Week 6 - Upload an image from Blogger

Now I know that I can upload pictures from Blogger or Flickr into my blog. Yeah me! There's one barrier that would keep me from using images conquered.

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Week 6 - Image Sharing & Editing

White Deer Lake
Originally uploaded by hynekamy

I'm finding this process a wee bit confusing. If this works, I'll have posted to my blog from my Flickr login.

The is a picture of one of my favorite places to visit when I am "up north" - White Deer Lake. It was a gorgeous fall day to hike around the lake. Note the killer snapping turtle in the right foreground; or maybe it was just some driftwood.

As for posting personal photos to the public, I'd rather not. With respect to posting library-related photos, I can see this being a handy tool, as long as you've gotten permission from those indiviuals in the photos. I liked seeing the different ways that libraries have used image sharing - PR for library programs, prize winners, sharing ideas with other libraries using "Groups" and more.

Week 4 1/2 - Surveymonkey

Do you have any suggestions or feedback for the Stoughton Public Library? If you do, visit our online suggestion box. Prefer paper and pen? You can find our sugggestion box in this format at the front desk as you enter the library.

Week 4 - Feedback Thingies

Blogs seem like an easy way to solicit feedback from library patrons. Of course, you are only getting feedback from the technologically literate population and those who have computer access. It would be important to provide access via several means, ie. print and electronic. There was recent mention by staff to add a link for patron suggestions to our homepage. This would nicely compliment the paper suggestion box we have at the Circulation Desk. Of course we still would not be obtaining suggestions from non-library users. What ways have other libraries found to acquire feedback from people who are not actively using the library?

Week 3 - RSS & Newsreaders

I had already created an account in Bloglines a while back. So I did some tweeking - adding a few feeds and organizing all of my RSS feeds into folders. I didn't find that the feed I wanted was always the first one when a site had multiple feeds. Still not sure exactly how to determine which feed is "the right one".



To me, setting up my Bloglines account and selecting my feeds helps remind me what I should be keeping up on. Anything that helps me remember is a good thing.



Another handy use for a newsreader would be creating a feed for any comments that I may receive from coworkers on our internal library blog, or from patrons on our book blog, should we choose to create one.

Week 2 - Let's Start Blogging

Welcome to my blog! I love things that are made into three simple steps, like creating my own blog via Blogger. Truthfully, I thought it would be much more difficult. It's entirely helpful that I have already utilized a blog. The Adult Team at Stoughton Public Library uses a blog as a communication tool, since staff generally aren't working at the same time.