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Tricia  Foster-Jones on
25 Jun 2009
Burnside Library's Youth storyboard and short film competition The purpose of this competition is to develop a short advertisement for the library?s new Youth lounge which will entice young people to come into and utilise the area. The winner of this competition will be able to utilise the library?s video camera and editing software to film and edit their entry. The library intends to use this footage on our website, Facebook, YouTube and other media outlets as required. We encourage entrants to[..]
edna resource on
24 Jun 2009
2009 National Digital Forum. Being online now: Culture, creativity and community [edna Events]
The 8th annual National Digital Forum (NDF) conference for museums, archives, art galleries, libraries and government departments committed to collectively building New Zealand's culture and heritage online. It will explore how creating and accessing New Zealand digital content benefits all parts of society: business, education, cultural organisations, local communities. The interactive format of the programme will encourage delegates to take part in open knowledge sharing, discussion and debate[..]
Pru Mitchell on
20 Jun 2009
http://infolitlib20.blogspot.com/
Information Literacy meets Library 2.0 blog by Peter Godwin which updates the book 'Information Literacy meets Library 2.0' published by Facet in March 2008.
edna resource on
19 Jun 2009
Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM) and Wikimedia: Finding the common ground seminar [edna Events] (simon fenton - jones commented on this item)
Representatives from the Australasian cultural institutions and Wikimedia meet together for a two-way dialogue to determine how to use the two communities' strengths to mutual advantage: why and how cultural organisations could get involved with Wikimedia projects and what Wikimedia needs to do to make collaboration easier and more effective.
This is Wikimedia au's email list, if you want to collaborate. http://www.mail-archive.com/wikimediaau-l@lists.wikimedia.org/  -  simon fenton - jones
18 Jun 2009
Presentation
Stage 6 of the Information Search Process is Presentation. Here the purpose is to share new knowledge with an audience. Deciding which presentation format is most appropriate or best for the task will depend on the audience, the learning, the context and the type of feedback required. If the presentation is in digital format then it has a much bigger potential audience. Posting audio, video, slides, photographs or online, or using a blog to post the presentation means peers can [..]
Pru Mitchell on
18 Jun 2009
http://www.burnside.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1151 (Tricia Foster-Jones commented on this item)
Lots of great Web 2.0 activities happening at Burnside Public Library. Check out Librarything in the catalogue.
Thanks Pru. Great tomeet with you and Sarah. I look forward to working together.  -  Tricia  Foster-Jones
17 Jun 2009
http://cathyinoz.edublogs.org/
TL Under Construction blog
Alison Hall on
12 Jun 2009
SBDS Prototype 0.1 (Alison Hall commented on this item)
It will provide a single point of access to resources currently discoverable via the Library's multiple discovery services, and to digitised material freely available online anywhere in the world.
Hi Alison, Jerry says hello  -  James Humffray
Hello James & Jerry. I see you have found the new comment function! Thanks for dropping in :)  -  Alison Hall
Hello James & Jerry. I see you have found the new comment function! Thanks for dropping in :)  -  Alison Hall
edna resource on
28 May 2009
Blog for NSS
Set up a blog for the Open Access students to add comments to about National Simultaneous Storytime. And, they really got into it - great to read them all!
27 May 2009
Connection and Convergence: second international conference on joint use libraries Adelaide [edna Events]
Connection and Convergence will focus on the increasing numbers and varieties of joint use libraries being developed around the world. It will also aim to explore other developments connecting, converging and colocating academic, public, school and special libraries, and with nonlibrary agencies and services. With 60 joint use libraries, South Australia has Australia's largest number. They include a variety in or close to metropolitan Adelaide. There will be an optional full day study tour of jo[..]
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libraries Whiteboard

On 26 May 2008 Belinda Spry wrote
edna and Public Library Services (South Australia) are running a range of web 2.0 workshops for public library staff on Tuesday 26 May at various public libraries across Adelaide. It'll be great to welcome some new members to this group!