Recuitment Agency

The recuitment agency Drake International has an office in Hobart:
260 Macquarie St
Hobart 7000

Phone: (03) 62243399
Email
http://www.drakeintl.com/au/home.aspx

I have openned a page in our class wiki called 'Recuitment Agencies'

Updating my Podcast blog

Well, I have ventured a bit more into the world of podcasting. Wikipedia states -
A podcast (or non-streamed webcast) is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication. The word replaced webcast in common use with the success of the iPod and its role in the rising popularity and innovation of web feeds.
The mode of delivery differentiates podcasting from other means of accessing media files over the Internet, such as direct download, or streamed webcasting. A list of all the audio or video files currently associated with a given series is maintained centrally on the distributor's server as a web feed, and the listener or viewer employs special client application software known as a podcatcher that can access this web feed, check it for updates, and download any new files in the series. This process can be automated so that new files are downloaded automatically. Files are stored locally on the user's computer or other device ready for offline use, giving simple and convenient access to episodic content. I have actually found a free podcast webpage called 'Open Culture' http://www.openculture.com/.  It is interesting and I was able to upload this podcast to my Google Reader without any hitches.  Take a look and see what you think about this podcast.  I have looked at it twice and the viewing has been different both times.  I have not finished with podcasting yet, I want to find one more library related podcast that I am pleased with and that I will access at times.

Podcasting

Well, I have experimented with podcasts but need to put some more time into this exercize so that I am an expert on the subject of podcasting.

Tagging for School Library Use

A successful use of tagging in a school library setting by library staff' would be to tag web resources related to class assignments.  Sometimes students like to search and find their own material, but it can be helpful to students especially the younger ones if they can be guided by the availability of a selection of e-resources relating to the assignment topic.

delicious.com

On delicious.com a tag is described as 'a word you can use to describe a bookmark' and that the result of  using tags 'is a better way to organize your bookmarks and a great way to discover interesting things on the Web'.  The larger the 'tag cloud', the more  popular the bookmark.
A site that I shall bookmark to further explore is https://cacoo.com/  this URL came up when I typed in the tag diagram.  The site allows a person to create a diagram, and more than one person can be on line manupulating the diagram at the same time.  The site is advertised as being free.  It appears that on delicious all the bookmark URLs have an RSS feed.
Interestingly, in May 2011 Delicious was acquired by the founders of Youtube.
I do not have a Delicious a/c as yet.  For some reason Yahoo will not accept my gmail address and password although I have veriffied this.  I need to sort this out firstly.

Wikis

I found it interesting to realize that there are so many library related Wikis out there.  It would be great in school libraries to have a Wiki re Web 2.0 applications with links to useful videos, eg the videos in"plain English' are fun to watch and are instructive as well.
A Wiki can be on any topic, it can be a directory, it can have many formats.  I would like to spend extra time looking at some of the sites in the other 'library wiki examples' in our our course notes.  I can see a specific use for Wikis in our libraries,  see above, for instruction purposes.  In fact, Wikis for encouraging information literacy in general, could be valuable to students.

IMG_1845

IMG_1845, a photo by kmkmkm2011 on Flickr.

I did take some pictures of the class hard at work with their laptops, but unfortunately I did not ask permission to take everyone's photo. I became aware that two people objected so I have now uploaded this photo of inaminate objects instead. This has been a learning curve for me, both to not take pictures of people without permission and in the use of Flickr. This is a neutral library related photo. I have enjoyed this exercise and have been pleased to do it twice.

library

library, a photo by snapper head11 on Flickr.

Wow what an interesting design. Another image uploaded from Flickr.

Libraries Work Because We Do!

Libraries Work Because We Do!, a photo by circulating on Flickr.

I hve chosen this image from Flickr to upload to my Blog. I like it because it has a library theme and is also very people orientated

Librarians Matter

I have an RSS Feed to the below site.  I think the articles on this site provide entertainment.  They are short, interesting and include a video or image.  RSS Feeds can be helpful in a library situation, for example, I noticed that one of the students has an ALIA job vacancy RSS Feed on her blog.  Personally, I think that was quite a useful feed to access and I would suggest that all the students in the class access the ALIA job vacany RSS Feed.  I know it is useful to individuals to access RSS Feeds and I am sure this usefulness could be transferred to a library setting, especially in the case of library staff where they could be kept up to date with sites that are pertinent to their workload and/or personal development.

Karyn, G. (Ed.). (2011). Retrieved Jul 6, 2011, from Librarians Matter: http://librariansmatter.com/blog/

Article - Library E-Book Checkouts Get a Major Boost

Audrey, W. (2011, June 15). Library E-Book checouts Get a Major Boost. Retrieved July 29, 2011, from ReadWriteWeb: htt://www.readwriteweb.com/

This article the authority of which I am uncettain, states that the digital content distributer will make it possible for libraries to lend Kindle books to their patrons.  There is no bias detected in this article, the intended audience is library staff, library patrons and e-book readers.

The article states that less than 15% of people in a recent survey indicated that they turned to libraries for their digital content and that earlier this year Amazon announced that it would be working with Overdrive in order to make it possible for libraries to lend Kindle books to their patrons.  the article is brief yet interesting to those persons interested in the digital world.