Exercise 11 - Recommendations

Recommendations for the use of Web 2.0 technology at Woollahra Library

For the new library in Double Bay I would recommend the use of more social networking to help librarians share information with patrons:-
Local Studies
-Historical photos with as much information added as possible, to be posted on the library's Flickr page.
-Woollahra library to set up a blog so interested members can contribute and collaborate with others, learn and share their information.  Some users may have ancestors who lived, worked, and served in the Woollahra area and may be able to contribute interesting and valuable information.

Children's Services 
RSS feeds are available for upcoming Library Events such as Storytimes, new Junior Fiction books and DVDs. 
-The parents of younger children could also be contacted via Facebook and Twitter.
-For those who miss Children's Library events, videos and podcasts could be made available to look at from the comfort of their home.

Teenage/Youth
This age bracket is all embracing of web 2.0 technology and well suited to using all kinds of technology.
-Blogs could be set up for teenagers and youth for discussions about books, current affairs that affect teenagers, health issues and so on. Blogs create conversations.
-A wiki site would be good for teenagers because there is no defined owner or leader, it allows structure to emerge according to the needs of the users.  Teenagers could work in collaboration with other teenagers to add, modify or delete content. The subject/s of the wiki site could be decided by the Library or a group of teenage members.
-Teens could join library facebook or twitter sites to add comments on what they are reading and watching.
-YouTube clips could be created by local youth/teenagers and be made available by a click of the mouse on the library website.  The creators could choose their topics and the staff at the library would view the clip before it is uploaded to ensure the content is suitable for users.
-The library could create podcasts that feature teens discussing their favourite games, books, interests.

Adult Fiction
-The library could use blogging to engage groups of readers to discuss their views on books, enhance their knowledge of new books on the market and share information.
-They could use aNobii which helps book lovers to share reviews and recommendations.
-To give a visual dimension to Adult Fiction, YouTube clips or podcasts could be created by library staff and include updates and summaries of new books, information about authors and events.

Information/Reference
Reference material needs to be updated regularly because it needs to be the most up to date information.
-RSS feeds are a good way of disseminating information for Reference material. 
-The library could also use Twitter and Facebook to notify users of updates.

Information about library events is delivered via podcasts, videos, YouTube, Flickr, and RSS feeds.
-All kinds of information about the library could be delivered via Facebook and Twitter.