Web 2.0 Tools

I found some really good sites among the award nominees. The one I was most attracted to was the Hosted Wikis - Wetpaint. Wetpaint was a winner in the Hosted Wiki category and it shows the most exquisite quilts. This same category also links to events, stitching tips and tools. It also leads you to music, games, entertainment and the arts.
The winner in the Events category is Upcoming which gives a calendar of events happening in Victoria for November and December. Interesting.
Here again though, I'm due back on desk and just don't have the time to explore further. Oh well, I have had fun exploring.

Zoho Writer

This seems to be a very quick way of having everything you need at your fingertips to create any word doccument or spread sheet all at one site. Could be a very useful tool to create pages for work (meeting minutes) or budgeting pages for your finance records at home.

Technorati

Well, just in case you didn't happen to know, I really love quilting and Technorati has shown me others who are smitten with the same passion. This is a really quick way of finding out what others are doing in their quilting and it also gives links to the YouTube videos on quilting that I was so thrilled with.

This picture really says it all. Aside from the podcast fiasco, I have enjoyed this experience and will use what I have learned both at home and at work. I feel the time stated for each exercise needs to be extended though. Very often it took me longer than 45 minutes a week and due to the lack of off desk time at work I had to do a fair bit of Learning 2 at home.
Thank you for the opportunity to be included in the program, the format was excellent and I have learned much and gained more confidence in using the Internet

Downloadable audio books

I was amazed at the sheer number of audio books that are accessible, what a good idea. You just need to have access to a computer. It would be invaluable for our disabled patrons. Good readers too, which for me is a must and makes the experience most enjoyable.

Podcasts

This was not the best experience of the Learning programme. I had the worst time trying to register, it took me round and round in circles and since I only get one hour off desk a day, I just didn't have the time to keep trying. I listened to some of the podcasts and found that you have to go through so many to find exactly what you want. You really do need a lot of time for this and it is just something I don't have enough of.

YouTube

This has been a real learning curve for me but one I've thoroughly enjoyed. I think of all the things we've done so far Quilting on YouTube is one I'll return to again and again. I was thrilled with being able to access all the really good teaching videos under this subject heading.
I thought Quilting with Buck was very funny and well done and wanted to share with everyone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UICg8bBfjA4

Wiki

I enjoyed my tour through the Book Lovers Wiki and can see how useful it could be. The Youtube video by Commoncraft videos certainly explained the use of wiki for organising. This could be used in many ways in the library, eliminating the need for so many meetings and involving less travel between branches, at the same time allowing everyone involved an opportunity to air their oppinions and ideas.

Web 2.0

Information is constantly changing, being revised etc. We cannot just dig in our heels and say we want things to stay the same, this will only lead to the library becoming a dinosaur. As we are the "information lolly-shop", we must always be a step ahead so that we can give the best and most relevant service to our patrons. We must constantly be updating and so with the aid of the web we will continue to do so.