Save the Girl Child

Save the Girl Child-00110jpg
Originally uploaded by Social Geographic

I just found this very important campaign while searching though Flicker. It is all about Saving the girl child.

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Unite To End Violence Against Women!
Say No To Sex Selection and Female Foeticide!!
Say No To Female Genital Mutilation!!!
Say No To Dowry and Discrimination Against Women!!!!
Say Yes To Women’s Resistance, Education and Empowerment!!!!!

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www.un.org/womenwatch/
www.un.org/women/endviolence/
www.saynotoviolence.org/
www.womenfightpoverty.org/

Amazon and Library catalogues

http://www.amitgupta.info/E41ST/

I just found this web site mashup. It is a mixture of Amazon and public libraries in the US. I think this is a great idea which could work very well with Australian Public Libraries and also the State Library catalogue. I can see it being used by book lovers everywhere and it is a natural progression of the extensive reviews and catalogue held by Amazon.

Mashups

This is my attempt at a mashup. I am not all that sure of the application for the library. I will have to think about it for a bit longer.

Podcasts

urban isolation aka (i)Pod People
Originally uploaded by -liyen-

I love my Ipod, what a great invention. I listen to both music and podcasts from the ABC. The way that you can listen to infomative and interesting radio ad specialist podcasts from all over the world, when ever you like is very freeing. The library could make really good use of this technology, just like alot of other libraries have. Talks given by guest speakers could be recorded and published as podcasts. Staff could give short introductions to the library services but also information about exhibtions and how they relate to the libraries collections. I'm sure many staff members have interesting stories to tell about rare items and the aquistion of new unique purchases etc. Of course a podcast service would have to be promoted unless it might not be noticed on our website. But I think this technology has great potential.
Emma S

Librarians the ultimate Search Engines

women librarians of "desk set"
Originally uploaded by library_mistress

I love the idea of librarians promoting their skills and knowledge this way but I am unsure of the usefulness of this from our library's point of view. I guess it is like Ask Now but done in a less formal manner. Also, it worries me if some people take the advice they are given on these answer boards to heart. How does Yahoo make sure that the answers are reliable and correct.
This technology could be used to allow the Ask Now service to be placed on our website and it then may become part of our Information request services. Just an idea
Emma S