I would like to contact everyone in my unit who's signed up to do the '21 lunges' Web 2.0 library project to see how you're all faring. I will also put some additional reflections on this post once I read and think about a few articles that have been referenced in the project modules, and do the 'homework assignments'.
In the mean time, to give you another example of how a blog can be used to build up community and impart information so local that you wouldn't know about it unless you lived in a place for many years, have a look at DC365. If you want to know about the sights, sounds, great places to visit and places to eat that you would never know about otherwise, this is the blog for you -- if you are visiting Washington DC! Have fun!
Tuesday, April 29
Monday, April 21
Here's another photo -- just couldn't resist
The little one went to her first puppy school session on Saturday and had a good time. It was exhausting, let me tell you!
Wednesday, April 16
Have you noticed...?
Have you noticed lately that people don't walk on the left side of the footpath anymore? It's total anarchy out there, with people walking on the left, right, and middle of the footpath, no matter what direction they're going! If you're walking in the opposite direction you have to pay attention, keep your eyes open and really make an effort to avoid bumping into people walking toward you.
I thought there was a convention of keeping to the left on paths and footpaths, but recently this seems to have completely gone by the way.
I attended an interesting forum at lunchtime today about the future of the City of Melbourne as a pleasant place in which to live. The talk was interesting, looking at Melbourne's past and future, but the means by which the City is trying to encourage people to participate personifies the Web 2.0 modality and spirit! They will present the new draft plan as a wiki! Have a look at Future Melbourne, and join in with your ideas. Look at the way the Future Melbourne website is trying to link all the information together. Maybe instead of asking for the email addresses of people they should have RSS feeds available from their site and ask people to subscribe to the RSS feeds; that would be more Web 2.0-ish.
I thought there was a convention of keeping to the left on paths and footpaths, but recently this seems to have completely gone by the way.
I attended an interesting forum at lunchtime today about the future of the City of Melbourne as a pleasant place in which to live. The talk was interesting, looking at Melbourne's past and future, but the means by which the City is trying to encourage people to participate personifies the Web 2.0 modality and spirit! They will present the new draft plan as a wiki! Have a look at Future Melbourne, and join in with your ideas. Look at the way the Future Melbourne website is trying to link all the information together. Maybe instead of asking for the email addresses of people they should have RSS feeds available from their site and ask people to subscribe to the RSS feeds; that would be more Web 2.0-ish.
Friday, April 11
Friday thoughts - the 1st day of this blog
This blog will set out thoughts, ideas, impressions, reactions to the work we are doing regarding Web 2.0 technology and its application in an academic library.
Other topics may be touched on that don't directly reflect upon Web 2.0 matters, but that I feel are of interest.
If you want an interesting take on Finding, Using, Managing and Sharing Information, have a look at this FUMSI site, put together for your edification by Free Pint. Free Pint, which lots of librarians check out regularly, is a great source of information itself. Reflecting current interests, it has quite a few comments and articles about Web 2.0 at the moment, so if you aren't familiar with it, have a look.
Other topics may be touched on that don't directly reflect upon Web 2.0 matters, but that I feel are of interest.
If you want an interesting take on Finding, Using, Managing and Sharing Information, have a look at this FUMSI site, put together for your edification by Free Pint. Free Pint, which lots of librarians check out regularly, is a great source of information itself. Reflecting current interests, it has quite a few comments and articles about Web 2.0 at the moment, so if you aren't familiar with it, have a look.
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