DOGBOOK -Dogs on Facebook

Dogs on Facebook
Originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg

How about this for social networking - better than sniffing around the neighbourhood in search of friends!

Pitty the image is so small. The description reads "Dogbook allows you to create a profile for your dog, tag your dog in photos, find dogs in your area, and much more! Make your dog a part of your Facebook life - add Dogbook today!"

Why should humans have all the fun?

Finishing Post

MySpace and Facebook - I thought I knew what they were (something teenages and young adults use to keep in touch and brag about their exploits - comlplete with photos of last nights event!) but after these lesson I can see how powerful these are. Connecting with many more people than the one you initially intended, the message certainly gets out there.




Its been a great learning experience, even though it took more time than recommended (maybe I'm a slow reader/learner) and it wasn't always plain sailing. Thanks for creating this course and giving us the opportunity to keep up to date with whats happening with technology. Its easy to be lazy, fall behind, and let the world go by. I will try and use my new skills.


Many thanks for the MP3 player I received as a spot prize. I was a little stunned that I had won something! Its been very handy to listen to the news to and from work. I have an ipod but I do miss the radio. When I get a chance I will try and download some podcasts so I have a variety of things to listen too.

Online applications and tools

What a great idea - no need to install anything - its just there to use for free! Very convenient and a time saver too. I could have used goggle doc when my daughter sought advice on her resume. Instead we played email ping-pong, attaching new version each time. As requested in the lesson, I generated a document and emailed a colleague and slnsw2.0

Rich Raider leaping to the finish
Originally uploaded by sikandran

Nearing the finishing line
I'm no.4 dog trying to keep up with no.5. I'm almost there. A few more strides.

Podcasts and Audio

I like the convenience of podcasts - subscribing to favourites, listening 'on demand', portable. Some are better than others. A good topic can be spoilt by a bad delivery. Need to be kept short and interesting or listeners will not return a second time.

There is potential for podcasting at the library. Maybe a podcast could highlight a current exhibition, upcoming event/seminar or a talk from seminar/conference.
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Mashups

This was a fun week. So many possibilities (not sure how to use for work, but great for personal use). I especially like the calendar and the jigsaw








Two buildings, one of the reading rooms = teamwork

1. Working Together Teamwork Puzzle Concept, 2. State Library of NSW, 3. 200601 state library of nsw, 4. State Library of New South Wales

Answer Boards and Social Searching

I've come across these when searching for info on a variety of things on google. I don't take too seriously advice given by most, but the sometimes the opinions expressed are interesting - even thought provoking - giving a different slant on things. I much prefer 'professional' sites ie Mayo Clinic for health related queries. So I suppose any answers given by librarians would fall into that category as I think they'd be able to give a more 'correct' answer. Some people/professions I trust more than others!!

I looked at the Answer Board Librarians wiki as suggested and some of the Signature and Tag lines. I particularly liked The Library is a resource, not a building and Libraries - the ultimate search engines

Week 8 - or in my case still a few weeks behind

Started Week 8 a few weeks ago. There was a lot to explore and take in. I was fooled by Del.icio.us. I thought it was a cookbook tag! I'm always on the lookout for something new to cook - and taste! I found the Cleveland Public Library's tag easier to use (than the Sutherland Shire Libraries tag cloud) as it had catagories to narrow down the selection process. I added a few bookmarks of interest, including one containing recipes. (http://www.del.icio.us/doggiedid)


As suggested in Discover#2, I headed over to Technorati and did the searches suggested. I couldn't get anything searching for nswpln2008, so I tried State Library NSW and found the following video clips. The first is the english version of MyLanguage - there is also a Spanish version. The plan is for more versions in other languages so keep an eye out for them. Great advertising tool selling whats good about our libraries. The second is a clip of the Day of Action Protest Rally last November.






Time is limited today so I will explore LibraryThing next week.

Mr Bean - Library

Couldn't resist this clip. Only for lovers of Mr Bean . Warning this is 9 minutes duration

Online Video - State Library NSW wave

How many SLNSW staff do you recognise? It pays to be careful - you never know who is filming you these days. Pity she wasn't quite sure of where she was!!

Online video is very addictive. I could easily get side-tracked.

I liked the We Love our NJ Libraries clip. The young boys were so enthusiastic about the library and what they could do there. It was obvious the Mum thought the library was a great place to take her children to help with their homework and the gentleman gave his three reasons why he loved his library. The library looked like a great place to go. It was a good way to sell the library to the community - something for all ages.

Running behind - need to catch up FAST!!!

Looked at RSS several weeks ago and drafted this blog - just forgot to post it! Must check handbag for other mail not yet sent. Anyhow, now that I've realised I'm late I better tell you that what I like about RSS and newsreaders is that you can have access to a few favourites on the one site. Saves time. You can quickly choose to read the pieces that really interest you.

