Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Quest 11- Online Apps
I opened an account with both Zoho and Google Docs. I thought Google was easier to use than Zoho until I wanted to post to this blog. I could not figure out how to post from Google. Zoho has a nice little tab to click and help post to a blog. See my Zoho post below. This was a fun Quest!
Quest 11
I posted this from my Zoho account.
Planning a trip using the Internet
The Internet may make your planning a lot easier. The web now has many travel sites. The following are a few sites I used when planning my trip to Ireland.
- Trip Advisor - www.tripadvisor
- Search by location
- Read reviews
- Ask a question on a forum
- Gather great tips
- Compare prices
- View photos
- Frommer's Forum
- Ask questions
- Get great advice
- Links to travel tips
- Other sites included:
- www.seatguru.com - compare airline seats
- Tourist Information sites for the location
- Web sites for attractions in the area
- Search for reviews of hotels/ bed & breakfasts/ guesthouses you are thinking about booking
I found the forums at Trip Advisor and Frommers to be very helpful.
Have a great trip!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Quest 9 - Wiki
I found this to be a very interesting quest. I looked at the 2007 SCLA Annual Conference Wiki and found a list of statewide library blogs. The West Ashley Branch Blog was not listed, so I edited and added our blog! The wiki information was easy to navigate.
I also found the SJCPL Subject Quides wiki interesting. I searched under photography and found books - call numbers and keywords; magazines, local exhibitions; local courses; and links to blogs.
Library Success: a best practices wiki was explored next. I discovered programs for adults. A few ideas were shared such as a cookie swap at the begginning of December. I found the 40 minutes of lecture more than I had in mind! They did have a sharing of cookies and a gift for the baker of the cookie voted the best.
I enjoyed my explorations and will continue to explore wikis - who knows I may even start my own!
I also found the SJCPL Subject Quides wiki interesting. I searched under photography and found books - call numbers and keywords; magazines, local exhibitions; local courses; and links to blogs.
Library Success: a best practices wiki was explored next. I discovered programs for adults. A few ideas were shared such as a cookie swap at the begginning of December. I found the 40 minutes of lecture more than I had in mind! They did have a sharing of cookies and a gift for the baker of the cookie voted the best.
I enjoyed my explorations and will continue to explore wikis - who knows I may even start my own!
Quest 8 - Social Networks
I had heard about Facebook and Myspace before this Quest, but not the others. I searched for the Kings of Leon under music or did a general search on each site.
Bebo - Kings of Leon have a blog. I searched for and found Ireland. People from all over the world blogging about Ireland - or supposedly.
Friendster - Found a Kings of Leon page with fans. I was unable to search for an Ireland.
Linkedin - You have to join to really search this site. It is for finding jobs, advice, classmates, and colleagues.
Facebook - My daughter Alexis has an account. Facebook was originally for people with a school email. I read about students not being accepted in colleges because professors would look them up on Facebook and find out all about things better left hidden.
Myspace - I have an account, but never use it. My daughter Shannon and some of her friends blog on it all the time to keep in touch. I followed some of the links for her friends.
I also found the Kings of Leons. They have songs, pictures, and tour information.
I think social networking is a way of keeping young adults informed about library programs.
Bebo - Kings of Leon have a blog. I searched for and found Ireland. People from all over the world blogging about Ireland - or supposedly.
Friendster - Found a Kings of Leon page with fans. I was unable to search for an Ireland.
Linkedin - You have to join to really search this site. It is for finding jobs, advice, classmates, and colleagues.
Facebook - My daughter Alexis has an account. Facebook was originally for people with a school email. I read about students not being accepted in colleges because professors would look them up on Facebook and find out all about things better left hidden.
Myspace - I have an account, but never use it. My daughter Shannon and some of her friends blog on it all the time to keep in touch. I followed some of the links for her friends.
I also found the Kings of Leons. They have songs, pictures, and tour information.
I think social networking is a way of keeping young adults informed about library programs.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Quest 7 - Flickr
A picture from the Edible Wizards Hat program.
This picture and the one below were posted using Flickr.
Harry Potter Edible Wands
This is one of the pictures taken at our programs the week of October 8 - 12, 2007 to celebrate Banned Books Week. We celebrated The Harry Potter Series with activities each day. I hvae uploaded this picture to the West Ashley Branch Library Flickr acount.
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