Pathway to the end

I have now reached Week #12. What a sad occasion this is. I have thoroughly enjoyed my travel through the roadway of web 2.0 and have learned many new things and recapped a few. These tools are making a huge change within the world and our libraries that most of us probably didn't even fathom.

I find social networking an exciting tool as well as a bit of a reclusive one. It's interesting how social we can be whilst sitting alone in our home with a computer. A question arises of whether we are becoming more reclusive and shy around actual people? Something to think about....

Aside from that I think that using social networking tools in our libraries can link the community together. It is particularly difficult to involve young people in library activities so perhaps we could use this to connect with them as well as the members of our community that may not be able to get out due to disabilities or illness.

There is a huge scope of usage with all of these tools...we just have to implement them...and not to mention have the time to use them!

thanks everyone...it's been great! :)

Online Applications

Yet another cool thing! I think that this would be a great way to stay in touch with all staff that don't get access to their work emails regularly. Our email program is generally only accessible at the library so and using these tools would give access to documentation online outside the usual email account via sharing.

Whilst travelling or out and about, you could use these tools to create all sorts of things and distribute as necessary without having access to software like MS Office and the like.

This is excellent!