You Tube

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You Tube has clips ad infinitum to amuse, intrigue and otherwise occupy as much time as you want to spend there.
Have a look at some of the clips from Louie Giglio's 'Indescribable' DVD, and check out 'laminin' and the Whirlpool Galaxy on Google. After looking at the shape of laminin (the glue that literally holds us together) and what's in the nucleus of the Whirlpool Galaxy - a spectacular spiral galaxy visible with binoculars from earth, ask yourself if there is a Creator and consider the message of the Cross.

Reseautage personnel, en Anglais - social networking

Social networking - you love it or you hate it - even some teenagers I spoke to couldn't be bothered with the likes of Facebook or Bebo stating they would rather chat online on MSN. So it all depends on your style really. Great if you have friends and family spread around the world and could (and does) work well in a library situation as it gives an interactive interface to customers - and potential customers. Has been successfully used in many libraries in NZ and elsewhere often as a point of contact with teens where they can post their thoughts. Bottom line is we need to be useful and relevant therefore need to be innovative and creative in how we connect with our community.

Del.icio.us by Mr Grinling

A mixed seafood salad, a lighthouse sandwich, peach surprise, iced sea biscuits, cold chicken garni, sausages and crisps, drinks and assorted fruits..a particularly appetising lunch!
Ohh, you mean that tagging thing - we lighthouse keepers are very technologically savvy!
I like the way I can access this from any computer - I have a laptop in my lighthouse and can while away the time in between polishing the lamp and chasing away those pesky seagulls by browsing all my favourite sites - 'daily' is a useful tag!
I also like the way you can combine tags and that every tag page has an URL - makes it easy to send things on to others (that way I know Mrs Grinling gets all those delicious sandwich filling ideas) and I don't have to remember which folder I might have put something in just what word or words I might have used. Can also check what's hot for specific topics and discover other sites through other peoples tags.
For you librarians out there, there is definite potential for research assistance. FYI we lighthouse keepers have our own wiki "ship spotting" - LOL!

L'histoire continue...
Il fait tres beau. Le soleil eclaire le sable jaune d'une luminere violente, verticale. Il n'y a pas un nuage dans le ciel. Il n'y a pas, non plus, de vent. L'eau est bleue, calme, sans la moindre ondulation sur le mer libre, jusqu'a l'horizon.

Wiki wiki woo!

Well, it rhymes!

Wiki's - they're great and Wikipedia whether you love it or hate it is hugely popular with kids - their first port of call.

Wiki Answers are useful too.

Being able to use a wiki space for collaborative work has definite potential - editing things live rather than endless emails backwards and forwards amongst a working group. Being able to limit who it is open to is a plus for this type of project.

There is potential to have a wiki for YA's where they can post reviews and comments, make suggestions for library events....something they have ownership of.

Open world Catalogue : ability to have a subject guide reflecting the interests of users; patron comments and reviews.

Flickr Fun & mashups

La fruit de la passion - ma fruit preferee! Delicieuse! Exquis!
Flickr Fun is fun - lots to fill in your spare time with here.
Have played around with layout on my blog using 'add a gadget' to put in my slideshow and place it exactly where it is. Uplifted this from Picassa web albums - lots of intriguing things to look at here and very easy to copy a slideshow to your blog.

L'histoire continue:
Hormis ces trois enfants, toute la longue plage est deserte. C'est une bande de sable assez large, uniforme, depourvue de rochesisolees comme de trous d'eau, a peine inclinee entre la falaise abrupte, qui parait sans issue, et la mer......

Photos & Images

Views of the Abbey at Iona off the coast of Scotland.

Also known as Chaluim Cille or St Columba's Island. St Columba (the dove) was exiled from Ireland in 563 apparently arriving at Iona in his little corracle thus bringing Christianity to Scotland.

George MacLeod founded the Iona Community in 1938. The Community is still there and run residential courses - they also have a yummy cafe.

Reccommended read: George MacLeod: founder of the Iona Community by Ronald Ferguson

Un petite histoire pour mes amis:

Trois enfants marchent le long d'une greve. Itls s'avancent, cote a cote, se tenant par la main. ils ont sensiblement la meme taille, et sans doute aussi le meme age; une douzaine d'annees. Celui du milieu, cependent, est un peu lus petit que les deux autres. A continuer anon...