Many, many uses where a short film is the chosen/best means of conveying a piece or type of information. The video below is an example of how we could show what it is we do - I can see possible applications at the ILDesk as well. Many people come up and say (nervously) 'this is the first time I have borrowed' so a simple film showing what you need to do when you have found something you want to borrow - or perhaps that is overkill? - it would make the library look friendly and approachable, and would aid for those people who like to check things out before trying.
The question would be - where would you put it - is this a wikki thing?? there are many possibilities ...
We could use shelvers and ILDesk student staff as actors ...
could be lots of fun ....
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wikkis
Just had another go through this section to refresh - generally I see the potential for wikkis to lie in their versatility and flexibility in terms of the range of information that can be put on them - the fact that they are very user friendly and accessible (depending on design of the site of course) - information can be internal or external but focussed on the needs of the individual/section/organization that created the site - that overall they provide a good one-stop shop type service, ie a good place to start when looking for just about anything to do with, in our case, library service.
Design would be particularly important, things like colour, layout, graphics, text (size, amount, type, colour) would all need to be carefully selected and arranged to ensure the immediate visual effect wasn't cluttered or looked unprofessional or disorganized - given the range of information provided, and the daily nature of its maintenance it would be easy to get it wrong - on the other hand, there are lots of good examples to learn from.
Design would be particularly important, things like colour, layout, graphics, text (size, amount, type, colour) would all need to be carefully selected and arranged to ensure the immediate visual effect wasn't cluttered or looked unprofessional or disorganized - given the range of information provided, and the daily nature of its maintenance it would be easy to get it wrong - on the other hand, there are lots of good examples to learn from.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Wk 4 - Wikkis
Create a blog post about your findings. What did you find interesting? What types of applications within libraries might work well with a wiki?
Interesting?
I found one of the university wikkis to be interesting in terms of the way if joins related information in a different way - a wikki will be aimed at a particular user or interest and has a specific focus, but within which a lot of ground is covered because it allows multiple viewpoints and interpretations, and is not static. The main difference between a wikki and a uni website is that input is up to the person adding, and not filtered in any way.
I enjoyed the worldcat wikki - as a reader being able to read reviews from negative to positive rather than just being given one view, and limited to published, very liberating - the same would apply to a library wikki giving access to readers to comment on works in their collections and the library itself.
A problem I found a few times was that links didn't go anywhere - one to Teaching Writing with Technology led to a message saying the URL couldn't be found - so cluttering could be a problem, tidying up links would need to be built in.
The wikki that was for people who use wikkis was good - being able to select different wikkis from a list and compare them was both informative and a useful tool.
Library applications?
- feedback into the collection via comments from users, reviews, suggestions
- subject areas - leading to items in the collection, all formats, websites, databases - the application to subject guides would be exciting
- links to areas outside the library which would be of interest/concern to users? - putting the library in a larger context, not just the university? - and allowing academic and student input - not sure how this would work but it would be a very alive, democratic place which would appeal to students - obviously this would need further development to avoid problems with vandalism, inaccuracy.
Interesting?
I found one of the university wikkis to be interesting in terms of the way if joins related information in a different way - a wikki will be aimed at a particular user or interest and has a specific focus, but within which a lot of ground is covered because it allows multiple viewpoints and interpretations, and is not static. The main difference between a wikki and a uni website is that input is up to the person adding, and not filtered in any way.
I enjoyed the worldcat wikki - as a reader being able to read reviews from negative to positive rather than just being given one view, and limited to published, very liberating - the same would apply to a library wikki giving access to readers to comment on works in their collections and the library itself.
A problem I found a few times was that links didn't go anywhere - one to Teaching Writing with Technology led to a message saying the URL couldn't be found - so cluttering could be a problem, tidying up links would need to be built in.
The wikki that was for people who use wikkis was good - being able to select different wikkis from a list and compare them was both informative and a useful tool.
Library applications?
- feedback into the collection via comments from users, reviews, suggestions
- subject areas - leading to items in the collection, all formats, websites, databases - the application to subject guides would be exciting
- links to areas outside the library which would be of interest/concern to users? - putting the library in a larger context, not just the university? - and allowing academic and student input - not sure how this would work but it would be a very alive, democratic place which would appeal to students - obviously this would need further development to avoid problems with vandalism, inaccuracy.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Week 4
Adventure - (remember this is an OPTIONAL activity)
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Problem - Layout does not have an 'add a page element' ....
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