My least favourite week and the reason for leaving until last. I lost the plot with pop music about the time of The Beatles and even today don't spend a great deal of my time actively listening to music.
Had a browse at AmieStreet.com, ArtistServer.com, ItsFreeDownloads.com and FreeAlbums.blogsome.com and Googled free music downloads and got 161,000,000 hits so am sure anyone with a little persistence would manage to find the music they were looking for, but I am definitely not qualified or knowledgeable enough to recommend sites to customers and could only point them in the general direction. don't think you need to be that techno savvy to find the music you want and then download.
Having a suggested list available to get customers starting could be of some use, although I think its just as quick to probably google music/title/singer you were looking for.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Facebook week 6
Week 5 will follow. I know a bit back to front.
I read in the NZ Herald that 46% of New Zealanders have a facebook page so it certainly makes sense that Manukau Libraries should also have one. If we are going to be serious about it though it should be extensively advertised - all brochures, receipts and all our advertising should be saying follow us on facebook, twitter etc. Unless we tell people that we are out there how many are realistically going to look for us.
I have had a facebook page for some years (when daughter overseas) but not something I use very often, but is certainly an easy and convenient way to stay in touch, especially as you can publish photos and let all friends see.
Would I promote to our customers? Some maybe, but I think people who are into the whole social networking thing would find us and use it if they knew it was there. Personally I would not use unless this was the way we were going use to promote books etc., but hey we have a web site and shouldn't we be promoting that first??
I read in the NZ Herald that 46% of New Zealanders have a facebook page so it certainly makes sense that Manukau Libraries should also have one. If we are going to be serious about it though it should be extensively advertised - all brochures, receipts and all our advertising should be saying follow us on facebook, twitter etc. Unless we tell people that we are out there how many are realistically going to look for us.
I have had a facebook page for some years (when daughter overseas) but not something I use very often, but is certainly an easy and convenient way to stay in touch, especially as you can publish photos and let all friends see.
Would I promote to our customers? Some maybe, but I think people who are into the whole social networking thing would find us and use it if they knew it was there. Personally I would not use unless this was the way we were going use to promote books etc., but hey we have a web site and shouldn't we be promoting that first??
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Goodreads Week 4
Spent quite a bit of time exploring this site. I found just about every author and title I searched for. Would definitely use this site and would direct customers to it. Would prefer to use our web site to save book lists and info about books and would rather direct customers to use our library site for keeping there book lists etc.
I'm not into blogging and don't feel I have to tell the world what I think about books I read. Would not join groups for discussions etc,. but will take a peak at what people are saying about books that I am interested in getting around to reading someday.
Like the way this site showed you books by the same author when it found the author/title you were looking for.
Goodreads LIbrarians - has links to to some greats sites and will bookmark and use again, also like the popular lists and am sure these could be useful when looking for inspiration for displays.
I'm not into blogging and don't feel I have to tell the world what I think about books I read. Would not join groups for discussions etc,. but will take a peak at what people are saying about books that I am interested in getting around to reading someday.
Like the way this site showed you books by the same author when it found the author/title you were looking for.
Goodreads LIbrarians - has links to to some greats sites and will bookmark and use again, also like the popular lists and am sure these could be useful when looking for inspiration for displays.
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