WEEK 10 - PODCASTING AND YOUTUBE
Using Podcast Alley, selected:
1. Arts - Celtic Myth Podshow. Had to listen down in the library because my computer distorted the sound so badly I could not understand the speech.
2. Music - DylanRadio Podcast
3. Filmbuffs Podcast - RRR Film Buffs' Forecast show on Saturdays.
With author permission and if they are comfortable being recorded ie microphone etc. could podcast talks at the library for people who are housebound or unable to attend a session.
YouTube - Found clips for Melbourne band Collard Greens and Gravy. Found clips for Martin Scorsese.
YouTube
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
WEEK 9 - BOOKS AND READING
Read the LibraryThing blog. A film reference - great! eg. Chris has added a feature for related movies in Common Knowledge. Here's an example, from Romeo and Juliet. Zeitgeist could do your brain in, oh my god, also very popularist in focus, representing every reading group title we get asked for.
Virtual shelf - pictorial - covers of books
Widgets - a link or jumping point in your blog to connect people to LibraryThing.
I did not open a LibraryThing account but used Fiona's account to explore.
Checked out Booktagger.com.au as an Australian developed site. Thanks to Fiona for suggesting this when I despaired of the American slant to all these other sites. Why is entrepreneurial drive in the internetosphere an exclusively American gene? Where are the Brits or continental Europeans or Scandinavians? Why only the USA at the coal face of possibilities?
Could offer borrowers another place to check out reviews (albeit not mediated or edited etc) apart from our E resource list with these kinds of sites. Booktagger has a Book Club section - both real and online clubs which might be of interest to borrowers who want another kind of Book Club model to join.
Read the LibraryThing blog. A film reference - great! eg. Chris has added a feature for related movies in Common Knowledge. Here's an example, from Romeo and Juliet. Zeitgeist could do your brain in, oh my god, also very popularist in focus, representing every reading group title we get asked for.
Virtual shelf - pictorial - covers of books
Widgets - a link or jumping point in your blog to connect people to LibraryThing.
I did not open a LibraryThing account but used Fiona's account to explore.
Checked out Booktagger.com.au as an Australian developed site. Thanks to Fiona for suggesting this when I despaired of the American slant to all these other sites. Why is entrepreneurial drive in the internetosphere an exclusively American gene? Where are the Brits or continental Europeans or Scandinavians? Why only the USA at the coal face of possibilities?
Could offer borrowers another place to check out reviews (albeit not mediated or edited etc) apart from our E resource list with these kinds of sites. Booktagger has a Book Club section - both real and online clubs which might be of interest to borrowers who want another kind of Book Club model to join.
WEEK 8 - PRODUCTIVITY
Eventbrite has been in use at the library for events and staff have familiarity with it.
Zamzar - useful if people come in to the library having used a computer at home and want print off files, Zamzar allows conversion to match library software.
Googledocs - took the tour, read the testimonies. Easy access from anywhere for collaboration between our team members for example. Would be useful for people working from home too. Interesting tool.
Google reader - I would never have that many RSS feeds that I would need to organise them, but it is useful for those who do (Miss Fiona is one)
Web2 Award categories - selected YELP. Noted that it is very USA focussed but UK now adding to it. Searched on Seattle - bookshops. Searched Glasgow sites and had a look around. Lovely if you are lucky enough to be travelling and want to plan some special things to check out. Checked out LULU for books but didn't think much of it. If borrower wanted up-to-date travel info we could suggest YELP for exploring topics in addition to our travel guides.
Eventbrite has been in use at the library for events and staff have familiarity with it.
Zamzar - useful if people come in to the library having used a computer at home and want print off files, Zamzar allows conversion to match library software.
Googledocs - took the tour, read the testimonies. Easy access from anywhere for collaboration between our team members for example. Would be useful for people working from home too. Interesting tool.
Google reader - I would never have that many RSS feeds that I would need to organise them, but it is useful for those who do (Miss Fiona is one)
Web2 Award categories - selected YELP. Noted that it is very USA focussed but UK now adding to it. Searched on Seattle - bookshops. Searched Glasgow sites and had a look around. Lovely if you are lucky enough to be travelling and want to plan some special things to check out. Checked out LULU for books but didn't think much of it. If borrower wanted up-to-date travel info we could suggest YELP for exploring topics in addition to our travel guides.
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