Good Reads.

I had a look at Good Reads and uploaded a few books to my shelf, mainly because the Library Thing's webpage wouldn't load but I did sign up to Library Thing and also had a look at what it had to offer aswell. Both websites are similar and have the same features, but I have had trouble trying to locate the same editions of my books on Good Reads. Most were easier to find on Library Thing because of the extra 700 libraries you can search through. Although when I played around more Good Reads had a link to more book editions once you clicked on the title. It was also easier to 'Switch to this edition' with that link under other editions of the book you already had added.


I have enjoyed using both websites and believe that they are very useful websites.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Abbey.Road
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/6619292?shelf=read

Library 2.0.

Library 2.0 is a new theory on library services, I just read the two articles below and I believe that Library 2.0 is already playing its part in libraries today, many libraries use online social networking sites to promote and keep patrons informed on the library. I think that making more resources avaliable online and making some material downloadable from home would be a positive thing as well, eliminating waiting for a book to be returned by another client. It also has its downfalls which would decrease people coming into the library and possibly finding more information and different resources within the library.


I believe that the concept that I understand Library 2.0 to be isn't that different from what libraries currently provide for its clients. I think that social networking resources are helping to promote the library and what it has to offer and sharing ideas with other libraries and people in the community.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_2.0
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html

Podcast.

Podcasts are a good way to listen to a variety of audio files without having to physically download them to your computer (but you can do if the website allows it.) I found a podcast which included three people talking about the semi new documentary on The Doors called When You're Strange.


The three discuss and review the documentary, how it is different from others and its initial response when it was first released and why it was 're-vamped'.


http://www.musicfilmweb.com/2010/04/doors-jim-morrison-when-youre-strange/

Citations.

Here are two images that I have taken and my citations for each.


Abbey Vincent (2011) Jumper Draw flickr image, Viewed 27/9/2011
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toulouse1992/6021099067/in/photostream



Abbey Vincent (2011) Bird Watching flickr image, Viewed 27/9/2011
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toulouse1992/6021099913/in/photostream/

Delicious bookmarking.

I think the Delicious website is a very useful online tool. I can see how this can help others find reliable infromation or even a different way of presenting a particular topic.

I like the idea that you can save all of your bookmarks externally from your personal computer. This is very useful so if you want to share a website with someone else when you don't have access to your own computer this is a good way to make sure you don't have those limitations.

It is also a good way to 'back up' your bookmarks, keeping them online so if you upgrade your computer system or your harddrive is wiped you still have access to your bookmarks.

Information Literacy PowerPoint.

My PowerPoint on Dr. Mike Eisenburgs online video about

Information Literacy & 'The Big 6'.

http://uweoconnect.extn.washington.edu/publicmbeinfolit

Big 6

Slide.

Here are some of the images I made whilst experimenting with Slide and some other image altering websites.
I also went into www.photobucket.com and www.picnik.com and used the image generators there. The first two are from Photobucket and the others Picnik.

RSS Feeds

Today I set up an iGoogle account so that I could add Google Reader to my page to subscribe to a number of different RSS feeds. I had some trouble trying to find websites which contained RSS feeds so I went to an RSS feed directory and choose a couple from there on music, cars and art.

I think that the news reader is a good application that can be very helpful and a time saver so that you do not constantly have to be searching websites for new information it is sent to you! The fact that the title and the actual article information of each 'New Update' are different coloured links which makes it easier to know what part of the text is what, and where the information orginally came from.

I don't really think that I would use this feature too much in my personal life because I do not visit many websites that are constantly being added to with new information and articles. In gerneral I do not spend a lot of time reading/finding new items online, but with the RSS reader I wouldnt have to spend time looking for new stories etc. to view, I can easily view all new updates on the one page of the Google Reader.

I think that RSS feeds for libraries are a very important online resource which is an easy was to keep up with any new information relating to the information industry and other local services which it can connect too. Library staff members wouldn't have time sent aside to search websites that they constantly use and refer to for updated information, this way they do not have to spent a large amount of time sifting through a large number of websites for new info.

flickr image.

richmond., a photo by Maggie M'Gill on Flickr.

Here is a photograph that I took in 2008 of a insection in Richmond.

Flickr

I have found this adorable image of a cat which was only uploaded less than 40min ago.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/haidacandida/6000449773/in/photostream
I love the detail in this photograph and the background colour also compliments the colour of the cats coat and makes the image very easy to look at.

First Post: Discover Information Literacy.

Within this blog I will be writing my opinions on the YouTube video 'Discover Information Literacy'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWzigkpR7yg The video was very informative and even though it was slightly fast paced the content was really thoughtful and practical. All of the information embedded in the video made sense and and was easy for a wide range of age groups to understand, it also had interesting  transistions to make it eye catching.

The main thing I took away from the video was the DISCOVER method. I thought that it was a really simple and easy way to remember how to analyse information to make sure that you are getting crediable and useful information. It simply highlights the steps to being information literate and how/what you should be looking for to determine that the information is accurate.

Even though I had not heard of the DISCOVER method before I believe that I still went through many of those points when searching for information on the internet. Making sure that the source of the information was true and up to date, checking on more than one website to verify the information, citing all online and print resources, organising material and changing my search term to find more information.

In conclusion I believe that this was a very helpful resource which easily explained the process of finding reliable information and constantly reviewing your searching techniques to improve your findings.