Investigative Exercise 16. LAST POST – COMPLETING YOUR ASSESSMENT

Exercise 16 - LAST POST – COMPLETING YOUR ASSESSMENT

What to do:

·                Send an e-mail to your teacher at blogwithdeniz@gmail.com telling them you have completed your assessment. 

·                This assessment is due 12 June 2015.

IMPORTANT:

·                Keep your blog until you receive your assessment mark from TAFE.

·                Then you can keep your blog as an example of your work OR you can keep your blog and make use of it.

Investigative Exercise 15. Commenting on other blogs

Blog Exercise 15: commenting on other blogs

Jenna Roberts- Hilarious GIF ;). Your blog looks great, I totally have to put more detail into mine.

Investigative Exercise 14. Invite classmates as readers to your blog

Blog Exercise 14: invite classmates as readers to your blog 

 Jenna Roberts-http://buzzwordsocialmedia.blogspot.com/
 

Anne Colubriale- http://limebytes.blogspot.com/

 

 

Investigative Exercise 13. Changing the arrangement of your blog

Blog Exercise 13: changing the arrangement of your blog

Moved Contributors below Blog Archives. Added +1 Button and Video Bar.

Investigative Exercise 12. changing the colour/ background of your blog

Investigative Exercise: Blog Exercise 12– changing the colour/ background of your blog 

I changed the background to green and the middle to purple. I changed the text to blue and orange.

Investigative Exercise 11. Recommendations

Investigative Exercise 11 Recommendations

I would add the book reviewing idea that at earlier question looked at. Many libraries have their own blogs like Boroondara- http://abouthebooks.blogspot.com, which also has Flickr- http://www.flickr.com/photos/boroondaralibraries/, as well as Twitter-http://www.twitter.com/BooroondaraLibr and Facebook-http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hawthorn-Australia/City_of_Boroondara-Library-Service/7905992206. Eastern Regional Libraries has its own podcasts- http://www.erl.vic.gov.au/events/podcasts.htm, and Geelong Regional Libraries has its own youtube channel- http://www.youtube.com/user/geelonglibraries. Many libraries also have LibraryThing for libraries- https://www.librarything.com/forlibraries/.

Investigative Exercise 10. Evaluation

Investigative Exercise 10 Evaluation 

There are many 2.0 technologies utilised in Waverly Library including-the ability to download Audiobooks at home, Jazz lectures available online and Seniors Storytelling Workshop available online. The library also has a group called FOWL or Friends of Waverly Library and it has a Home Library Service for those unwell. For students and other library members looking to do study there are Study Guides online for HSC students, Wi-Fi is available and there are twenty-three databases available in Waverly Library.

Investigative Exercise 9. Community Profiles

Investigative Exercise 9 Community Profiles 

Bondi Junction- Waverly Library
 

Bondi Junction community profile-
The majority of people are between 25-44 with the median age being 36. The main nationalities of people in Bondi Junction not from Australia are the UK and Ireland, New Zealand and China. Italians and Germans are also fairly common, with Mandarin, Cantonese, Italian and German being the most common languages other than English spoken in homes. The most common religious views were Anglican, Catholic and Judaism with non-religious also being recorded often.

http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/

http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/services/library/home
 

http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0006/24648/Booksale_1.jpg

Investigative Exercise 8. Current Awareness Post

Exercise:
Investigative Exercise 8  - Current Awareness Post 

Watch the two following Youtube clips – post a comment in response to one of the clips.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ofWFx525s- interesting video on Google and Facebook personalising things for users actually preventing users from being aware of current events or opinions that don't correlate with their world view. 

Investigative Exercise 7. Podcasts

Exercise:

Investigative Exercise 7 Podcasts 

  

State Library of NSW, P.L. Travers - lectures and talks. http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/podcasts/collections/index.html

P. L. Travers interviewed by Palmer Payne for program "Boston Forum", broadcast by WNAC on 1 April 1966. Topics include the purpose of children’s books; that Mary Poppins was not written for children; Travers' feelings about the film, Mary Poppins.

Investigative Exercise 6. Social Bookmarking

Exercise:
Investigative Exercise 6 Social Bookmarking

I think reviews from other readers in the library are very useful to see that other people thought of the book. I think all libraries should look into providing this service. At the moment, my library does not provide this service.

 

Investigative Exercise 5. Social Networking

Exercise:
Investigative Exercise 5 Social Networking 

I think its a good idea for libraries to get involved on social networking sites because then they are more connected to the public and can get more people into the library by promoting themselves.

Investigative Exercise 4. Youtube

Exercise:
Investigative Exercise 4. Youtube

The video is promoting children's books like The Polar Express and Jumanji, children's illustrators and libraries in general.

Investigative Exercise 3. Photo sharing and Flickr

Exercise:
Investigative Exercise 3.  Photo sharing and Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/8471102120/in/photolist-dUyBwQ-6QFR58-62RFp2-6nrB6Q-a7YsFY-99e1Wt-99h9fq-ntefqb-99dZxB-hnHWJg-ovJ7gP-99h8E9-6YUofK-5qcTWJ-i5feAz-oeVFHr-ecazUA-795FdA-owqouF-fpHMxZ-6YYpDL-99h86d-owqKzo-bhGrrt-apwtLD-6HDeZW-fKKi6e-ow7SWH-ow9kYB-nbGB2y-nbGybf-ec4SPx-dPa4DF-rkDSbE-oun8gU-oBXnj8-oyeedH-7PjviC-bzsweo-6tXB4F-5SPwy7-owoY2e-ow9fHB-6YUrhz-99dZJB-7GW3z7-99e11V-ow7R9e-8QJcQD-cCZ9Rq

Picture of the Library of Congress Main Reading Room from above.

Investigative Exercise 2. Blogs

Exercise:
Investigative Exercise 2.  Blogs

I looked in the Librarian in Black blog. It's a very interesting blog from a lady who works in a library in California, on the legal issues libraries have and the political appointments that are in charge of libraries.

Investigative Exercise 1. Library 2.0

Exercise:
Investigative Exercise 1.  Library 2.0

Library 2.0 is the term behind libraries using social networking and trying to get the public involved with the library in a larger way than they previously were able to. According to Holmberg, 2009 'Library 2.0 is a change in interaction between users and libraries in a new culture of participation catalysed by social web technologies.'
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube.