The course has been fun - but also stressful trying to make time to complete it.
Blogs & Wikki's, RSS Agregators, Tagging, Delishious, LibraryThing and Podcasting stike me as the most applicable for developing our library services.
Social Networking will be important as a means of communication and being "where are customers are", but I can't seem to work up the appropiate enthousiam - perhaps because I don't currently use social media regularily, so when I do I have to wade through alot of junk to find the things I got on their for. Basically, I think it will be easy to get wrong - too few posts or too many, but will be great if we get it right.
I think it's great that all of our staff are getting to do the course as it gives us an even playing field to discuss, plan and involve everyone in the next stage of development - a true online presence.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Geocaching
I have mixed thoughts about geocaching. On the one hand I can't work up any enthousiam for it, but on the other I can see how we could use it - perhaps it just feels like the straw that broke the camels back.....
In a library context, I can envision scenarios where we could use geocaching in conjuntion with library events such as National Year of Reading and even Author talks etc to give these an added dimension. We also get a lot of travellers using the library for wireless and public PC access. If travellors are accross the whole geocashing experience this could be a "fun" way to engage with them.
Chicargo's finding history throughout the city did strike a cord however. Seems like there is great potential to utilise this in our Museums learning programs - or once again to engage visitors to the region to learn about the history of Mandurah.
The thought occurs that QR barcodes could be used for similar purposes or in conjunction......
In a library context, I can envision scenarios where we could use geocaching in conjuntion with library events such as National Year of Reading and even Author talks etc to give these an added dimension. We also get a lot of travellers using the library for wireless and public PC access. If travellors are accross the whole geocashing experience this could be a "fun" way to engage with them.
Chicargo's finding history throughout the city did strike a cord however. Seems like there is great potential to utilise this in our Museums learning programs - or once again to engage visitors to the region to learn about the history of Mandurah.
The thought occurs that QR barcodes could be used for similar purposes or in conjunction......
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Podcasting
I personally have mixed feelings about podcasts. I have dozens of podcasts at home that I've never got around to listening to.
Work-wise, I think we should be looking at podcasting/vodcasting all of our events - think advertising darling !!
At the very least we should be looking at podcasting our "Writers in the Library" talks. This would hopefully be a good way of generating interest and hopefully getting more people to physically attend. Our museum’s audio histories would be a good source of material to post.
Personally I’d love to download Tripple J’s new music podcasts – but they would be one more thing that I would get a chance to listen to....
Work-wise, I think we should be looking at podcasting/vodcasting all of our events - think advertising darling !!
At the very least we should be looking at podcasting our "Writers in the Library" talks. This would hopefully be a good way of generating interest and hopefully getting more people to physically attend. Our museum’s audio histories would be a good source of material to post.
Personally I’d love to download Tripple J’s new music podcasts – but they would be one more thing that I would get a chance to listen to....
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