newmunch

Guilty confessions LAST POST

2008-11-13T18:06:00.000-08:00

After many sleepless and guilt ridden nights I have decided to unmask myself newmunch. I lied about my interests. I am not interested in taxidermy, mountain climbing( I have a bad knee- tennis injury), caving ( a bit claustro) scuba diving(see previous)parachuting (suffer from vertigo) hunting (its a sin to kill an innocent animal isn't it?)martial arts, although I did like David Carradine in Kung Fu and certainly not stamp collecting.
My favourite movies should read movies that stink ti high heaven.
My favourite music is pop, alternative pop, rock blues and classical.
On the subject of books i have only read a few Mad comics. Remembrance of things past is about 12 volumes so I ahvent even attempted that one. New munch unmasked is some American guy who likes to dress up as differnt characters.
I did paint the pictures on my blog though, one is by Egon Schiele and the other is byEmile Nolde. Of course the two monkeys are not my pets but I wish they were. On my Library thing all the books I put on there were to evoke a humourous response I hope it worked. Any way this is what I am not, maybe I will come clean if and when we contine with the 23 things project next year.
OVER AND OUT
the cleansed newmunch

Thing 22 Instant Messaging etc..

2008-09-30T01:47:00.000-07:00

I havent used any of the Instant messaging services available but they certainly sound like a great networking tool to use in the library to communicate with our users, fellow staff members, community groups , in short our entire clientle. Some of my colleagues have used Skype, MSN and they said that it was quite easy to use.
One thing that does bother with thse new technologies is whether it will have a detrimental effect on actual library staff numbers. For example you could just have one reference librarian servicing many clients rather than many reference librarians working at various branches. This is probably the way of the future however, we must embrace change. Any technology that helps communication between people is very welcome.
Over and out.

Thing 23 Summing Up

2008-09-30T01:22:00.000-07:00

I can use the whole experience of learning about the new technologies in 23 things program to help me with my library job. It has forced me to "get with it" in the sense of learning about things that I had no interest in or was resistant to. Basically I think that being creative and lateral thinking is the way to go with these new information tools in order to improve our knowledge and expertise in providing a better , relevant library service to users. The library can use many of the technologies to communicate with its users to a greater and deeper level as many libraries around the world are doing already. One great thing about this is the collaborative aspect of between other libraries in coming up with new ideas and practices which improve service.
The 23 Things program could be improved further if people were encouraged more to help each other out. I didn't feel this really happeneed that much with my colleagues. Also staff needed to feel that this was a very important part of their training and not feel guilty about working on it in work time. The trainers were very helpful at all times.
I made the mistake of usin Wordpress rather than Blogger which frustrated me very much. I would encourage evryone to use Blogger for the purpose of the training.
I think I will keep blogging to some extent as I did enjoy a l posting some ridiculous things. My blog was actually an Anti Blog. People seemed hell bent on revealing themselves, I was hell bent on doing the opposite- alot of the time anyway.
Personal privacy and security issues worry me a lot but maybe I am Robinson Crusoe.
Over and out

Thing 18 Library 2.0

2008-09-30T00:30:00.000-07:00

It has been an interesting journey doing the 23 things, albeit not always an easy one, however as with life there have been highs and lows. At first I felt like a luddite resisting a lot of the technology but still realizing that it may be very useful for todays library clientele. We need to be constantly innovative in order to remain relevant and provide the best service possible to our users. The idea of user user participation and feedback is a very good one. The one thing I have learned by this journey is we need to be continually creative and flexible and embrace change not fight against it because as Bob said "the times they are a changing."
I listened to the Talis podcast and found a lot of the discussion quite interesting.
As one of them said the new technology has caused a great seachange in libraries we must embrace it or drown.
Over and out

Thing 21 Podcasts

2008-09-25T22:39:00.000-07:00

Hi gang, listened to a podcast today. i tried unsucessfully to watch a podcast but we couldn't get one to work.Ce la vie.

Thing 16 Igoogle is a Giggle

2008-09-25T22:03:00.000-07:00

Had FUN creating my Igoogle page , you could get addicted to sitting 24/7 looking at your computer and letting the world go by couldn't you.
I tried adding a few gadgets as requested, will return to it now and then.

