Exercise 10 - Evaluation

Evaluation of Web 2.0 Technology at Woollahra Council Library

Woollahra Library does not have a lot of Web 2.0 technology but they do have the following five RSS feeds available to subscribe to:-
1. Flickr photographs
Images of various events held at the library. Some examples are:
A visiting author reading books to children
Aboriginal artist creating floral sculptures
Curious Kids event
2.  Upcoming Library Events
Some examples are:-
Storytime at Double Bay
Rhymetime at Paddington
Author talks
New Items
3.  DVDs
4.  Adult Fiction books
5.  Junior Fiction books

Local Studies
There is no web 2.0 technology for local studies at Woollahra library, however they do have the following information:-
-Local History Fact Sheets
-A Brief History of Woollahra
-External Resources which is a link to other organisations that may help with members' searches.
Examples are:-
The Paddington Society
State Records NSW

Children's Services 
Includes YourTutor, an online tutoring service that provides instant help with Maths, English, Science, Research and Study skills from friendly, helpful tutors.
Available  Monday - Friday 4:00pm - 8:00pm.
Can be accessed from within the library and from home using Library card.

Teenage/Youth
YourTutor, the online tutoring service is also available for teenagers,
Monday - Friday 4:00pm - 8:00pm.
Also on offer are three (3) free music downloads each week via Twitter.

Adult Fiction
Through YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, RSS feeds, videos and podcasts the library keeps interested adult fiction readers up to date with information about new material, events, and talks by fiction writers.

Information/Reference
There is no web 2.0 for the Reference section but Woollahra do have online databases, website lists and search engines to assist members in their search for Reference material.
Various Information such as talks by visiting artists, authors, journalists, editors, and  'Tea Topics' sessions are all delivered via YouTube, videos, podcasts, Flickr photos, RSS feeds.

Woollahra Library does not have a lot of web 2.0 technology available because the current location which is an old two storey, wooden building has barriers to implementing new technology. Woollahra council are building a new library in the heart of Double Bay in which they are planning to implement up to date technology and this will open in 2015.