Week 9 Podcasts

Podcasts could be utilised for many things in the library environment. Promotion of events which simultaneously could also be a record of previous events such as storytime, youth activities, author talks, living books etc. Podcasts could useful for inservice and training.
Our library has actually enabled technology on one of our public access computers to enable patrons to avail themselves of podcasting.

Week 8 - Answer boards

I really enjoyed this one (nothing complex) however not sure whether I would contribute myself. We have one of our younger staff members who is a whizz at this. As someone else has said - the sort of thing to appeal to the younger, now generation.

Answer boards would be very useful in the library environment - ask a librarian? (reference). Could also provide a platform for book reviews by patrons in which other patrons could rate books etc and then be used as a type of readers' advisory.

Week 7 - Tagging, folksomomies etc

Another week done!
Yes, I can see definite possibilities for delicious, blogs, wikis etc to extend library services into technological future.
Sutherland has certainly done a good job using Delicious.

Week 6 - Youtube etc

This was OK. However, I didn't take the challenge and do the adventure of embedding a video. Mosman certainly gets some impressive authors to visit.

Excellent examples of how video is being used in libraries. Our organisation could use it for a tour of the library, instructional - eg for internet classes, historical information eg talks by living books, archival, record of events hosted in the library. A myriad of potential uses.