Thing 10

Had a look around these sites and there are some really interesting tools for use, really needs lots of time investigating, but the sun is out and off to garden..................................Horse

Australia's Native spices

On line Bloglines and RSS, interesting, found articles that I didn't know existed, subscribing to newsfeed could be useful for small business wanting contacts, I am passionate about our Native spices and the picture is of Mountain Pepper, a plant that grows native in Victoria

Out with the old ways, In with the new

I have been in Libraries since the 1980's and have travelled the systems of cards to barcodes. Not only have Libraries changed with the introduction of technologies but also the services that Users expect to find in a public library have increased immensely. Once a Users would wonder in to their public library just to sit and read the daily paper or to catch up on writing letters to overseas friends and family, those users now wonder in to read papers on-line or correspond with friend and family overseas by email. A sea of Reference study carrels, students with heads bent over piles of reference books, sifting and sorting for that answer they should know, the image is now replaced by a screen flashing information, the students eyes transfixed, printers and memory sticks blinking red or green and speed the essence. Silence signs are thankfully replaced with peaceful in-house music, vibrant storytimes, poetry readings and training classes for our users. I wait for the day when technology delivers, a new streamlined book shelving device.