Delicious

I registered some years ago when the site was called del.icio.us and then a few months ago imported all my bookmarks from the office computer. There is some duplication of bookmarks which will need time to sort out. The explanatory notes for the Philosophy Library site are very useful, as in the example here

Screenshot of the unedited version of my delicious page attached, this is very much a personal working tool rather than a Library site.

Slideshare

Some years ago, I created a powerpoint introduction to the College Library which was embedded into the then welcome web page for graduate students. Slideshare seems a much simpler way to embed such information.

Using the search screen I came across
Building history websites, presented by Dave Lester (http://davelester.org) at National History Day. June 15, 2008.

Building History Websites: Software and Technical Tips

View more presentations from davelester.

Flickr using images

103 blog entries to catch up on after one week away. Have to take a deep breath and read what I can. In the meantime am using flickr and creative commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/14896779@N05/4736467532/ and to send notification to the Cruising Association about a shortcut to get through Losinj island or to enter the harbour of Mali Losinj via the artificial canal Prolaz Privlaka (3m deep and 6m wide) when the bridge opens at 0900 and 1800. Having seen the swell with a moderate NW wind I would not advise it.

As to library use of flickr, would it not be easier to get someone with a digital camera or a keen eye to take photographs on your behalf rather than fish for pictures on the web. Just a thought.


Sunset in Mali Losinj Midsummer.

Flickr and photo sharing

Found I could do a geographic search on flickr. Thank you Thing 9 Exploring Flickr since I had just used the service before to share photographs with friends and family rather than clog up their in boxes with large photofiles.
For those people who want to made money from their photographs this report "Getty taps into Flickr snappers" may be of interest.

I have tried to load a picture of our favourite (to date) lighthouse into flickr Sv Ivan na Pucini near Rovinj. I would be interested how many views it gets.
Calon Lan is off sailing for a week

Tagging

Wish I could search tags across all Cam23 blogs or have the equivalent to the #cam23 twitter search.

Used tags within catalogue records in the College Library catalogue: http://dragon.caths.cam.ac.uk/liberty3/opac/quickclicks/reading.do


Clicking on the tags pulled up the full record(s) with Library of Congress headings and other notes

Twittering away

Did wonder about setting up a Twitter account for the library some time back but doubted that people would want to connect to it and chose to set up a personal account. Made about 8 tweets in the same number of months then got distracted by the # and started to follow #drwho #archers.
Followed BBC news then realised it was a lot easier setting up a RSS feed to igoogle. Was not able to attend the libraries@cambridge conference this year but did follow the tweets, although I am not so sure I like the idea of people commenting on speakers during a session. Feel that I may be a lurker rather than an active contributer

Time management Doodle et al

Full of admiration for the course leaders and bloggers who are setting the Cam 23 challenges and advising via comments in addition to working/training/attending courses. Having left full time work to persue the dream of sailing I don't know how you do it all but perhaps the jisc info kit will help http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/time-management




Right oh Doodle. I first learnt about it at one of the monthly Brown Bag lunches, and used it last year to publicise library tours to the incoming freshers. It was received favourably by many of them and boosted attendance at the Michaelmas induction tours from the very low turn out the previous year, although perhaps a meeting with the Senior Tutor in 2009 after the low turn out might have helped.

Again after a brown bag lunch I used Mosuki and tried to publicise it at Heads of Department meetings but my usage of it slipped and I had not realised that it had fallen by the wayside. I am still a printed diary person, one for work (when I was in it) and one for home plus a great BIG chart on the kitchen noticeboard for sailing trips, rambling and family events, but have looked again at google calendar and made some entries. If you are not in the habit of using up to date mobile phones a University diary in the handbag is as good as anything.

Finally a note on today's picture. I take a laptop when sailing, but away from the Cambridge bubble of cheap, fast internet connections find that books and printouts of user group contributions to sailing networks are the best information resources when internet access is either not available or horrenously expensive via dongles.

Editing the blog

Thanks beauty-school-dropout for the banner.
Since blogs develop and can be constantly tweaked what is the best way of refering to them, yes they can be bookmarked but a date and time reference needs to be added as well?

Avoiding unwanted comments

Right oh. Have set up the blog and assumed that only Cam 23 people would be interested but have just received the following email. Can other bloggers advise on privacy issues?

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And we would love to hear your feedback.

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ah ah moment

Wondered why my blogs were giving the impression I was on the computer at very peculiar hours. Realised that the settings tab had me in Pacific time zone.

Screen shot

Hoping to make igoogle page of use when logging into internet cafes

First thoughts on blogging

Hoping to get up to speed on various aspects of social media. Use Facebook to share photos and information about leisure activities with family and friends. Am skeptical about social media for institutional library use but willing to find out more and be convinced.
Postings may be delayed by sailing activities.
Suzan