tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167359877593274626.post2616338144803950290..comments2023-06-01T01:55:26.979+10:00Comments on FromMelbin: Libraries and building communitiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04571161252530964470noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167359877593274626.post-59037351249111340522008-08-19T03:09:00.000+10:002008-08-19T03:09:00.000+10:00oh no! nothing new!? i guess i'd better get back t...oh no! nothing new!? i guess i'd better get back to work - for my next trip to oz.chrystiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966712353441185566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167359877593274626.post-70960428397010150352008-08-18T22:12:00.000+10:002008-08-18T22:12:00.000+10:00Hey Chrystie, great to hear from you. I am glad th...Hey Chrystie, great to hear from you. I am glad that you liked my notes. I liked your talk. I was sure that we were doing the right thing when some colleagues who went told me that there was nothing much that was really new in your talk, because I know that is not generally the case in Oz, as you say. It was very satisfying for me because it meant that we had probably been not wasting our energy over the last 18 months or more. I loved the way you introduced concepts through stories (& I hope I can follow your lead with some big talks that I have coming up!) and avoided using heaps of slides full of dot points. I will definitely try to stay in touch. Thanks again for your insights and inspiration.<BR/>IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571161252530964470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167359877593274626.post-48439241066454257692008-08-18T08:27:00.000+10:002008-08-18T08:27:00.000+10:00Wow! This is a great summary of my talk. Thank you...Wow! This is a great summary of my talk. Thank you so much for the notes and for your commentary on how your library is doing.<BR/><BR/>My sense from my travels in AU while I was there (very short time) is that your situation may be exceptional. Everywhere I went, people asked me questions about how to get and retain access to the Internet and to tools of the participatory Web; this has been a problem in US school libraries (still is) but public libraries generally have access (but may still have their own limiting policies). <BR/><BR/>Thank you for leading in many ways for other libraries. Having examples to draw from - even when we "fail" - is extremely useful to libraries trying to make the case for continued access, experimentation, and evolution towards retaining our relevance to the communities we serve.<BR/><BR/>Please, keep in touch! <BR/><BR/>Cheers.chrystiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966712353441185566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167359877593274626.post-85528603309394736922008-08-12T10:11:00.000+10:002008-08-12T10:11:00.000+10:00I always get lazy taking notes when I know you are...I always get lazy taking notes when I know you are there - you do such a good job. It's a great summary of her talk.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301685773664254340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167359877593274626.post-35922488818408346352008-08-07T10:59:00.000+10:002008-08-07T10:59:00.000+10:00Compared to many people elsewhere (in the goivernm...Compared to many people elsewhere (in the goivernment, cultural and education sectors), we don't really seem to suffer from the same restrictions on internet access. AWM staff have access (for work purposes) to sites such as YouTube, external blogs, Facebook, Flickr, Ning, etc. Access is granted in order to encourage staff to learn about the use of and possibilies for us to use social media. We have our own blogs, using WordPress (eg. http://blog.awm.gov.au/), but the content on those are usually kept to posts about our collections, exhibitions and military history.<BR/>Just a personal opinion here, but I often think that the last people who should be making internet access decisions in organisations are the IT staff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571161252530964470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167359877593274626.post-87358164765356400852008-08-07T09:16:00.000+10:002008-08-07T09:16:00.000+10:00Thanks for the summary - I was wondering what sort...Thanks for the summary - I was wondering what sort of restrictions are placed on your activities by IT staff, and your ideas for working around these. (Is it by blogging on external sites? Having youtube, etc host your content? Or are the problems deeper/core business?)Kent Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355272351834927742noreply@blogger.com