Wow, my first blog (ugh I hate this font - that's the first thing to change).Lets tryVerdana - that's better! Well would you believe that my work wants me to spend my time on blogs, facebook etc... I have just been struggling with getting in to the blog - I know that others have found this easy but I haven't.
The first question is WHY we need to look at new technologies in libraries. especially when we are busy... I was out in the library the other day and a library member was using the computer to create resume. They then had to e mail the resume, which also meant creating an e mail account which they could use. Having just done that as the step before creating a blog, I was able to show them the options available to create an e mail using a search engine and they were off and running and getting their own e mail account.
Of all the services which we provide, the facility to apply for jobs is one of the most important, and having some understanding of the technology to do this means we can help them. People use libraries for all sorts of reasons - mainly information and entertainment, some as lighthearted as checking their facebook accounts and some as serious as borrowing audio books so that they don't fall asleep while driving their trucks.
Libraries save lives as well as providing fun - and everything in between. We use different technology to do this, from the printed page to WiFi. Understanding the language of new technology (is that a tautology?) can only help and maybe it helped the above library member to get a much needed job.
Now to all you tech heads out there - I just know that blogger is not using spell check because I have no red wavy lines under any of this - and I'm absolutely certain it is not because of my spelling prowess! Combining automatically with spellcheck would be an excellent addition.
A few years ago I was saying to people that it wouldn't be long before we could download any movie we wanted to watch from our computers on to our TVs at any time we liked in stead of having to go out and borrow them (that was before I worked in libraries). And this is on it's way to becoming a reality....
How many words is this? I'll have to see how they are counted.
Ah technology - it's a love hate relationship I have with it
XXX
Harry
Try using Firefox browser, it has a built-in spell checker that will underline your typos as you type
ReplyDeleteHey Harry, I like your approach, I too spend far too much time on things that I don't know how to do yet, but persist anyway. Now I might have to go off and investigate how you made such a good looking, occupation appropriate looking blog. It's hard to keep up with some of the standards!
ReplyDeleteLeanne