Vidoes You Tube and libraries

There would be lots of possibilities out there for for You tube type videos attached to library sites. Simple library information such as using an online catalogue could be presented this way. I'm sure that would attract lots of child and teenage customers. Have you noticed teenagers don't read lots of detail but are very visual and very quick to adapt to you tube etc. Many teenagers now have their own lap tops and access most of the information they need through their laptops. They are reluctant to visit libraries so maybe the library needs to come to them using a variety of different formats including You tube type videos to assist them in gaining the information they need. Molly

Wikis

I have just explored a few Wikis. I was really interested in the Wikis on book suggestions. I am always looking for suggestions for purchase for our Book Express Customers. I particularly liked the section on non fiction books. Some great titles. eg The Idler Book on Crap Vacations- Kiera- sounds like a laugh, Nice Girls don't get rich by Frankel, What should I do with My Life-Bronsen. Sound like good reads for our commuters who don't read fiction but need something light for their journey to Sydney (1 1/2 hours one way) . I would love to see a WIKI on large print books as I find it hard to find many books in large print for our housebound customers. Is there one out there? Molly

RSS

RSS could save you lots of time if you constantly needed the information RSS feeds provide. I set up The Quote of the Day, Word of the Day amongst other blogs. The quote of the day is a great blog. I'd like to use some of these quotes so the archives will come in handy. However I just ventured back into blogland to find a quote I thought I read yesterday which sums up my learning experience but I couldn't find it!! Obviously I have a long way to go with blog sorting. I suppose the important question is what do you do with all this information. Maybe when I retire I'll have time to peruse these blogs at the moment they are taking up an amazing amount of time.

I wonder if the reference librarian would have the time to scroll through information for clients in order to answer a reference question. Maybe blogs serve more of a browsing purpose than a defined information request answer. What do others think? Molly

Blogging and Libraries

The idea of setting up blogs in public libraries is an interesting one. Although many a problem may be experienced. The information posted on a blog may not necessarily be authentic. Some bloggers may see the blog as a way of making a statement about unrelated subjects. Libraries would need to spend a great deal of time deciding which Blogs neeed to be removed and which can stay. The Blogs I visites had little responses recorded. Library clients seem to be taking a long time to warm to the blogs. Some sites had no comments attached to them at all. I wonder if the library client that would be inclined to read such information would be more inclined to read it on a notice than on a computer. I suppose the older generation are becoming a little more techno savvy but we may have to wait a little while longer before the computer literate generation hits the library blogs and respond in a big way. Of course I could be very wrong as I have only viewed a couple of library blogs. I can see the use for blogs in a library but at the moment it would be the younger members that would be more inclined to support them.

Woy Woy Library

Woy Woy Library
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