Activity 1 Inserting an image into a post

This is an image of a laptop I found on google, as a practice activity for transfer of images to our blogs.The image was saved and inserted via the link icon.  Success it worked.
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Libraries as a social networking site-exercise 5

Libraries offer social networking through their facebook and my space pages. With vast numbers of people using the library as a resource there are certain to be a variety of skill levels within the libraries users. The use of eletronic media is also on the increase.  If the library has adequate facilities,and provides training in these media then they should also be available to the public for social networking.

Exercise 4 Library story time session-Youtube

This is a short clip, 3 minutes 21 seconds of a Rapid City Rush hockey team member, reading the childrens book, "Zachary and the championship at a Rapid City public library short time session..The story is clearly read, with intonation and voice characterisations, by a team member of the Rapid City Rush Hockey team. After an introduction from a librarian, the audience of young children and family members are very attentive, and the addition of a costumed donkey, make the storytime session a success.The site for this you tube on the library story time session can be found at  http://www.youtube.com

Flickr exercise 3

These photos relate to Uluru, the aboriginal name for Ayers Rock. The site link of the photo of Uluru I was looking at was http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropical-blizzard/4344003318 . The general stream of flickr photos can be found at http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Ayers+rock.

Exersise 1

This exercise asked us to comment on blogs already created by various groups, those being Sydney Institute of Tafe, Blue Mountains Local Studies Group and Parramatta City Library. Of these three I chose the Sydney Institute Blog to look more closely at.
 The online subject guides information is relevant, as there is a new guide beginning on library and information services, the course I  and many others are currently enrolled in.  Information on a new database called Emerald, National child protection week 2010, Ultimo College Health Expo 2010, new photography and manga books in the library, as well as Innovation Showcase for Sydney Institute, created necessary informaton for those studying at ultimo tafe.
This blog contains useful information and provides an insight into activities on campus

FIRST POST

Blogging seems to be a useful tool in which information can be shared. A bank of knowledge and exchange of information can be achieved by posting information and asking others to contribute or comment on information or content you have posted on your blog. For our purposes blogging is seen as a useful tool for librarians, as it allows information to be exchanged, and a personalised log of informaion can be maintained. The broad term for this technology is Web 2 which also includes wikis, podcasts, flickr and You Tube.Blogging allows the participation of others people through invitation to that persons blog.