New beginnings!

Mangere Bridge Library's Facebook page has just taken off... This is a whole new situation, and Blogger has changed so much since I was last here I am having to learn everything all over again! Wish us luck!

Where have you been?

I haven't been here for ages... and now it is a potentially wet Saturday afternoon and I still have a bathroom to clean... A lot has happened in the two years since I was here. A new library, and new area in which to play. Maybe there's a chance I'll have more to write about now...

before I forget...

I have to have to (repeat intended) make a note for the following:
http://www.cityofsound.com/blog/2008/08/state-library-o.html# = Dan Hill talking about the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane. And the Seattle Library.
When do we get people like him to talk to those who 'do'?
I encountered his work at the National Digital Forum in Wellington on the 19th October 2010. See the following link: http://ndf.natlib.govt.nz/about/2010-conference.htm.
There were also other inspiring speakers... needless to say he spoke about libraries least, but he did speak about CITIES...
Le's not lose this space.

Web 2.0: Round Three : Week 2: Picapp

Well - what a range! Great photos indeed - and good quality. Worth keeping in mind. Liked the 'track this topic'.

I chose these two pictures because of their sporting connotations and because of the beauty of the colours and the light in each shot. I love karting and I wanted to see what this site could produce for "soccer world cup new zealand" as keywords. ("All Whites" got one photo.)

Well, yes, it's easy for staff to use (on a computer with your own 'internet access'.) and I think most customers would find it useful. As for Manukau Libraries benefiting? Apart from staff using it for posters? Don't know.
I could easily promote this to customers, and I like the 'free' aspect of it. Like a top quality 'Google Images'?

Jan 15 2010

MADONNA, ITALY - JANUARY 15: Felipe Massa of Brazil and Ferrari drives a kart during the Wroom 2010 on January 15, 2010 in Madonna, Italy. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Jun 24 2010

A South African flag in the floodlights..FIFA World Cup 2010 Group F..Paraguay v New Zealand..24th June, 2010.

Web 2.0: Round Three : Week 1: Box.net

Wow! Life just keeps getting more and more... er... was going to say simple, but I'm not sure that is quite the case! We live in hectic times, and things are just not as slow and sedate as in the past. The little 'tour' on Box.net described this perfectly, and yes, using Box.net would be a way to sort out one side of our hectic lives. Having said that, of course, it is yet another login to remember! Never mind - it is simple to use as far as I can see, and it was quick.
My file link is http://www.box.net/signup/collablink/d_48351270/384c5926becc4


Is this anything we would use for work purposes? You never know! It may be fantastic, just in case we don't have an "eLGARnet" in our new super city.
Would you use it personally? Probably not... but if I travelled a lot... one way of 'sending work home'!
How easy is it to use? It seems very easy...
What worked for you and what didn't? I suppose the 'free' bit and the ease of access worked. Although I wonder how long the 'free' would last... was even a little concerned that my login info was too business-like...I find it hard to separate this web learning from 'work' in that I use passwords and emails with work associations, and so I am down as 'Librarian'.... I also wonder how robust it is?
Would customers find this site useful? Probably some would!
Would you promote this to customers? I might if it seemed like something they wanted...

DOK.... and other related topics on libraries now and in the future..

http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/03/19/visiting-the-most-modern-library-in-the-world.html
DOK photos from the Shifted Librarian
This week in libraries
Visiting DOK
Paul Holdengraber - NYPL 1st interview and NYPL
Paul Holdengraber - 2nd interview - reading
and because I came across it via comments on the shifted librarian's post about DOK, The Cerritos Library. (Waynn Pearson)
Just for somewhere to save this record.... and only because I was very impressed with what I saw last Tuesday (15th)...