I am about to launch into a new world. I only use computers for the basic functions, and more traditional methods to keep up with people. While this serves my needs, it does not allow me to help library users who are having problems. Also, there is the case of the grandmother who has been given a blog address from her grandaughter overseas, and she has no idea what to do. I hope this course will increase my awareness and confidence in what computers can offer so as to better advise our clients.
Blogs could be a great tool to communicate with library users. It could be a useful tool for comments, suggestions for purchase, book reviews, and any other way we wish to interact with others. Interlibrary communication of holiday programmes, ways with dealing with problem children, innovative ideas and library world gossip could also be carried out. Young people particularly are fascinated and comfortable with computers. They will write an email, but would not consider writing a letter by hand. Thus, to reach that target audience, to get there thoughts and ideas, using blogs and other tools are ideal.
This course gives an opportunity to use such tools for someone like myself who otherwise has no need for them. Once I learn how they work this could change of course. It can only be of benefit, there are no drawbacks in learning something new and expanding horizons.
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