Exercise 15 - commenting on other blogs

Noeleen Ellevsen

Exercise 9 - community profile
I love the way Noeleen describes Warringah as the 'insular peninsula'.  The shire (Sutherland) is described as insular and now I know that Warringah is the same. It is interesting that many Tibetan refugees now live in the area and it's great that there are services provided for them.
Noeleen has used her wit to describe the incident at her son's school about the child who burst into tears because he was picked to be Tony Abbott!
Exercise 10 - evaluation
Your evaluation of Warringah Library's use of web 2.0 technology is good.
The situation is the same at Woollahra Library where they advertise YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter symbols on their website but they are just a link to Woollahra Council's accounts.  Customers cannot engage in dialogue with their library via 2.0 technologies.

Robert Green

Exercise 10 - evaluation
Bob's evaluation of Sutherland library shows that it is similar to Woollahra in that they do not have a lot of library 2.0 available, however the Sutherland Shire Council provides residents with eight (8) library branches within the 'shire'.
Exercise 11 - recommendations
Bob has brought up a very important issue regarding social media and children/teens. That is the protection of this group of young people from paedophiles and online bullying. Librarians must always be vigilant to protect their clients.

Jo Farrar

Exercise 10 - evauluation
Manly library Local Studies have a web log that allows readers to join in discussion regarding any topic in the area of history/family. This is a great way for interested parties to share and collaborate!
Children's Services - there are no web logs. Jo agrees with this so children are encouraged to go to the library to read and to interact with library, librarians and other children. Plenty of time for them to use social media and computers.  I agree with Jo.
Exercise 11 - recommendations
Jo has included some interesting information from the New York Public Library about what they offer clients. On their facebook page children can add a photo of themselves in their storybook character costume.  I clicked on the link to their Pinterest site and found headings such as  'What NYPL is Reading',  'Picture of the Day' and' Literary Greats'. The information is useful and current.


Annette Smith