Week 11

Hi again. Week 11 and we're covering online applications and tools.

I have created a 'Google doc' and shared it as instructed with the good people at NSW Public Libraries who're supporting us in this Learning 2.0 course - I hope it arrived safely!

It's easy to see the advantages of tools such as 'Google docs' and 'Zoho' for ease of collaboration and sharing - perhaps especially on complex projects with multiple collaborators. In my job, involving children's work, I can see possibilities re preparing programs for promotions, book week etc with the children's librarian and other members of the team (potentially saving a lot of time in meetings!). In the public library context, I can also see the advantage for customers of being able to access their documents online from any computer with internet connection.

I looked at 'Zamzar' (great for converting files without having to download software), and then 'Slideshare' - how good to be able to share Powerpoint presentations and slidecasts! Could well save reinventing the wheel! For example, I found slideshows such as 'RSS at your library' (practical ways librarians and libraries can use RSS), examples of library orientations, and even a slideshow on the history and future of libraries (great to use in preparing a general interest community outreach talk, or something similar).