Light at the End of the Tunnel

Light at the End of the Tunnel
Originally uploaded by vinsflickr

Wow, I can't believe I've finally finished, I will miss my learning experience each week. I have chosen a photo from Flickr called "Light at the end of the tunnel" which is what it feels like to complete the journey, so thanks to all involved in this great learning experience. I hope that I can go away and put to good use some of what I have learnt not only at work but also home.

Social Networking

You know I have heard people talk about Myspace and Facebook (I have a friend who is in facebook so now I'll have some idea of what to do). I wasn't very familiar with what it was and now that I have a little more knowledge I will be able to spend more time on the many things I have learnt and who knows where it will take me.
Social networking I think would be a good way for our clients to interact with us and each other, we could find ways to improve and help our clients by finding out what is important to them. We could also let the clients know about events, exhibitions, basically anything new that may appeal to them, a great way for many networking opportunities.

Online applications and Tools

Wow, this really is a good learning program, I can see potential in so many different ways and not just at work but also at home, of course the problem is remembering them all. I do like Google docs probably because I work a lot with spreadsheets and I can see the benefit of having only the one version where colleagues can edit or add text,I actually could have used this a couple of weeks ago. I have created a document and emailed it to the slnsw2.0 team.
I do like the fact that if you don't have certain software programs on your home computer but have access to a web browser and internet connection you can upload the document into google docs and be able to make changes from home.

Mashups

I found this week quite fun after a bit of frustration when I thought I had lost all the work I did. There are just so many different types of mashups to try so I decided on the mosaic maker but I also liked the calendar and jigsaw ideas,my Mosiac is using the State Library with our value of Energy and Teamwork.

podcasts

Wow, I think there is a lot of potential for podcasting at the library, just think we could have one for our exhibitions, with dates and maybe even a brief talk about them. We could put up staff talks, or even sections from seminars/conferences that may of interest, we could even have movies at the metcalfe.
I think that the library shop could benefit as well with maybe new books/items they have just purchased or even specials.
The only thing I think is important is to keep them interesting and not too long otherwise they can become boring.

World Youth Day 2008

Now that World Youth Day 2008 has ended I thought a slideshow of photos taken by pilgrims in flickr might be in order, so enjoy.

Sea Gull_Fishing

Sea Gull_Fishing
Originally uploaded by Stewart Ho

We aren't the only ones that go fishing. I thought this photo was appropriate after the fishing comment from last week.