Library Elf seems like a helpful tool if the library system you use subscribes to this system. We have a good reminder system with our subscription to Phone Tree.
Library Thing is a website I would like to recommend to the patron who walks up to circulation and asks if he/she has read the book before. Of course these are probably the folks who would not use computers in their home on a regular basis. It's a great social networking site for those who love to read.
Goodreads is a site I could get into. I especially love the list of recommended books for book discussion groups. It was interesting to see that one of my nieces is a member of goodreads.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Book on Nook
Last October I worked with Jordon and got an e-book downloaded to the staff Nook. No wonder the title sounded interesting to me. When I got into reading the book I realized I had listened to it on CD within the last year. Oh well! At least I learned the process and got the feeling for reading an e-reader. Since that time I've become a part of the team presenting Tech Zoo to other library systems within our Region. My opportunities for operating numerous e-readers has truly expanded. They certainly have their place and benefit to the frequent traveller.
As long as I work in the Library and have access to a wide range of books free of charge it isn't likely I will purchase one. My list of "want to reads" includes many books that aren't the latest published book, so I will always have a wide range of titles to choose from without needing to have the lastest read NOW!
As long as I work in the Library and have access to a wide range of books free of charge it isn't likely I will purchase one. My list of "want to reads" includes many books that aren't the latest published book, so I will always have a wide range of titles to choose from without needing to have the lastest read NOW!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Flicker and Picasa
What a great way to store photos and organize them. These sites are real possibilites for my future use.
Coralee
Coralee
Click & Snap
Now, using a digital camera was one thing I learned to do way before many of my collegues at the library. I figured out and operated the first digital camera the library purchased some 10 years ago. There is a volume of CD's with photos that are organized somewhere on the shelves at the Rustburg Library of photos I took digitally of library events beginning in 2002.
My personal digital camera is constantly in use for work and of course my own life events. Events that take place at the two locations I work are consistently sent to Jordon to be posted on the Library website. You will see a photo on my Blog that ws uploaded last fall. Photography has been a big part of my life for years.
Coralee
My personal digital camera is constantly in use for work and of course my own life events. Events that take place at the two locations I work are consistently sent to Jordon to be posted on the Library website. You will see a photo on my Blog that ws uploaded last fall. Photography has been a big part of my life for years.
Coralee
About Facebook
A year or more has passed since I succumbed to getting a Facebook account. My main pupose was to be able to view the photos of family members spread across this country. It has been great to keep up with my 3 year old great niece as she grows and matures. The next book I give to her as a gift has to be a Fancy Nancy book as Sloan is the epitomy of a prissy little girl.
Just like most things that involve social networking I'm slow to get on the band wagon and not very good at keeping up with daily or hourly entries of my own. It seems as if many of my high school class mates are the same way as I tried to locate several of them and didn't find any accounts. Perhaps I will have to attend the next class reunion to get an update. What we learn when we get together then will probably be as much information about each other as we need. My motto is to live in the world I'm in at the present time. Keeping up with all my past acquaintances who have been dear to me is beyond my ability.
Coralee
Just like most things that involve social networking I'm slow to get on the band wagon and not very good at keeping up with daily or hourly entries of my own. It seems as if many of my high school class mates are the same way as I tried to locate several of them and didn't find any accounts. Perhaps I will have to attend the next class reunion to get an update. What we learn when we get together then will probably be as much information about each other as we need. My motto is to live in the world I'm in at the present time. Keeping up with all my past acquaintances who have been dear to me is beyond my ability.
Coralee
I'm Back
There's nothing like a looming deadline to get back on task. For those of you who may have been following my blog you've learned not to hold your breath until the next entry.
Wednesday of this week I watched the suggested youtube.com vidio on Twitter. It's a great tool for those who want to know the details of another person's life. Perhaps some people find it easier to share personal things about themselves if not looking into the eyes of the person getting the information. During our last Preseidential campaign President Obama used Twitter extensively to connect with the younger voters. It worked very well for him.
'Til the next entry,
Coralee
Wednesday of this week I watched the suggested youtube.com vidio on Twitter. It's a great tool for those who want to know the details of another person's life. Perhaps some people find it easier to share personal things about themselves if not looking into the eyes of the person getting the information. During our last Preseidential campaign President Obama used Twitter extensively to connect with the younger voters. It worked very well for him.
'Til the next entry,
Coralee
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