Wikis

The Book Lovers Wiki at the Princeton Public Library is neat. I like that it gives the customers reviews of titles the library holds and that the customer just links directly from the title to the library catalogue to see if it is available etc. From a customer perspective, it certainly is a value-added service. It makes the library web page more like amazon.com!

RSS Feeds

RSS Feeds demystified at last! I just didn't find the time before to find out, so this program has been useful in focusing my attention. I can see how they might be applied to public libraries - to get information out there to the end- user. In particular for things like regular newsletter content...

The sites I selected for RSS feeds include PC Magazine - new product reviews (because I usually browse these in hardcopy); ABC News - Just in (for breaking news); LibraryBytes; PowerHouse Museuem - photo of the day; and Bloglines -News.

What I like personally about RSS and newsreaders is that they can save me time in keeping up-to-date with areas of interest.

Cat reads newspaper

Cats love to read which makes them ideal companions for library staff!
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