The end of Manukau City and the end of Web 2.0, two significant events for the second half of 2010!
This Web 2.0 round was better in the time allocation given, with less pressure to complete each activity, especially for us part time staff. And it was great to visit some really useful sites such as Box.net, which will be a useful solution for customers who do not have a USB stick to save work to.
One disappointing aspect was the inability to access some of the video clips and sites due to them being blocked by Web Marshal. Made it a little incomplete for me.
This is a great way to introduce new sites and tools to staff for passing on to our customers, especially for those of us who do not use some of these.
Ready for the next round .......
Friday, November 5, 2010
Week 6: EnCompassCulture
This is a nice site to navigate and would have been a great help with Reader Advisory -- BUT .....
As of 1 November 2010 it was decommissioned! Great timing! So - yes - I would have used this site & recommended it to patrons.
I liked the ease of searching for exactly what you wanted. And the added feature of showing where you could obtain the books, anywhere in the world, with links to various websites. The Booklists were also great - for example "A Celebration of Indian Writing".
A shame it is now defunct, but as long as it is still available on-line it will be of use.
As of 1 November 2010 it was decommissioned! Great timing! So - yes - I would have used this site & recommended it to patrons.
I liked the ease of searching for exactly what you wanted. And the added feature of showing where you could obtain the books, anywhere in the world, with links to various websites. The Booklists were also great - for example "A Celebration of Indian Writing".
A shame it is now defunct, but as long as it is still available on-line it will be of use.
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