Monday, November 12, 2007

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Where am I? Lost in libraryland.......

Does anyone recognise this place?
 
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Now for my final comments, no I`m not conscientious, just going on annual leave for 3 weeks, New Zealand here I come!
I was very cynical when I first started the program (how unusual for me) but I have learnt a lot, I`m just still unsure how it all relates to my job!
Also I have a problem with librarians spending so much time blogging, surely we lead more interesting lives than to spend so much time reading the blogs of strangers! The only blogs I have looked at have been my colleagues, (some very clever ladies in that group) but I have no desire to check out the blogs of others unknown to me.
The sites I found interesting and relevant to my work included book review sites such as Lulu and LibraryThing.
I admit I did enjoy learning how to use YouTube and downloading videos, now I know why my sons spend so much time on the computer at home!
It must be remembered too that much of the stuff we have been required to access we are not able to via our work stations and it may be very difficult to compete with our customers for public internet time!
signing off..... dee dee

where am I?

"Alone"

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12714/12714-m/12714-m.mp3
this is a mp3 link to "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe.
It is also available on e book.
It is amazing what`s out there for free!

podcasts

Libraries Become Temporary Refuge for Homeless
Listen Now [16 min 53 sec] add to playlist

'Shelters for Dickens, Shakespeare and the Homeless'
Talk of the Nation, April 2, 2007 · Chip Ward, the former assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library, talks about his op-ed that appeared in Sunday's Los Angeles Times, where he discusses how public libraries have doubled as shelters for the homeless.
Sometimes this feels all too real in our library!

http://www.abc.net.au/services/podcasting/
I also subscribed to a feed on the abc podcast called "Life Matters" relating to current issues.

some librarians shouldn`t get out of bed!

 
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

sharing info

my YouTube song won`t come up on my work p/c but it is there!
for a YouTube search it is easier to use google than limewire for downloading music.
I did say I couldn`t see the difference between google spreadsheets and excel- I take it back! I now realise the google spreadsheets can be shared with anyone on the internet at http:/spreadsheets.google.com or for me at http:/docs.google.com and sign in.