#63 Foxit pdf

More pdf fun ? with software from Foxit a pdf reader.
Ok so a patron wants to fill in a pdf form online in your library and they can't, do you let them down load this program to your terminals? Once again there is a catch, an evaluation mark is left on the form so it cannot be sent online for that job application and some extra costs to fulfill some changes etc. You can print this form off without the evaluation mark but where is the advantage you still have to post it, you had to do that anyway you could have just printed it out at the beginning and just written neatly then sent it off. (maybe you could scan it in)
It may well be a quick and and small pdf reader but if you already have a reader installed would you bother with this one.

Winter vacation, now where did I leave that cave?

#62 fun with pdf ,not

A tool to make a non editable form usable online. PDFescape.com
This tool requires a fee to operate well (large promotional logos are placed on top of free documents) and at this exploratory phase I am happy for others to bother.
Do work places put out these non editable forms much these days anyway.

#61 library faces

Libraries have taken Facebook by storm as groups many tools and applications can be found, some are created externally. Libraries Australia and Pub med are good examples the ability to search these in one place may just win me over.
If this tool loses popularity a lot of work may be in vain but I suppose we could migrate to new tools and leave trails check out
101 reasons why Librarians should be on facebook slideshare

#60 Faceoff

Facebook.... OK, its part of the exploration but I like annoyed Librarian can't help but think it could get out of hand. (but think of those door statistics)
I can see if used as a group tool it may be useful, many libraries including our own Boroondara public libraries have a presence that highlights library activities and links to booking sheets etc. It would interesting to check out how many people found out about library events via these social networking sites. Which one to use, or should we be a present on as many as possible, are we trying to be all things to all people? Maintaining links is a challenge in itself to access my RSS feeds to keep up to date could take all morning and then lying waiting are all the standard work emails and we have just scratched the surface of a day.
Can't bring myself to bother with chatter on a personal level on top of this, at some point I must sit out in the sun I promised myself.

#59 Books at last

Book reviews and things at last, I was getting irritated (who moi )by cooking widgets etc. So good, I immediately crossed over to my library online and placed a reservation for "The Archivist's tale" If book club links on our library website can lead patrons back to the catalogue it will be a very relevant and useful site. The book report network is a useful professional tool for keeping abreast of Author information and providing numerous links to specific genre sites author sites etc Author yellow pages handy for author groupies and Authors on the web has lists of up and coming publications reviews and author sites. Links to these on our ref desk web links guide could be really useful.

#58 feeling green

Don't get me started (too late)
A wired life means electricity but if we could just turn off so much could be saved. I did have my candles and a perfumed oil lamp ( was that green?) on earth day . Yet here I am blogging about going green while recharging my battery from electricity created from burning coal. (Such a hypocrite.) Without green electricity we cannot live this life and enjoy these toys and tools. I consider the biggest challenge for Australia the attempt to create a electricity from coal by utilising carbon sequestration it may take 10 to 15 years to be practicable if ever.Can we wait that long?
The little personal steps we take may make us feel good about our selves but change the worlds total global warming problem very little. However having said that let me say this(where have you heard that before)money talks and if we buy green products that utilised green IE: low energy inputs etc in production we could put some high energy/water user manufacturers out of business. Check out the Virtual kitchen. Even though a small nation in population terms we contribute greatly to pollution by selling coal to other countries. These other countries may not even utilise this new technology even if we can get it online.
Do we have a responsibility to leave it in the ground?(aka uranium) does the argument that they will source this raw material from other countries justify our role in the global warming mess . If you know the answer let me know
At least a few major initiatives have been started in Victoria with the worlds largest solar power station to be built in 2009
It will be interesting see if any brilliant new ideas come from the 2020 ideas summit.
But back to the library, I saw that hallmark are creating cards from recycled paper and sugar cane pulp.
Many books are printed now on recycled paper and are easier to read (less glare) Should we move to buying a pod for supplying print on demand only books and lending ebook readers for the economically disadvantaged.
As for Internet tools Google has created a search engine that only searches within green sites?(see side bar)

#57 Tasty Oh yes!

Well what can I say ,food. Pretty pretty, and get thee behind me Satan. Losing this battle, I might as well go down with a smile on my face. Good tastyspot, fits a niche that magazines (the gourmet variety) have filled for me . Mind you epicurean .com is seriously tantalising
How it relates to the library setting I am not sure,maybe a special display of cooking books with this site revolving on a screen, perhaps augmenting the promotion of a cookbook Author talk.
A link from the site leads to a HP printer site that guides you to make your own cookbook .(could be fun)
Widget hunting though was time consuming.It looks as though you can only get the widget for recent posts not all are my cup of tea if you know what I mean. I searched widjets and found a link to widjetbox
A link in the widget will take you back to tasteSpotting where you can search and drool all day.(stop that control your self)