It's Mini Me as Mona Lisa... I love www.faceinhole.com as a way to make interesting and hilarious pictures of friends. They have all sorts of scenarios and you can even order T-shirts of your designs!
Create your own FACEinHOLE
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
I think I just got water up my nose.
OK ... Being Productive Online... Kind of a strange concept.
I am used to surfing the websites like TV channels, idlely skipping from site to site skimming the information highway for something that catches my attention (OOooh shiney object) before going onto the next, usually unrelated subject...
To use the internet for something other than frivolous entertainment? My what an intriguing idea.
I can see where Google docs may benefit the commitees, especially those in charge of writing class scripts and "How-tos" for the public. Also the Public Relations department would benefit as they have constant editing.
Perhaps the Teen groups, would like it as well, since it would allow the kids to communicate with the staff as well as each other in a public format.
Yeah, I can see how Google docs would be beneficial even just on a basic level.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Who's up for a game of Water Tag?
Tag - You're IT!
Ok. I really like tagging... I mean, really like it. It makes complete sense to me that a library would use it for searching. Most people use plain English (generally not the librarians, but most people) and when searching for something the patrons don't remember the author, or title, but (hopefully) they do remember general storylines for the books they are looking for.
Here is where tagging helps. If you can tag a book with descriptive words based on the story, you're golden. Suddenly your online catalog becomes ten times more powerful than ever before. I think every library should start tagging its collection for the online catalog, makes it that much easier to use.
Ok. I really like tagging... I mean, really like it. It makes complete sense to me that a library would use it for searching. Most people use plain English (generally not the librarians, but most people) and when searching for something the patrons don't remember the author, or title, but (hopefully) they do remember general storylines for the books they are looking for.
Here is where tagging helps. If you can tag a book with descriptive words based on the story, you're golden. Suddenly your online catalog becomes ten times more powerful than ever before. I think every library should start tagging its collection for the online catalog, makes it that much easier to use.
My Fingers are Turning Pruney
So I have been using Networking sites like Myspace and Facebook for a few years and I guess I could see where the benefits would be for an organization like the Library system. Promotion of the Summer Reading Club and the "What to Read" would be pretty easy on sites like these.
I guess my only hesitation would be that a library would have no say in what their "Friends" had on their sites so if you had a child say age 8 or so looking at the library site on Facebook and start clicking on the "Friends" on said library who knows what that kid could come across connected to that libary's page. But I guess that is something you always have to worry about with the web, can't filter everything out.
I guess my only hesitation would be that a library would have no say in what their "Friends" had on their sites so if you had a child say age 8 or so looking at the library site on Facebook and start clicking on the "Friends" on said library who knows what that kid could come across connected to that libary's page. But I guess that is something you always have to worry about with the web, can't filter everything out.
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