I added ABC news-top stories because I like to keep up-to-date and this is a quick way to do just that without having to go to a particular site. Chew on this was another I subscribed to as it has interesting, thought provoking articles dealing with diet and living a healthy life. I enjoy reading Backpacker from SMH so subscribed to it too. I really like the Powerhouse feed. There are some lovely photos there. I also subscribed to the Canberra Times as I have family there and like to keep informed about local news there

Then I went back into Googlereader I noticed that somehow I got KDC Trogloblog without even trying!!! Someone else said something similar on their blog.

I found a nice photo titled Old dog (thinking about new tricks). As my first post was titled Teaching Old Dogs new Tricks I thought I'd add it to my profile. I found it on Flicker posted by pomphorhynchus. It reminded me of the greyhound my husband owned when I first met him back in 1976. We had him for a pet until he died aged 14 years - very old for a greyhound. Now back to the Learning 2.0 - Online video.

Wiki Week

I found week 4 interesting. But an getting bogged down with work so I am thankful for the catch-up week - I needed it. Spent way more than 15 minutes a day on reading and looking at wikis. In fact, Learning 2.0 is eating into my lunch times just to keep up!! A common complaint I fear. Maybe I'll loose weight if I can't get out to buy lunch. But it is great to be in a position to learn new technology during work hours and I appreciate how lucky we are to have this opportunity and am trying to embrace it all.

Anyhow, I looked at Possible Next Generation Catalogues - futurelib/examples. I checked out Aquabrowser at Queens Library. Here I searched Statue of Liberty, Abraham Lincoln and New Orleans. These searches lead to books on these subjects. Quite a good way to discover what is available. Got very distracted looking at Montana History Wiki. Entered the Subject Guides, then under General Information I clicked on Lewis and Clark. Clicking here I entered Encountering Montana Lewis and Clark in Big Sky Country. I love history so I explored further. Under Lewis and Clark Quick facts I found lists of Corps of Discovery - names of members of expedition, list of suppplies, including 'Indian presents' and lists of tribes encounted by the Corps. If you want to explore more go to http://www.his.state.mt.us/lewisandclark/css/default.asp. Above is a photo of Montana - beautiful isn't it. A quite place away from the fast pace of modern day life.
I also visited the Mint Museum North Carolina - mintwiki and saw what exhibitions were currently showing - Masters of Disguise interested me as did an upcoming exhibition - Coming Home: selection of the Schoen Collection. Nice paintings. Could be a good way to 'test' an exhibition before spending time (and more often than not money) going to the real thing. Maybe State Library could wiki exhibitions or special collections or catalogue.

Anzac Day 2008

Early last Friday morning I visited this memorial. I've come across this on bushwalks but thought it appropriate to visit it on Anzac Day. It is such a peaceful place. Worth a visit. Description:Hewn from surrounding bush sandstone by 5756 Pte. W. T. Shirley as a memorial to fallen A.I.F. comrades, the Sphinx is approximately 1/8th the size of the Great Sphinx, located on Egypt’s Giza Plateau.
Pte. William Shirley was a patient of the Lady Davidson Convalescent Hospital for returned World War One Australian veterans. He sailed to war in January 1916 and served with the 13th Btn A.I.F. (the “Two Blues” – as a result of the Battalion’s two tone blue colour patch). Like many of his comrades at Lady Davidson he suffered from gas inflicted during the fierce battles on the Western Front - with the added complications of a tuberculosis infection.
Between 1926- 1928, an ailing William Shirley laboured at creating his personal memorial to his fallen A.I.F comrades. The Sphinx took some one and a half years to complete. He died in 1929, leaving an unusual legacy in stone to be contemplated by the many bushwalkers who enjoy the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
Inscription:"To my glorious comrades of the A.I.Fby the late W. ShirleyNo 5756 Pte. 13th BattalionDied 27th August 1928"

Teamwork

According to the Macquarie Dictionary teamwork means the work of a team with reference to coordination of effort and to collective efficiency.

Here is a team of window cleaners. Each person here has a certain contribution to the team. Some might think the number excessive, however each team member knows his assigned place and works accordingly. Sure one person could do it all, but it would be tiring and time consuming and very lonely. Imagine having to change ladders to suit the height of the windows. A lot of time wasted. With a TEAM the job gets completed more efficiently and quickly.

Teaching old dogs new tricks

What a process. Learning this is like learning a second language, or feeling your way around in a blackout. All these unfamiliar terms sometimes cause confusion. Not a great or promising start.....After taking a long time to think of what I thought was a 'unique' name I managed to mess it up completely. Initial panic and frustration over, I was able to negotiate my way around the dashboard to find a way to change it to what I wanted. Much happier now, hopefully I will do better as the course progresses. Hope this old dog can learn some new tricks.