Week Nine Social Tagging

The De.licio.us website is great for centrally locating all your favourite websites and being able to log on to them from any computer.
When exploring the site I found that I could go down many different pathways by clicking on the tags available or by typing in my own tags.
People categorise things in different ways. Some tags are too general to be of any use and I found that my interpretation (definition) of a tag didn't always match the thoughts of other users.

Using De.licio.us for research may supply relevant information but the more traditional methods may reveal the information faster and more accurately. I feel the main use for this tool is an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere.

Second Life

I watched "You only live twice" - interesting for those who like to spend a lot of time

a) on the internet and

b) in their imagination, wishing things were different or "better" than they are in their "real" world.

The links to Kathryn Greenhills presentation slideshow didn't happen whichever way I tried to access them. Wonderful computer technology!



I watched some related Youtube videos. Again I got the impression that people have too much time on their hands to "play" on the internet.



I know libraries are trying to reduce the number of their staff by using the latest technology but I feel being able to ask an actual Librarian in the flesh(real world) can not be improved upon if the Librarian knows their job.

Churchlands 2008

Churchlands Library is now getting very empty.Trolly loads of books are being withdrawn and disposed of. Below are some images that are looking very desperate for a working library!
I think I've managed to post these images to the flikr site "eculibraryweb".

Library of Hogwarts

Library of Hogwarts
Originally uploaded by LaTur

Flikr Fun 2008

Found this interesting pic amongst thousands of others. Times are changing