Photo, Podcasting, and Video

This week was a challenging week due to the sheer amount of stuff to do. I did enjoy it, however, and feel that I've learned a lot.

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http://ginchy.podbean.com/ “ginchy’s podcast”

I had no trouble at all creating my UFO podcast. My husband is a low-budget film maker on the side of his UK job, and he had all the equipment I needed for this project. He and I had actually discussed doing a Paranormal Podcast before, as the paranormal is something we’re interested in. That’s why I named this podcast ‘ginchy’ instead of ‘illiadgal’… ginchy is the handle I use most often online, and I may want to keep up with my podcasting once Blue 2.0 is complete. Podbean was a great and very user friendly site, and I love the idea of a podcast. I feel like a radio broadcaster! In thinking about how podcasts could be used in a library, I have thought that perhaps library news could be done over a podcast and linked on the library homepage. Another idea is that instructions could be given out in podcast form for people to listen to. I get a ton of calls every day from people who are confused about the ILLIAD login process, because they are failing to read our webpage. Perhaps if they had a podcast to listen to linked right on the ILLIAD website, they would feel more capable of logging in on their own.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/24883729@N02/ “ILLIAD Gal Photos”

I had a very easy time with Flickr. I use Imageshack and Photobucket already, so I had no trouble importing some pictures to this new site. I liked everything about Flickr including the speed—it seemed faster than Photobucket. I could see Flickr being used in the library system for the staff and faculty. I know that quite often pictures are taken at events and I never see them. Perhaps these pictures could be uploaded to a site such as this, for all members of the library to look at and enjoy.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XvAakX__cQ “Angry Librarian”

The YouTube video “Angry Librarian” gives a comical look at a situation that may not be unfamiliar to many working in any branch of a public or University library. Told from the POV of an obviously disgruntled library employee, the patron is never right in this mock send-up of what any librarian might want to say, but never would.

The piece is funny, with several laugh-out-loud moments that only those who work in a library would appreciate. In particular, the small bit at the end with the librarian marking down on his chart the five questions he’s so helpfully answered is familiar and just plain funny, especially when one thinks of the charts that real library workers must fill in daily. The video is anti-library patron, and this may make some people uncomfortable, especially since patrons are what keep libraries in business.

All in all, this video is fun and funny, especially for any library worker suffering from a bad day and a long line of patrons who can often make any day seem more hectic. It’s all in good fun… after all, the patron is (almost always) “right”.

Play Week

Well, play week was a lot of fun. First, I created this Danger Sign:

LOL! The "back-story" here being that we had a bit of a PCB leak from a light here in the office. Never a dull day in ILL! Anyway, using the generator was a lot of fun, and very easy. I now have this warning lable as my desktop background!

Second, this week, I created my own Search Engine through Rollyo. I really love that site! It was so easy to create the search engine, and I love how you can get it to search any topic you'd like. I created a search engine called "Nerdie Stuff" where you can search for anything Harry Potter or Star Wars related. I think I'll find that very handy.