Event management

I tried all of those listed and found them all to be easy to use and I can see how they would be useful in library land. I already know of a systems librarian using a google calendar to roster staff to come and do their library 2.0. They have been able to keep track of who is coming and when is popular whilst not having to send and receive emails and then add manually to a spreadsheet or work calendar. It's also easier for those who must attend as they can see what the best days are without trying to contact theIT/systems librarian which is always tricky)
The event management sites were also interesting to see how you can present and request events which would help when organising events
Doodle was also easy to use and allows a far more time efficient way of trying to organise people over long distances. A useful tool not only for library branches in the system but also wider library groups

RSS feeds

I am already familiar with RSS feeds and have used them to keep up to date with latest news, sport, etc. I do not have a work one but check my personal ones every now and then although I tend to clear a lot as they can build up very quickly. They are very handy as you can get all the current information on topics you want straight to your google reader. Keeping up is hard but I don't have too many so it's easier to keep up.

I like the idea of tabbloid, feedrinse, reminderfeed as they all help in organising and gathering only the information you want. It also makes it easier to share which is always important with these things

Blog

Week 11 Online applications

 

I thought I would use this program to write and publish for the blog and after testing it I cannot believe how easy it was to write and then publish straight to my blog. I must admit I have seen a lot of the things we have covered on this course and I knew these existed but to see how easy it is to use and link in with everything else is eye opening. A really good way of keeping files open for access whereever you are as well as being able to share them with others. I also like zoho better than google as it seemed a easier to use

 

Overall very impressed.

 

 

Week 11 Online applications and tools

I used Zoho to publish another entry and was very impressed with it. Very easy to use and follow and it allows you to save without needing usb's or shared G drives (and you can restrict who uses it as well). I really was impressed and will use it for my own documents but also for those that a few people need to work on. It saves all those countless emails and you can get things done much faster

Week 12 Wrap up

Social networking. I do not use it but see a lot of staff and especially library users who do (Bebo is the favourite of many of our users). I can see that libraries are already using it as a marketing tool and also to keep people updated on what is happening. It really is a good way to bring all the different library 2.0 applications together so that you can get a real interactive feel. I think what people like is that they have some control and input into this site that they do not have on a website.

Overall all I have really enjoyed doing this and although it did take a very long time to do there have been technical difficulties along the way which made it hard to complete. This course has enabled some of these It type issues to be sorted out which has helped staff and public alike. It has opened my eyes to many things and as someone who gets asked a lot of computer and IT questions it was interesting to be on the other side thinking why can they get it to work but I can't

I also promise library 2.1 will not take as long to complete