The Virtual Library Branch

I enjoyed delving into our library website and finding a lot of helpful information including board reports, book discussion websites, computer class listings and more! It was interesting to see other library websites and there are surely a lot of good ones out there. Featuring events on our homepage seems to be one way we really shine.

Downloading a book was relatively easy but I still prefer to read printed material. As far as what we can do to enhance our web presence I think that a blog or two might be of interest to our patrons. I look forward to all the new developements to our site.

Thank you 10 things team for designing a program where it was easy to learn and fun to do so!

Google Tools

I am amazed that Google has so many tools for the public to use. I looked at many of these services including groups, translate, alerts, blog search, book search, catalogs, page creator and calendar. Out of this list translate will be the most useful in my work as I can show computer class patrons how to view webpages in their native language. Also, after trying Google Docs I was pleasantly suprised to see it appear when looking at a slide presentation of a Tuesday Tech Talk. I will certainly continue to explore more of what Google has to offer!

Wikis

I have used Wikipedia to look up author's biographies for the past two years and find the information complete and reliable. Adding to the SPL wiki was easy and I can imagine how wiki's may be of use to us in the future. The idea of radical trust is certainly a concept worth thinking about furthur.