Title: Increasing Children's Access to Books through Technology
Title of Journal: School Library Media Activities Monthly; March 2007
Author: Weeks, Carlson Ann
Date: July 1,2007
This article talks about The International Children's Digital Library. The ICDL began as a research project funded by many different organizations. By 2008 they hope to build a collection of 10,000 books in at least 100 languages and then make them freely available. The ICDL caters to two different audiences. The first audience is children 3-13 as well as teachers, librarians, parents and those who work with children. The second audience is international scholars and researchers in the area of children's literature. The collection of books consist of contemporary children's books and historical works. The intent of this organization is to make children's books more accessible and to preserve children's literature with the help of technology. The ICDL has unique characteristis for searching their catalog. Children may search by physical characteristics of a book, the way a book makes you feel, the size of the book and main characters. These searching strategies were made possible by the help and partnership of children during its conception.
This is quite the hidden treasure. I totally was in awe of this article. I went online and sat up a free account and started searching. This is an absolutely wonderful resource. I could totally see me utilizing this in any library or classroom situation. It opens a door to the unknown of children literature. I especially liked the searching strategies. The ICDL is truly committed to servicing children and others with bounds of children's literature.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Podcasting 101
Title: Podcasting 101
Title of Journal: School Library Media Activities Monthly; March 2007, p22-23
Author: Fontichiaro, Kristin
Date: July 1, 2007
This article defines many aspects of podcasting from what it is, what equipment is needed, projects , and personal safety.
What is podcasting? Podcasting is an audio file recorded on a computer and later shared with others. The term comes from a combination of the words Ipod and broadcast.
What equipment is required? Podcasting equipment is very inexpensive. A microphone and free downloadable recording software is necessary for PC users. For Mac users, a more expensive microphone is required and they will use the same software as PC users. They also have the chose of using another software entitled Garage Band. This software is normally already installed on new Macs.
What can I do? For beginners it is important to just start out with a simple recording. As you become more familiar with the software you can gradually add multiple voices, sound effects and themes.
Personal Safety? This refers to the access of your podcast. It is hard to say who will hear your podcast and so it is important to remember a few safety rules. First, have students or others involved only use first name or pseudonym. Second, make sure that there are no identifying details on the podcast such as school name or organizations name. Finally, make sure that all proper permission slips are signed before moving forward.
This particular article was quite interesting. It used lay person terms so that anyone could understand what a podcast actually is. This article would be great to send home to par nets explaining what exactly is going on in your classroom. I could definitely see myself using podcasting in a library setting. One idea that comes to mind is a weekly author highlight. I could highlight an author on a podcast. This would not only showcase the author but their books and also the library. Podcasting would also be used for a overview of the library policies for the first day of school. There are so many possibilities.
Title of Journal: School Library Media Activities Monthly; March 2007, p22-23
Author: Fontichiaro, Kristin
Date: July 1, 2007
This article defines many aspects of podcasting from what it is, what equipment is needed, projects , and personal safety.
What is podcasting? Podcasting is an audio file recorded on a computer and later shared with others. The term comes from a combination of the words Ipod and broadcast.
What equipment is required? Podcasting equipment is very inexpensive. A microphone and free downloadable recording software is necessary for PC users. For Mac users, a more expensive microphone is required and they will use the same software as PC users. They also have the chose of using another software entitled Garage Band. This software is normally already installed on new Macs.
What can I do? For beginners it is important to just start out with a simple recording. As you become more familiar with the software you can gradually add multiple voices, sound effects and themes.
Personal Safety? This refers to the access of your podcast. It is hard to say who will hear your podcast and so it is important to remember a few safety rules. First, have students or others involved only use first name or pseudonym. Second, make sure that there are no identifying details on the podcast such as school name or organizations name. Finally, make sure that all proper permission slips are signed before moving forward.
This particular article was quite interesting. It used lay person terms so that anyone could understand what a podcast actually is. This article would be great to send home to par nets explaining what exactly is going on in your classroom. I could definitely see myself using podcasting in a library setting. One idea that comes to mind is a weekly author highlight. I could highlight an author on a podcast. This would not only showcase the author but their books and also the library. Podcasting would also be used for a overview of the library policies for the first day of school. There are so many possibilities.
