Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Last but not the least

Well I don't believe that I completed the Learning 2.0 and yes I learned quite a lot. I have already used couple of the features, but I still need little help in understanding about how to download a book from the net library and then to my i pod.
Hello is there anyone available to help me so that I can help my patrons to get benefited by this as well.
thank you

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Digit Books

I was excited about reaching to the last lesson of learning 2.0, specially about digit books which I thought would be great not only for myself but to my patrons who have access to the computer and would also be benefited by this program. So keeping that in mind I started following the instruction for this I had to enter my library card number and I was on "Net Library" web page. Then I was required to create an account to have an access to the e books. I tried to search some books by title could not find second time Linda told me to look for a book called shack by author and also tried by title and was unable to find that book finally I decided to do any book and wanted to downloaded it to my computer it didn't let me do that saying Firefox would not allow me and also that I need a special software downloaded to my computer in order to listen any books. That is strange it means someone has to show or down load that special software to my computer, which I would be asking someone from the computer service and then I will be using it for myself and for my patrons. Right now its the dead end. I have not given up on this I will be trying to to start listening the books no matter how long it takes.
Thank you Linda one more time for your time and help.

Monday, August 3, 2009

you tube

you tube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share video. On my face book account i have been seeing my sister and other friends sharing different kind of video clips. Specially my sister from UK has been sharing the clips of all her favorite songs, Urdu and English and recently some of Michael Jackson's. And I was always wondering how the heck she is doing this and from where is she getting all the stuff to place it on face book. And today I learned it too. I created my account on You Tube and searched for a song "Jai Ho" which is very popular after the Oscar award and have tried to share it with her hope she will see it. It is a brilliant concept and we can also use it for the library through creating a little act and convey the message to millions of patrons, in fact I saw couple of clips from tone def and see how Johnson did it which is great clip, and the role played by Shawn and Matt rock . It is very simple you can take a video even using your own cell phone and post it on you tube. i will probably try this one time on my face book.
thank you Linda for helping me one more time.