Videos

thought I would be cursing videos, due to poor connection speed... however some work was done on the security last night, which has served to improve the connection time! can't say it is terrific, but at least now I can see video at a decent speed

as marketing, video excellent. it can be customised per need, so what the juniors get is quite different from the young adult gamers. I still feel many contributors forget that not all users have the latest hardware & ADSL2 connection. as libarians, we must be aware, so a maximum number of users can actually watch our video!

I also see a place in training, oh wow, the examples that can be had of how NOT to do things! this is particularly appealing for public libraries with a number of remote sites - simply create the video, upload & all staff wherever they may be can access it! (bearing in mind the provisos above)

Wikis

like the idea of wikis, adding & refining information by more than one person. also appeals to me as removing to an extent ownership, it forces sharing in a way that seems unique. I do have concerns on the net with those interfering with wikis in a malicious manner, could be very timeconsuming tidying up after them. use in an intranet to begin with would alleviate those concerns to a large degree

I was interested in a comment I came accross (but forgot where...) suggesting we need to reconsider our workpractices to include the Web2. it can be time-consuming, reading what others are saying, thinking & responding. given the time-stressed nature of many of our jobs, we will need to be very clever in incorporating Web2 without sacrificing other valuable services

again, cursed with a really slow connection. I no longer attempt to look at videos, just insufficient bandwidith available

wikis didn't really do much either, as no interaction with most sites. the author adds material, nobody responds. must away as time on public computer near spent ....

RSS feeds

well, I've given up trying to get an image into my blog, its just too time consuming to keep trying. set up 5 or 6 RSS feeds. my choice was from those listed, based on personal interest, dogs & cats (I keep 2 of each as pets), Dilbert (to remember other workplaces are always worse than the one one is in!) a couple of library-related ones (best be professional!), & the Powerhouse daily image site. all went well, I will use some time at home to check the feeds out more thoroughly as must use public computers at work for this learning....

I am really struggling with the adding an image to my blog. I have tried 3 times, missing the instructions the 1st time, running out of time during the upload on my 2nd attempt, & failing to find the image after upload on my 3rd go! the Blogger message told me the image was uploaded, but there was nowhere to click Done as instructed, let alone a publish option. I've checked Drafts without any joy ....

no doubt my error will be something very obvious, but I would really appreciate somebody telling me what it is!

Learning 2.0 feedback

Time to start randomly ranting

I finally got to look at the Learning 2.0 website on Friday last. like many, access is limited to public access computers, my own staff computer is strictly off limits.... so, after checking desk shift roster & tech room bookings, Friday afternoon I made it

The 1st session no dramas. Followed a logical sequence, & once I used a computer with a sound card, all was good.

My second session suffered from really slow page loading times, & the video kept stopping & starting. It is lovely to have all this new technology, but sometimes we forget not all users have the hardware or internet access to handle the bells & whistles well. back when I was doing web maintenance, I used the most commonly used hardware & net connection specs in order to maximise potential users of the site. It seems to be increasingly forgotten in these times of rapidly changing technology ....

I've had a number of discussions with librarians about the use of blogs in a library context. Most claim terrific idea, go for it & are generally positive. However when I actually looked at the sites listed in the Library 2.0 training, I was struck by how few were actually interactive, ie a post with comment. it seems libraries put the blogs up, but our users are not interacting with us much via the blog. in that sense, I wondered why use a blog at all, why not simply use an old fashioned HTML web page with an email us link. the exception was the Alternative Teen Services, which is apparently populated by youth librarians. I found the page somewhat over-designed, which aside from being hard on the eyes - so much to look at & take in - took a while to load. but there are plenty of links & discussion happening