Web and Internet Design

Have a Heart by Sam Felder with CC license: some rights reserved

This week's session has been a refresher over some points that I have already studied in my HTML class that I was fortunate to have taken. I would recommend taking such a class for anyone interested in web design. Universal design is discussed at length as it covers the presentation of the screen and its appearance to mobile accessing as well as that which falls into the assistive/adaptive technology category. I found a video discussion that covers legislation involved with library services and the disabled population that you may be interested in viewing.

Accessibility in Libraries by williamsonkate

I am happy to say that our Technology Review project is coming along nicely. We have both managed to set appointments, perform interviews, record our notes and upload them for group viewing on our group collaboration page. At present we are discussing how to approach the

compilation of our project as well as the presentation. So I can safely say that we are on track

with the scheduling of performed tasks.

Facebook logo by AJC1 with CC license: some rights reserved

For my Web 2.0 projects, my social media project of Facebook has been acceptable; though, I would have liked to see better results from the apps area. I have enjoyed making friends, chatting, joining our library group, becoming a fan of public libraries-though this is only on the "like" feature as most are commercial websites now. I have also enjoyed interaction with a game called "Farmville". One new feature that has recently been extended has been the ability to add

social game friends without having to add them as "friends" to your webpage. This has been a big hit with everyone on this game. It has also been a very nice experience to participate in an

interactive game that involves visiting others who play the farm and receiving benefits from having interaction and participation as such. I am not a "game" person; though, when one sends gifts to help someone else out it is very much like the "barn raising" experience in Quaker community and was rather intriguing to me. The apps directory has been removed and this in my opinion is a mistake. I do not think that it is user-friendly in that regard. I also have found that as I made my way through the list of links for the assignment that many are no longer in service. I have managed to join the following apps: weRead, profilebanner(which will not take affect until the new release of Timeline), and podclass. I was able to subscribe through

GoogleReader to the following apps as they were not serviceable links: pickniks, and WorldCat.

I am somewhat interested in the Zoho app which is usable; though, apparently not accessible through Facebook. Here is a link to my facebook page if any would care to venture:

http://www.facebook.com/tamara.gibbs1. In regards to the group, I can see where collaborating in a group would be of assistance with class programming. I think that it would bring better results on a social media, then a cafe question thread on Blackboard, simply because students frequent the website.

Twitter logo by Andriano Gasparri with CC license: some rights reserved

My Twitter name is Tamara_Libr105 if you care to receive me as your friend. I am beginning to like this more as a bulletin board than social interaction. I can see the benefits of having a Twitter account; though am yet in favor of Facebook for social interaction. I have subscripted to GoodReads, nypl, AamazonKindle, LibraryJournal, IUPUI, AtYourLibrary, IvyTechCC, ABAJournal(mobile devices), NIH Library, BPL Boston, ALALibrary, LawLibCongress, Thomas, critereononline, LibraryofCT, librarycongress, NovaList, HTMLWebDesign, googlebooks,

audible_com, ilfannual, and athomelibrarian(Ms. Griffith). I have also subscribed to the local newspaper tweet and find this a very nice feature for incident reports. For all practicalities, I still think that I would use GoogleReader before Twitter.

Libraries in Second Life by The Daring Librarian with CC licence: some rights reserved

I am plugging away at experimenting with the video editor. When I wrap up my investigation in social media which will be soon, I will press forward into this deeper. I am yet wanting to check out the Second Life a little more to see the practicalities in utilizing this as a resource.

Have a nice week!