Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Web applications

Wow - I never knew that these were available on the web and would be an excellent application to recommend to the patrons of the library. It is interesting that Zoho is more advanced and offers the user more options for their work. I will definitely be recommending these applications in the future.

Squawk!!!

T-Bird

Mashups

Hmmmm I'm not sure how useful these applications are for the library. They are visually pleasing and are quite interesting, however I don't think they have any practical purpose in the library. I looked at the Wikipediavision Mashup - it utilises Google Maps to show where people have updated Wikipedia in the world. Worth a look!

Chirp Chirp!

T-Bird

Podcasts

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I have been exploring the world of podcasts and have found them quite interesting. Many people think you need an ipod or iphone to listen to these but you can simply download these files to the computer. Podcasts share extensive pieces of knowledge on a variety of subjects. This can be utilised by the library service through the library signing up to a podcast service and the public can access all of the podcasts for free. Definitely something I will be looking into for the future.

From the nest -
T-Bird!