Thing19- things I forgot to mention

2008-09-25T21:27:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, I had a look at some wikis such as wikipedia, untopedia etc and uploaded a photo of my pet chimp. I tried to put it on the VU Wikilibrary but the 23 things gang were not available today to assist me. I'll do it later with their help.
The finishing line is getting closer, or is it just a mirage and I am suffering from heat stroke.
Over and out

Thing 19 My pet monkey ...Mickey

2008-09-25T21:25:00.000-07:00

Thing 15 google booksearch/scholar

2008-09-25T21:02:00.000-07:00

In my capacity as an Information Officer I have used Google Scholar to find reference articles for students. This is another great google information tool.
Google Book search is also another great tool for students, researchers and teachers alike. They are both quite easy to navigate around. Library staff are utilising these tools all the time. Microsoft be afraid... be very afraid, google is coming to get ya.

Thing 17 Delicious was tasty not delicious

2008-09-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

Hi gang, I managed to sign up with Delicious and search for a few subjects that interested me such as director Julie Taymor, Vincent Van Gogh and singer songwriter Bruce Cockburn. I bookmarked them. This is certainly another great thing for us all, to be able to access our information from any computer is a really good feature.
Over and out

Newmunch unmasked

2008-09-25T16:52:00.001-07:00

Thing 14 Google Docs

2008-09-24T21:47:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, I registered with Google Docs and uploaded a short story I wrote entitled "Braybrook Boys". I sent it to a few other bloggers. I think the people at Google have hit the goldmine with regard to a lot of their new features.Obviously they are in trying to compete with Microsoft. They are doing a fantastic job. Gooigle Docs is a brillant idea. Over and out

RSS FEED

2008-09-24T19:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.google.com/reader/view/#overview-page

Thing 13 Google maps

2008-09-24T17:38:00.000-07:00

Google maps is an extraordinary accomplishment albeit Big Brotherish and intrusive all the same. It is amazing how technology has captured our physical world for anyone to see. It does bother me the extent of all this however. Did a Google rep ask me for my permission to film my abode- of course not. Anyway how about google maps setting up live cameras outside every nightclub in melbourne and at every train station to catch and convict any people committing violent acts on others...and pigs might fly.
Over and out!

Thing 12 Myspace and Facebook

2008-09-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

I have had a look at a few videos on myspace and looked a colleagues facebook page.
I am sure it is a great networking tool and libraries can and do use it as a communication tool for patrons especially the younger variety. Again, call me old fashioned but privacy is an important thing for me not CELEBRITY so that the idea of baring any my soul to strangers doesn't really appeal. However I am swimming against the tide of public popularity. The government has enough information on us without myself supplying anymore. What about the issue of cyber stalking, that could be a major problem with all this ready self disclosure.
Amen

Thing 11

2008-09-23T02:19:00.000-07:00

Hello blogsters, I found a few blogs using technorati and google blog search and put them on my blog. Have a look at Munch fan's and you can see a few of my favorite artists work.

Thing 9 Google Reader

2008-09-22T22:09:00.000-07:00

Hi Gang, set up a Google Reader. I am finding the technology a bit overwhelming as I feel I would need to be unemployed in order to try and keep up with everything that is going on in the world. Over.

2008-09-21T18:07:00.000-07:00

Thing 8

2008-09-19T23:16:00.000-07:00

Started my own library using librarything. Thought I would let you all in on some of my private tomes. I hope you don't get the wrong idea about me ladeez.

Image generator

2008-09-19T22:40:00.000-07:00

had mor FUN mucking around with Image Chef and posted a video of a graffit criminal in action.

Thing 7 Cassette Generator

2008-09-19T22:24:00.000-07:00

Playing with the Cassette Generator was so much fun. I havent had so much fun since the kid next door and I staged a fake seance and scared the hell out of his little cousins. Kids are cruel arent they.

Thing 6 More flickr

2008-09-19T21:59:00.000-07:00

Enjoyed looking at the vulibrary flickr images using the slideshow. I think the technology is really fantastic and allows you to manipulate images so easily.

Thing No.5 Flickr

2008-09-19T21:44:00.000-07:00

Hi gang, I have just played around with Flickr which I found quite fun and uploaded a photo graph of one of my guitars for thew cyberworlds perusal. Over and out.

Things 3 and 4

2008-09-19T20:25:00.000-07:00

I sent you my blog link and posted some comments on a few other blogs. I paln to have some fun with this blog. It is a mixture of truth and lies, fact and fiction with the emphasis scewed towards fiction. Some people crave their five minutes of fame I crave the opposite.

First Post

2008-09-18T17:58:00.000-07:00

Hello friends, Romans and countrymen. This Is my first post with my new blog. I was formerly known as "Munch 1" but now I am "newmunch". I decided to bail out of wordpress and dive into the sea of Blogger.
Over and out for now