Comments on other's blogs

(This post is a response to Gary's Blog Exercise 15– commenting on other blogs

.)

I have left comments on some other blogs as following:

1.YukoWatanabeFriMonitorblogGary's post:Filter bubbles (Exercise 8)

Robert Luo said...

I would like to recommend the following links from google that explain what web history information they collected, how can you turn off this function and how can you remove the information google has collected.

Privacy FAQ for Web History
http://www.google.com/history/privacyfaq.html?hl=en

Can I pause my web history?
http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54057

Remove items
http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54052

Hope these help.
Regards,
Robert

15 November 2011 19:11

Inviting people to be authors on my blog

(This post is a response to Blog Exercise 14– inviting people to be authors on your blog )

I have invited the following classmates to be authors on this blog:

• Terry Townsend 

  Robin

  Magdalene Lai

  Ralphs

  Yuko Watanabe

   

   

   

   

Modifying the arrangement of blog

(This post is a response to Blog Exercise 13 - changing the arrangement of your blog )

I changed the blog layout when I setup it.  the way is:

Design - Layout - then you can Add a Gadget and change the position of the gadget.

there are a lot of cool gadget.  At the begining I used a lot and made the blog too fancy.  Then I removed some, and it looked better then.

This is the current layout of my blog.  (for the Favicon, I use a customized icon instead of blogger's.  wanna know how to do? GOOOOOOOOGLE it.)

Modifying the colour and background image of the blog

(This post is a response to Blog Exercise 12– changing the colour of your blog )

I have changed my blog's background image to one that fits my blog theme.

The way to do it is :

Design - Template - Customize - Background - Background image + Main color theme.

A Brief Evaluation and Recommendation of the Application of Web2.0 in Kogarah City Library

(This post is a response to Investigative Exercise 10 Evaluation and 11 Recommendations )

Web 2.0 is the web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-cantered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web.  The Web 2.0 has revolutionised the way content is created and the way users access, use and contribute information. 

The following evaluation and recommendation of the Application of Web2.0 in Kogarah City Library are based on the analysis of the library’s website in five main library service areas.

Local Studies

Kogarah City Council's Library Services

(This post is a response to Investigative Exercise 9 Community Profiles )

Kogarah is named from an Aboriginal word meaning "place of reeds".  Kogarah City is located in the southern suburbs of Sydney, about 15 kilometres from the Sydney GPO. Kogarah City is bounded by Hurstville City in the north-west and west, Rockdale City in the north-east and east and the Georges River in the south.

The Kogarah City area is predominantly residential, with some commercial and industrial areas. Kogarah City encompasses a total land area of about 20 square kilometres, including waterways and large areas of open space, mainly along the Georges River.


According to the data of 2006 Census, Kogarah Council has a

Beware online "filter bubbles"

(This post is a response to Gary's Exercise 8 - CURRENT AWARENESS POST . 
It is also posted as a comment on Gary's post to respond Gary's Blog Exercise 16– comment on your teachers blog)


It is a great topic about the freedom on Internet.

I checked Google support document and found some basic information about Google's Personized Search (http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=54041)

Signed-in personalization:

Just try this page: https://www.google.com/history/  (login if you need).  You see what?  YES!!! every single step you take is recorded in google's search history.  You may have secret to your partner, but you can't have secret to Google!!!

Events & Talks podcast from State Library of New South Wales

(This post is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 7 Podcasts )

Schindler's List






Permanent link : http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/podcasts/events/keneally_schindler.html


Events & Talks podcast from State Library of New South Wales 
 

Tom Keneally, award-winning novelist and social advocate, tells the story behind his influential novel Schindler's List and reflects on its significance today. 


File size: 14.8 MB
File format: mp3
Duration: 00:32:32

Social Bookmarking for Libraries

(This post is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 6 Social Bookmarking )

State Library of Tasmania doesn't apply its own membership database in the reader's review function.  Instead, the data of its review system is provided by LibraryThing.   It means that if a member of State Library of Tasmania wants to submit a review for a book, he/she has to be redirected to LibraryThing's website and has to register a new membership of LibraryThing.  The advantage of this system is that the State Library can use the hugh data source of LibraryThing to connecting with its own catalogue database.  But the bad side of it is that if the user wants to review a book he/she has no choice but to register a new account in LibraryThing. 

Social Networking in Library

(This post is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 5 Social Networking )

This is a changing world.  Internet and the related new technologies have change the way people live.  In the library industry, it is a trend to use these new technologies such as social networking in library's services.  The reasons are as following:

• Social networking is popular life style for the Y Generation.  In order to provide better services to the Y Generation, library need to participate on social networking sites;
• Using social networking sites, the library can find another cost-efficient way to market and promote its services;

Book Lust with Nancy Pearl

(This post is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 4 Youtube )

Nancy Pearl (born January 12, 1945) is an American librarian, best-selling author, literary critic and was, until August 2004, the Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library.[1] Her prolific reading and her knowledge of books and literature first made her locally famous in Seattle, Washington, where she regularly appears on public radio recommending books. She achieved broader fame with Book Lust, her 2003 guide to good reading (source: wikipedia.org).

The following video is the program, Book Lust with Nancy Pearl featuring China Mievill.  

wAkE the dEAd @ Ultimo TAFE Library

(This post is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 1 Blogs )

SI Ultimo Library's blog is a window to broadcast latest news about the library's services and resources.  It also contains useful links, news and tips to keep the studnets up to date in their subject area.


After the Hallowenn the blog updated a post called "Halloween @ Ultimo TAFE Library".  It introduced the library's Halloween event and also the students who won the Halloween Costume Making Competition.  It also contains a picture slide show which I noticed was made by PictureTrail.  It is a very simple way to create cool effect slideshows with fancy transitions, shapes and styles.  The only thing you need to do is to choose the template and upload your pictures and the system will generate a slideshow flash file automatically.

Tilt-shift Miniature Fakes - from Flickr

(This blog is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 3 Photo sharing and Flickr )

Picture Queensland - the heritage images from State Library of Queensland

(This blog is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 3 Photo sharing and Flickr )

The State Library of Queensland holds approximately 1.5 million photographic resources – negatives, slides, original photographs, copy prints and original albums dating back to the birth of the State of Queensland in 1859 to the present day. In 2003, the State Library launched its digital image library, Picture

DEWEY training from SLIDESHARE

(This blog is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 2 Slideshare )

Dewey is not easy for me, and Cataloguing as well.  Here are some Dewey training ppt I found from slideshare.net.

One thing I noticed from slideshare is that in the slideshare view mode you cann't see any animation in the slide.  For example, in the first ppt below everyslide includes an animation gif (and the black background in the images should be in transparent in the real ppt slideshow).

Dewey Decimal System Animated

View more presentations from Joel Yuvienco

Library staff training materials from SLIDESHARE

SlideShare is the best way to share presentations, documents and professional videos. 

(This blog is a response to Gary's Investigative Exercise 2 Slideshare )

Here are some examples that can be used as library staff training materials.