_f42e945597_m.jpg
Here's a pic I made up using the motivator tool. :)
Here's the URL link: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/2355244311_f42e945597_m.jpg
#7 - Technology
How much easier has technology made our lives as library staff? Gone are the card catalogues, stamping of books and trying to find old newspaper articles using microfiche. Nowadays we have computerised catalogues, RFID and online databases.
The funny thing is, once a computer decides not to work, either through power failure or some kind of system failure, then we curse the damn things, but take them for granted when they're working properly!
The funny thing is, once a computer decides not to work, either through power failure or some kind of system failure, then we curse the damn things, but take them for granted when they're working properly!
3/3/08
#20 - YouTube
I absolutely love YouTube! I could (and have) spend hours just watching video after video. There are heaps of videos on just about every topic under the sun, whether it be sporting highlights (or lowlights), the crazy driving conditions in India and Afghanistan, or just an instructional video on how to do something.
YouTube would very handy in a library setting, whether it be for training purposes, or instructing the public on how to use a new piece of technology, ie. SARA readers, self checkout machines, etc. It could also be used in a publicity capacity, ie. advertising the different collections, events, virtual tour etc. and a link to the video put on the library service's website.
Here's one of the videos I found rather amusing. An old Mr.Bean classic, that's very relevant to the library profession! :)
YouTube would very handy in a library setting, whether it be for training purposes, or instructing the public on how to use a new piece of technology, ie. SARA readers, self checkout machines, etc. It could also be used in a publicity capacity, ie. advertising the different collections, events, virtual tour etc. and a link to the video put on the library service's website.
Here's one of the videos I found rather amusing. An old Mr.Bean classic, that's very relevant to the library profession! :)
#5 - Flickr
This site is amazing. The sheer volume of photos available is enormous. This site would benefit those in the library world greatly as it could potentially increase the impact of display posters tremendously. Why use some simple, boring image from clipart, when you could just look on this site and choose a dazzling photo instead?
Also, flickr could be of enormous benefit if someone is looking for a picture of something there and then, and there are no books available at the time. Just log onto flickr, and the odds are a relevant picture should be available.
One thing that really impressed me about flickr is the world map. People who post photos can enter information about the photo, including where it was taken. Then someone else could type in a particular location, and flickr displays the map, along with all photos that were taken in that particular area.
Also, flickr could be of enormous benefit if someone is looking for a picture of something there and then, and there are no books available at the time. Just log onto flickr, and the odds are a relevant picture should be available.
One thing that really impressed me about flickr is the world map. People who post photos can enter information about the photo, including where it was taken. Then someone else could type in a particular location, and flickr displays the map, along with all photos that were taken in that particular area.
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