Flickr

Well, having established my blog and with the Library quiet for a Friday afternoon I am powering on with Web 2.0.

The Week 3 project is Flickr and I have had limited dealings with Flickr in the past so this project has been more about reinforcing my knowledge.

Whilst Flickr is an obviously wonderful tool for storing and sharing photographs it does have its downside in that it is there for who ever cares to view it. With this there is a risk that the image may be used in a context that is not what the photographer had intended.

I decided to do a search of Flickr on my home town Tumut. To my amazement 1154 images of Tumut appeared. Who would have guessed that my little town was so popular. Just in the first few images I discovered several which were simply outstanding in their quality.

This particular image is by Terry O'Fee. The shot is from the Snowy Mountains Highway between Adelong and Tumut and beautifully brings to life the spectacular Tumut Valley.

Well that is it for this post. It has been interesting and I look forward to the next exciting chapter.

Cheers

Photo Credits

Terry O'Fee

Date: 27 July 2007

Flickr Username: tmofee

Website URL: http://tmofee.wordpress.com

Photo URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tmofee/1428077294/

In the beginning ......

Welcome to Kristin @ the Library.

This blog is part of the State Library Web 2.0 training and is designed to take you the reader through my journey of technological discovery.

That is the "Feel Good" side of things.

As it stands I use a lot of this technology already in my personal life and would be literally lost without it. Ebay, Facebook, Youtube, Flickr and of cause my beloved email are but a few web based technologies that allow me to function on a daily basis. I am a technology and gadget junkie! Yes I can admit it.

However in working through this training I can assist my staff to become more acquainted with what is available and ensure that they are comfortable in using and helping others to use these technologies.

So on to Blogs.

I really enjoy using blogs and already use and access several for a variety of reasons. I have found one in particular on card making that I enjoy as this has become my latest hobby.

Blogs are unlimited in their potential and we are really at the very beginning in relation to their use. Within the Library I think they will become most useful both as a staff tool and a public use tool.

Through this blog I hope that I can introduce you, the poor sole is who stumbled upon it, to who I am. Where I can I will link you to some videos and websites I have on the net. You never know I may find someone else out there in library land who enjoys what I enjoy.

Cheers