Sunday 26 June 2011
Wrap-up waffle
Well, what a marathon. This has been quite an adventure, a huge learning curve and one that I have enjoyed. However, it has taken hours of work mostly from home. At the risk of repeating myself the more I learn the more I learn I don't know. What I have learnt is that the Mandurah Libraries need to embrace Web 2.0 whole-heartily and without hesitation. 'Make hay while the sun is shining', that is, while the knowledge gained by staff is fresh and many are enthused. We need to set-up on the Mandurah Libraries website a Blog with Facebook and Twitter accounts linked. A natural progression from this will be podcasting and youtube of library and community events. I would like to see an online Mandurah Libraries Bookclub and the perfect site would be via a Mandurah Libraries blog.
I see Web 2.0 as the new forum for linking the community, engaging and conversing with the community and being in the fore-front of disseminating local and library information. When you consider how many hits the library website already has, I believe that library users will embrace this method of communication and the word will spread. I cannot stress enough the importance of library staff actively participating in online conversation as part of their daily work based tasks.
This is my final waffle related to the Web 2.0 training, but I intend to waffle on a great deal via my Blog, Twitter and Facebook. Hopefully I will be waffling with you all again soon!
I see Web 2.0 as the new forum for linking the community, engaging and conversing with the community and being in the fore-front of disseminating local and library information. When you consider how many hits the library website already has, I believe that library users will embrace this method of communication and the word will spread. I cannot stress enough the importance of library staff actively participating in online conversation as part of their daily work based tasks.
This is my final waffle related to the Web 2.0 training, but I intend to waffle on a great deal via my Blog, Twitter and Facebook. Hopefully I will be waffling with you all again soon!
Saturday 25 June 2011
Geocaching
On a personal level I do not think I will embrace geocaching. I have a few outdoor activities now that it would be difficult to fit in another. I am an avid walker and paddle weather permitting and I would like to squeeze in more golf. However, I do think it would be a fabulous young family activity and I can image it could add some great fun to a family outing.
In the library environment I thought the first year student geocaching activity hosted by the University of Notre Dame a great idea and an excellent format to involve new students. I could envisage a group of libraries, for example libraries in the Peel region, setting up a geocache network. The ultimate goal would be public awareness of libraries in a particular region and a great marketing strategy to promote libraries by being involved in gaming activities, a new gaming activity to interest young family groups.
In the library environment I thought the first year student geocaching activity hosted by the University of Notre Dame a great idea and an excellent format to involve new students. I could envisage a group of libraries, for example libraries in the Peel region, setting up a geocache network. The ultimate goal would be public awareness of libraries in a particular region and a great marketing strategy to promote libraries by being involved in gaming activities, a new gaming activity to interest young family groups.
Podcasting
Wow! Isn't Cockburn Library's blog and podcast fabulous? I am very excited about the prospect of Mandurah Libraries placing their first podcast. It could be an author talk or a rhyme time session. Perhaps one of the book club groups would enjoy recording one of their meetings to share with the wider library community. There are endless applications in the library environment for using podcasts.
On a personal and professional level I see podcasts as another tool to keep abreast of news and future trends in libraries, author and book publications and particular sites of interest now linked to my Google reader. I found Virtual Dave's podcast interesting and certainly a great site to motivate and enthuse library professionals.
On a personal and professional level I see podcasts as another tool to keep abreast of news and future trends in libraries, author and book publications and particular sites of interest now linked to my Google reader. I found Virtual Dave's podcast interesting and certainly a great site to motivate and enthuse library professionals.
Online video and Youtube
As you can see from my postings below I have enjoyed the Youtube learning adventure. One of the Youtube videos I viewed discussed the 'The digital native', comprising of recent generations who have only known the digital world. It was proposed, as a result, the digital native learns and relates to the world in a very different way than previous generations. The digital native processes information quickly by scanning and engages more readily to education and learning via visual technology. As a consequence it is very important for libraries to embrace the visual technologies, such as Youtube, to engage the digital generations.
I found the Topeka Youtube site interesting and I could see the endless possibilities of Youtube for the Mandurah Libraries. Youtube could be used to post Rhymetime sessions, Bookclub discussions, book and poetry readings and author talks. The visual promotion of library and local events I am sure would attract a wide following in the community and as a result promote Mandurah to the broader community.
I found the Topeka Youtube site interesting and I could see the endless possibilities of Youtube for the Mandurah Libraries. Youtube could be used to post Rhymetime sessions, Bookclub discussions, book and poetry readings and author talks. The visual promotion of library and local events I am sure would attract a wide following in the community and as a result promote Mandurah to the broader community.
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