investigative Exercize 8: community profiles

the heart of the library

the Leichhardt public library is a central branch library coordinating its efforts with its branch library in Balmain it delivers an effect service to the public servicing he needs of the growing population with a large selection of picture books and children's novels for young children as well as more interactive services such as a toy library as well as baby and toddler activity groups as well as providing services to the elderly users though the use of large print novels and hsc student by providing study aids near the young adult fiction section and a selection of Italian novels for the waining Italian population

you can view the council website here

investigative Exercize 7: podcasts

want to take a tour of the Albury-Wodonga Library? Well now you can with out leaving your seat hist pod cast in separated in to two part concentrating on different levels of the library

listen to to them both here

investigative Exercize 6: social bookmarking

In looking in to the libraries and the options of the book reviewing and social book marking practices, it is interesting to see the different ways in which libraries will utilize this tool

the Tasmanian state library provides pop up windows for their reviews within the libraries catalog were as the the Stonnington library in Victoria has clear institutions about how to place a review and list the posted review on a separate page to the cataloging record this allows them to avoid the issue of cluttering their record with similar reviews while still having the service readily available

this is a useful tool in most libraries it allows the people who use the material on a regular basis to leave their thoughts and opinions on the subject for other users to see allowing both clients and safe to see how effect the material is in meeting the needs of the general public

investigative Exercize 5:social networking

when it comes to social net working within a library it can be a boon, attracting more people to the library and ultimately making the librarians job of staying abreast of their clients needs and wants much easier, but it could just as easily back fire if not used properly and damage the reputation if not used correctly luckily there are many different tools available to the average library

for instance Myspace is a popular medium for businesses and groups rather then individuals but if the library wants to connect with individuals and provide opportunities for their clients to connect with on another Facebook is an invaluable tool.

in the end it's all a matter of being aware of your clients needs and expectations are to begin with and building on that to create and effective social medium to not only reach established users but also make other aware of what a great service you provide.

blog activity 4: changing the arrangement of your blog

I have made some minor readjustments to the blog, changed some of the fonts and tools to give it more of a flow
hope you like it

blog activity 3: changing the colour of your blog

I've just redecorated you might notice the new emphasis of red around the blog and the new background hope you like it

investigative Exercize 2: slideshare

this could be useful for any aspiring librarians it's 60 slide presentation walking the viewer though the many uses of web 2.0 with in the modern library
 you can view it here