Exercise 4

This youtube video created by the UTS Library explores the question we all interested in: when digital information becomes more and more important, what is the future of the library will be?

The presentation is not a promotion for an actual library event, but it markets a concept to  librarians, library students and visitors in general. It explores the possible new roles of libraries, puts forward new, logical and adaptable ideas.The video describes how the organisational structure and  work conditions in libraries will inevitably change in the future, details new service models libraries will / should offer by as early as 2015.

Through exploring and looking at new ideas this  video motivates librarians, students and visitors not to give up on the future!

Exercise 3

The New York Public Library's photo stream on Flickr lets us to peek in their collection: thousands of photographs, lantern slides and postcards documenting New York Public Library buildings, collections and programs are uploaded here as well as a link to the NYPL Digital Gallery.
In their Profile they gave such a smart reasoning on why the library is decided to be a part of this photo sharing website:
"....we are here to rub digital shoulders with the other illustrious institutions participating here. Flickr is among the most lively and innovative social media communities on the Web, with millions of users capturing and describing the photographic present. "
Here is the link for their photo stream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/sets/

One of the surviving copies of the Gutenberg Bible is exhibited in the NYPL Rare Book Collection : http://exhibitions.nypl.org/treasures/items/show/113. Although viewing the digital version of those pages  not accesible on the internet (The Brirish Library done a great job at that!), a  visitor sneaked in a camera to this very same exhibition in NY and shared her experience on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amyallcock/3669471059/!

Exercise 2

There is a slideshow on http://www.slideshare.net/ about  how to conduct a reference interview in public libraries. I found this presentation very similar to the  study material of the  previous semester's Research and Analyse class.The content is practical, includes simple examples not just theoretical  and abstract ideas. I like the fact that the  writer used photos of real life, everyday people, ones you can meet in the library. In fact, this presentation as real as it can get: it was created for the Kaukauna Public Library Staff Training Day in June 27, 2011.

Reference Interview 101

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