Thought id cap off banned books week with some great
posters I found online
J
Friday, September 27, 2013
Micro blogs
1. Write a “Dear
Twitter” letter, in which you tell Twitter how you feel about it. What do you
think about Twitter as an information source? How might you use it in your
personal or professional life? What misgivings do you have?
Dear twitter
I’m sure you’re a very great way for people to stay in touch
with their friends and family from all over the world. However I just can’t
seem to be bothered with using my own twitter account ; don’t get me wrong I think your great , even
I occasionally check my twitter to see how my favorite celebrities are doing. I
just don’t think that I have anything worth saying , sure I could post silly things
like what I ate for breakfast or what I’m watching on T.V. that moment. Maybe someday
I’ll get with the program and start using you. If I were to ever get a job as a
library tech in a public library you would be a great way to give patrons up to
the minute information about what’s going on with our library.
Sincerely Still
on the fence.
2. Comment on the five library Twitter
accounts in the previous activity. How are these libraries using Twitter? Are
they well-followed? Are there any ideas you find particularly interesting?
I felt that all of these blogs were very well
done. For the most part they all seemed to be very well followed. I liked how Vancouver’s
public libraries page was trying to promote public awareness about banned books
week.
3. If you already
have a Twitter account, discuss your experiences with it. Do you use it often?
Do you use it to connect with friends or groups and organizations? What do you
like and dislike about Twitter?
I do have a twitter account, however the only thing a use it
for is to follow my favorite celebrity’s. I don’t really have any complaints
with twitter; I’m just not overly amazed with it.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Blog FAQ’s
1 What new information did you
gain from today's lab on blogs?
I learned that not only are
libraries keeping the blog user informed about the different types of books the
library has to offer. They are also keeping the user informed of different events
that the library is hosting.
2. Out of the 5 blogs you looked
at in Activity 2, which one(s) did you prefer?
Mohawk College Library Brain Blog
for Students
Why? What was of interest to you
on it?
I preferred this
blog because it kept the user informed about the different type of technologies
the library was trying out, it had great educational tips for the students, and
the blog really seemed to care about the opinions of its users.
3 In your own
words, discuss the ways in which you think using a blog in libraries could be
useful to patrons.
Blogs open up a whole new world
for the libraries patrons.
They inform the
users about new books that have come in, they keep the user informed about
different events that the library is hosting and it’s a new way for the users
to express their opinions whit the libraries staff and other patrons.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Here’s a really great video we watched in multimedia serves the other day about web 2.0 /The Machine is Us/ing Us (YouTube Video)
Web 2.0 FAQ
1- What was your knowledge of Web 2.0 before doing this lab?
I before I entered into the library technology course I had heard of the term web 2.0 but was never sure of what it really was. Little did I know that practically everyone in this day and age is using web 2.0 via Tumbler and other interactive social media.
2- What was your knowledge of Web 2.0 being used in libraries?
My knowledge of libraries using web 2.0 was very limited. I was not expecting that libraries would have their own account on twitter or to find out that like web 2.0 there is now a library 2.0.
3- What is your opinion of the integration of Web 2.0 technologies in libraries today?
I think that it’s a great idea. It makes a lot of sense that libraries would want to incorporate newer technologies. They need to in order to keep people interested and to prove that libraries are still very relevant to society in this day and age.
4- At this point, how comfortable do you feel using/participating in Web 2.0 technologies such as blogging, podcasting or tweeting?
I feel very comfortable using web 2.0, seeing as how I’ve been using web 2.0 technology for a third of my life without even knowing it .
5- Do you have any questions you’d like to ask?
Not at this time
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