Listen to a podcast of this blog post
Arlington Heights PL has been in the forefront of Library video casting for a few years. They have a vLog (a video blog) on their website that is updated at least weekly.
This is their introduction to Baker's Dozen (their Web 2.0 learning program, offered to patrons): http://www.ahml.info/vlog/default.asp?ID=158
I think it would be great to do a vLog on our website including either live video promoting Library programs and events, or staff book reviews, or "canned" video trailers for books and movies.
Patrons might also like podcasts. gCast and Gabcast are two very easy to use sites that allow you to create podcasts for free. I used gCast to create the podcast about Playtime 2.0 on the Intranet.
Let's think about ways we can use video blogging and/or podcasting to promote the library. Leave me a comment with your ideas!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Thing #4: Flickr
This is the "interesting" photo I found on Flickr. Very cool, no??
- how you can use a photo sharing site for your personal photos?
As Karen mentioned in her blog, there are so many sites that allow you to upload and store pictures. If you hve accounts on several, how do you decide which to use?
I started out using Flickr for personal pictures. I posted my son's wedding photos there so I could share them with family. I may continue to use it for "albums," but for photos I want people to see, I will be more likely to post them on Facebook for my friends to see, or my MyFamily site, since my family in New Jersey, Pennsyvania, Florida and Michigan are all members of that site.
- how are libraries using Flickr? Roselle Library has a very minimal presence on Flickr. Should we be exploiting this site, or not? What do you think?
In my heart I feel like we should be using Flickr...but, it is just one more place to put the pictures we are already putting in the Photo Gallery and perhaps on Facebook, so...maybe not.
Some sites are parterning to make it easier to manage several sites at once. If you published a picture from Flickr to your blog as I did, that is an example of partnering. Flickr can also be configured so that when I post a photo, it is automatically added to the Library Network site.
If you are interested in seeing my "trading card," it is also on my Flickr photostream.
- how you can use a photo sharing site for your personal photos?
As Karen mentioned in her blog, there are so many sites that allow you to upload and store pictures. If you hve accounts on several, how do you decide which to use?
I started out using Flickr for personal pictures. I posted my son's wedding photos there so I could share them with family. I may continue to use it for "albums," but for photos I want people to see, I will be more likely to post them on Facebook for my friends to see, or my MyFamily site, since my family in New Jersey, Pennsyvania, Florida and Michigan are all members of that site.
- how are libraries using Flickr? Roselle Library has a very minimal presence on Flickr. Should we be exploiting this site, or not? What do you think?
In my heart I feel like we should be using Flickr...but, it is just one more place to put the pictures we are already putting in the Photo Gallery and perhaps on Facebook, so...maybe not.
Some sites are parterning to make it easier to manage several sites at once. If you published a picture from Flickr to your blog as I did, that is an example of partnering. Flickr can also be configured so that when I post a photo, it is automatically added to the Library Network site.
If you are interested in seeing my "trading card," it is also on my Flickr photostream.
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