Baking Up a Technology Pie
Title: Baking Up Technology Pie
Title of Journal: Online; May/Jun 2007, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p41-43
Author: Hammond, Richard
Date: July 1, 2007
This article talks about the new technologies that are available to libraries. These new tools range RFID,open standards, Web 2.0, Podcast, electronic paper, and semantic tools. The article speaks of these technologies in a fun food based format. When making anything there must first be a chef or a baker. In this case the chef/baker is the librarians. These librarians will combine these ingredients to achieve just the right flavor in a library. The one important thing to remember as a chef before baking is that technology will always remain an enabling, not a decision making, tool. Another thing to keep in mind before adding ingredients is to "remebre that it is not just the ingredients it is how we bake them together that makes them work".
The first ingredient that the author talks about is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). These are small transmitters and receivers that enable libraries to check in a mass quantity of materials at one time. Barcodes are no longer hindering or even necessary. This technology does have its downfalls. It presents a challege for staff members to be technology support.
The second ingredient is open standard. An open standard is the agreed upon dictionary of allowable terms. This standards allows users to exchange data between different systems without purchasing specific, proprietary software. This too has its downfalls with it requiring more upfront involvement and maintenance.
The third ingredients is Web 2.0. This particular ingredients doesn't have an exact definition. One way to describe it is its ability for two way conversation for collaborative endeavors. One such example is Wikipedia. This too is a continuous improvement process.
The fourth ingredients is Podcast. This is a technology of listening to everything. Nothing now days is just text. This technology is allowing anyone and everyone to communicate with a variety of formats.
The fifth ingredient is electronic paper. Electronic paper can better be described as Ebooks. This technology allows users to read books from their computer screen. Its downfall is that some individuals want to hold a book instead of scrolling.
The sixth and final ingredient is semantic tools. These tools, in conjunction with open standard, adds intelligence to search inquires. One may search for example anything about a "tasty orange" not just a plain orange.
With librarians using these ingredients they are able to showcase their talents to the patrons and bake up a yummy treat.
This particular articles content was foreign. I had no idea what these products did or how they worked. I now know that the independent checkout at my library is using an RFID. That Web 2.0 is not based on Internet explorer but is a particular program that enhances the online experience for two or more individuals. And lastly, that a search engine can be hindered by semantic and open standard searching. I truly feel that this article brought me up to speed on a few new technologies.
Title of Journal: Online; May/Jun 2007, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p41-43
Author: Hammond, Richard
Date: July 1, 2007
This article talks about the new technologies that are available to libraries. These new tools range RFID,open standards, Web 2.0, Podcast, electronic paper, and semantic tools. The article speaks of these technologies in a fun food based format. When making anything there must first be a chef or a baker. In this case the chef/baker is the librarians. These librarians will combine these ingredients to achieve just the right flavor in a library. The one important thing to remember as a chef before baking is that technology will always remain an enabling, not a decision making, tool. Another thing to keep in mind before adding ingredients is to "remebre that it is not just the ingredients it is how we bake them together that makes them work".
The first ingredient that the author talks about is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). These are small transmitters and receivers that enable libraries to check in a mass quantity of materials at one time. Barcodes are no longer hindering or even necessary. This technology does have its downfalls. It presents a challege for staff members to be technology support.
The second ingredient is open standard. An open standard is the agreed upon dictionary of allowable terms. This standards allows users to exchange data between different systems without purchasing specific, proprietary software. This too has its downfalls with it requiring more upfront involvement and maintenance.
The third ingredients is Web 2.0. This particular ingredients doesn't have an exact definition. One way to describe it is its ability for two way conversation for collaborative endeavors. One such example is Wikipedia. This too is a continuous improvement process.
The fourth ingredients is Podcast. This is a technology of listening to everything. Nothing now days is just text. This technology is allowing anyone and everyone to communicate with a variety of formats.
The fifth ingredient is electronic paper. Electronic paper can better be described as Ebooks. This technology allows users to read books from their computer screen. Its downfall is that some individuals want to hold a book instead of scrolling.
The sixth and final ingredient is semantic tools. These tools, in conjunction with open standard, adds intelligence to search inquires. One may search for example anything about a "tasty orange" not just a plain orange.
With librarians using these ingredients they are able to showcase their talents to the patrons and bake up a yummy treat.
