#23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ...

Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ... I can answer this in the most definitive way, it is just the start. I made comment earlier in the program that the more I learn the more I realise I do not know, that has not changed. It is technologically an exciting and challenging time for all industries and Libraries are no different. This program has given us a look in the window of what is coming. It has given me the confidence to experiment and the interest to keep searching.


As I read over my Blog I realise that I need to go back to the start and revise the whole program, give myself a chance to play around a bit more.

So it's onwards and upwards and a huge thank you to all the people that made this learning journey possible.




Cheers for the festive season and may we all be safe and happy.

#22 Audiobooks (or "The end is in sight ")

eAudiobooks seem to nicely accompany the growing interset in Talking Books. The Library provides the path for the download and the patron enjoys their eAdiobook for the designated loan period.

I enjoyed the ebook Advent Calendar.

An annual World eBook Fair offers a month of free access for one month to over a million free eBooks. This could be a greta way to launch eBook access in the Library.

Great way to increase a collection.

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

Searching through Podcast.net for some Library specific podcasts. The SirsiDynix Institute has some interesting Podcasts and this has been added to my Bloglines account. Another interesting group is The Arizone State University Library Channel.

#20 You too can YouTube

YouTube, friend or foe?

YouTube is testimony to something we have all suspected for a long time, it takes all kinds!

Great way to share videos in a social setting. The searching was made easy by the categories and help screens. Clear screens and well sorted search results made navigating relatively easy.

Library applications could include the sharing of Community activities, readings, events.

The music videos sparked my interest immediately and I have had some viewing fun!