Week 23: Mashup's revisited

Mashup's are a very interesting use of web 2.0 tools. I didn't realise you could put two tools together so easily with out having to have a certificate in computing or data!

I enjoyed browsing through Mashup's Australia and found the combination of web tools combine with stats fascinating. The mashup Suburb matchmaker gave me a bit of a laugh.

week 22 instant messaging

Instant messaging eg skype would be beneficial to a library so that library patrons could participate with say an author talk and the author can have a discussion using skype with out having to be within the vicinity of that city,state or even country.

My previous experience with skype has been positive and look forward to using it in the future.

week 21 google docs

I found google docs to be useful so there will be no more messy email attachments.It is all accessible to a person with the internet and secure enough for multiple people to share documents or presentations etc without the risk of invasion of privacy.
I don't have any new google doc tips of my own, but look forward to reading what my colleagues have to share.

Week 20 Event Management

Doodle

I love the idea of doodle and really enjoyed playing around with it and setting it all up. It has great potential in the workplace for arranging meetings and organising rosters. I can also see the social benefits to doodle in picking dates for staff christmas parties, morning tea's and other gatherings.

Google Calendar

I currently use my outlook calendar attached to my work email, however if I didn't have a work email I can see the significance of googles calendar in keeping me organised online!!

Eventbrite

Eventbrite would be very useful for someone organising a major event. In a small library like south Tamworth it is unlikely to be needed.

Week 19 Productivity more ways with RSS

I'm not an RSS user however through what I've experienced so far I can see why people would regulary use it due to its social nature.I've had google alerts come to my work email and has kept me up to date with the topics I have chosen.

Week 18 Slideshows screencasting and digital storytelling

I was surprised to find a slideshow presentation on living rooms in Tamworth Library in slideshare which goes to show you can find anything in slideshare.



In trying to upload a powerpoint presentation I found it frustrating waiting for conversion time.Thought is was a useful tool for presentations.

Week 17 Nings

I like the idea of nings and the ability to be able to view what others in the community are reading and the ability of the public to share what they are reading and the opinions of the book. I think the idea of discussion through forum is exciting.

This is a great example of collabrating web 2 tools for the benefit of the library community. However I found that there was a lot of information to look at on the page and hard to take it all in.