This particular articles content was foreign. I had no idea what these products did or how they worked. I now know that the independent checkout at my library is using an RFID. That Web 2.0 is not based on Internet explorer but is a particular program that enhances the online experience for two or more individuals. And lastly, that a search engine can be hindered by semantic and open standard searching. I truly feel that this article brought me up to speed on a few new technologies.
Physical Space and Digital Space--Librarians Belong in Both
Title: Physical Space and Digital Space--Librarians Belong in Both
Title of Journal: Computers in Libraries; May 2007, Vol. 27 Issue 5 P26-29
Author: Balas, Janet L.
Date: July 1, 2007
This article discusses the workload of librarins. The workload has been doubled due to the management of the physicla library and now also the digital library space. Technology has enabled library patrons to not nly access infrmation at the library but also at home. The ability to service people outside of the library has raised many questions aboiut the need for a physicla library space. If these resources are accessable online why is it neccessary to haev a librray. Librarins have since responded with the promotion of the "librray as a place". It is crucila that during this promotion that librarins demonstarte personal servie, socila interaction and emphasize programming to patrons. In many ways the digital space of the library is the same as the physicla space. Patrons are able to have personal service through reference intiatives adn they have social interaction with various networking technologies. Librarins are trying to make the digital library as easy to access as the physical space. These two spaces should be comfortable places that patrons want to visti. By librarians taking on this double duty they are showcasing there job duties and the library as an efficient place to find information.
The second part of the article discusses the trends that are emerging to showcase both the digital and physicla library space. The first trend is called Information Commons. It is a communal space with free flowing staff with research computers and maybe even a coffee shop. This space is supposed to be more inviting to patrons. The second trend that works closely with the first is a roving refernce librarian. Instead of the usual reference desk, these librarins conduct there searches away from the reference desk. They lend assistance to patrons while they are in the referece section of the library. Some librarins are even taking it outside of the library. The main goal of these two trends is to raise patrons interest and showcase the accessiblity of the library.
This article really helped me to understand the differences of the two library spaces. I knew before what they meant I just did not know how they were defined. I find it very interesting that in 2007 we are actually considering going with just a digital space for a library. It is upsetting to me because I find it to be very unrealistic. The libraries patrons consisit of a diverse group and not everyone has online access . To some of these patrons the library is a sanctuary of comfort and relaxation. I beleive that if we ever get to the point of only having a digidtal space that respect for the libray and its services would greatly diminish.
Title of Journal: Computers in Libraries; May 2007, Vol. 27 Issue 5 P26-29
Author: Balas, Janet L.
Date: July 1, 2007
This article discusses the workload of librarins. The workload has been doubled due to the management of the physicla library and now also the digital library space. Technology has enabled library patrons to not nly access infrmation at the library but also at home. The ability to service people outside of the library has raised many questions aboiut the need for a physicla library space. If these resources are accessable online why is it neccessary to haev a librray. Librarins have since responded with the promotion of the "librray as a place". It is crucila that during this promotion that librarins demonstarte personal servie, socila interaction and emphasize programming to patrons. In many ways the digital space of the library is the same as the physicla space. Patrons are able to have personal service through reference intiatives adn they have social interaction with various networking technologies. Librarins are trying to make the digital library as easy to access as the physical space. These two spaces should be comfortable places that patrons want to visti. By librarians taking on this double duty they are showcasing there job duties and the library as an efficient place to find information.
The second part of the article discusses the trends that are emerging to showcase both the digital and physicla library space. The first trend is called Information Commons. It is a communal space with free flowing staff with research computers and maybe even a coffee shop. This space is supposed to be more inviting to patrons. The second trend that works closely with the first is a roving refernce librarian. Instead of the usual reference desk, these librarins conduct there searches away from the reference desk. They lend assistance to patrons while they are in the referece section of the library. Some librarins are even taking it outside of the library. The main goal of these two trends is to raise patrons interest and showcase the accessiblity of the library.
This article really helped me to understand the differences of the two library spaces. I knew before what they meant I just did not know how they were defined. I find it very interesting that in 2007 we are actually considering going with just a digital space for a library. It is upsetting to me because I find it to be very unrealistic. The libraries patrons consisit of a diverse group and not everyone has online access . To some of these patrons the library is a sanctuary of comfort and relaxation. I beleive that if we ever get to the point of only having a digidtal space that respect for the libray and its services would greatly diminish.
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