Monday, December 24, 2007

My Space

Logged in and setup profile. Added Mel's and Jerianne's e-mail.

My Space

Google Docs

Was not able to log in for some reason or the other. Will try again later.

Zoho

I found that Zoho spreadsheet and word a little more difficult, but I did like the Appointment book.

Friday, December 21, 2007

LPLS wiki

Went of LPLS wiki and posted"Locating an item" in the circulation manual. However the machine that I used was logged in for Stephanie Jones.

Wikis

Went to the SJCPL wiki and discovered some interesting things that wikis can do. Looking at something that we may want to use. Really liked the Library Sucess wiki. Left a comment on the wiki for The Bull Run Library.

item 15.

Into a new world of librarianship: Glad to hear that techno-worship is not the reason for libraries to go technological. Trendspotter seems to a way which could perhaps lower operating expenses by not purchasing excessive books. Our "Just in case" collection has been gathering dust for some time now. If we are going techno, and the University of Nevada, Reno has experienced a 55 % drop in circulation, why are we worried? Can we get to par in the near future with what others are doing? I for one, will probably be retired before I could catch on to the new methods, but for the newer staff members, these should be a treat tool. If we could teach the patrons with minimum effort that would be great, but if we do need to train the patrons in detail then further training for us is needed