Thursday, September 2, 2010

375096 01: Librarian Megan McArdle displays some text August 3, 2000 from a book available on one of nine new Rocket eBooks available at the Chicago Public Library. In a continuing effort to promote reading among members of the video game generation, the library system is participating in a six-month experiment with the small hand-held computers that resemble oversized Palm Pilots and capable of storing 100 books in its memory. The text on the eBook can also be rotated and read either in the horizontal or vertical position. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Newsmakers)
392102 02: Drummer Stewart Smith, on television monitor at top left, bassist Jon Thatcher, and frontman Martin Smith, right, of the British Christian rock band Delirious perform and evangelize during a Harvest Crusade gathering at the Edison International Field of Anaheim stadium, July 6, 2001 in Anaheim, CA. Like some other evangelical Christian musicians, Delirious as crossed over to the secular music market to perform with such acts as Bon Jovi and Matchbox 20. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Comment on PicApp Exercise

I remember attempting to put pictures on the Blog last year and I had some sucesses and some failures! You can see aloong my blogtrail various images which don't display properly! With a little help from my friend Tosca, I have found a a cool photo from a long way back. I decided to type in Youth Library to see whether there were any cool pics but there were only 2!!! Very disappointing! Anyway I liked this one because it reminds me of days gone by when libraries were very "traditional" and I imagine that these young ladies would have had to whisper! I also had a luagh because the caption said that the girls were filling out a survey - not so different from today afterall!!!

Another question I have about PicAppc is whether the caption should be showing on my post?

I found the exercise useful as I know that many people want to put pictures on their social networking sites and I am sure that I will have a question at some stage from one of our library patrons about this in the future. I will keep my instructions in easy reach for that day.... I think that this application could have some use for people who want to get overseas images for homework tasks. From my experience, most students use Google images for their projects. Our library currently provides great local photos on our website for students e.g footprints. There are also some great photos available on teara.net.nz

I may visit this site again in the future from time to time when I conduct Reference interviews. Meanwhile I may practise with a few more images to "pretty up" my blog!

Jesus Freak!

PicApp image lesson

23rd July 1949:  Members of the Vicarage Road Youth Club in East Ham, take part in a survey by Background Books publishers into the reading habits of young people.  Original Publication: Picture Post - 4836 - An Enquiry: What, If Anything, Do Young People Read? - pub.1949  (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)