wikis

Well, I am slowly getting through this. Sometimes it is enlightening and I can see the value. Other times it is very frustrating...mostly due to technology glitches. However, I have looked at a few wikis and thoroughly enjoyed the booklovers wiki. I guess if it is something in your field of interest it is great.
I have used Wikipedia before and direct library users to it often.
On the subject of abusing the privelige of editing....I went to high school in a small Scottish town called Dingwall. Recently someone sent me an email with a link to a Wikipedia entry for Dingwall where some smart alec had changed all the info completely taking the mickey from the town and it's residents.
It was actually very funny but also very hurtful to the people named. So , I guess the question is , how much of what we read is legitimate.


Anyway I am still waiting for the invite key for the lib learning wiki. I think I did the right thing again...... That's the trouble, you are sitting at a computer alone, doing all this with no-one to ask if you get stuck......ok, yes I can email but it isn't the same.
I'll probably put another posting up when I have success.

rs feeds

Is anyone out there as slow as I am in completeing the lib learning 2 course??
It has been almost 2 weeks since my last ......not confession , although this has the makings of some kind of soapbox/confessional!! It has been about two weeks since my last entry I was going to say.
Anyways I am about to have a second attempt with the RS feed thingo. I'll make sure I
read all the stuff properly like a good library learner and will post the results later.
Cheers!

Caspar

I thought I'd try and upload a photo from the computer. Not the internet, just the PC.

You wouldn't believe the trouble I had but it was because I went about it the wrong way.

After asking for help from another branch librarian I did it in 2 minutes.

The tired pup is Caspar, a lab/kelpie cross who is the sweetest natured animal but has a taste for thongs and insoles!

recharging batteries

After deciding not to continue with Blogging and the whole Libraries Learning 2.0 thing I have decided under pressure to battle on.
Our library has decided we all have to participate with this course which is a good thing I'm sure but only working one and a half days makes it a bit tough.
Luckily we are allowed till December to complete it so I can relax a bit.

Some of you computer whizzes might laugh but I was thinking I'd rather read a book, the newspaper or knit in my library lunchtimes!!

The straw that broke my blogging back was the RS feed part of this. So I might go back to that.
Even back to the flickr part too and do it all again to refresh my memory.


Any other small town, branch library co-ordinators feeling the same way???
Words of encouragement and wisdom would be gratefully recieved.

Rainbow Books

Rainbow Books
Originally uploaded by bluemarla

I love this arrangment of books.
I can also imagine the frustration of not being able to find anything but it's pretty!

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Week 2 and it is already Wednesday. I wonder if other part-timers are having the same difficulties as me with time. It is hard working only ten hours a week and trying to make a real go of this.
Anyway I had better get to the next task....Flickr