Wikis

I looked at the following three wikis: Wookieepedia; Mint Museums, North Carolina, and Slq library 2.0: Emerging Media and New Technology Wiki. They were all totally different and worked from totally different perspectives.

As a big fan of Star Wars Wookieepedia was a must and I was surprised at how detailed it was. It made me realise just how much information there is about Star Wars out there.

Mint Museums was interesting in the way they highlighted their exhibitions. They enabled people visiting the wiki to find out about individuals featured in exhibitions, and linked to other websites that provided more information about the individual artist or where other artworks are displayed. This could be applied to sections of the State Library's collections or to individual items of interest.

Slq library 2.0: Emerging Media and New Technology Wiki was different again.

It was interesting to see just how different Wikis can be from each other depending on what they are trying to achieve. I'm not sure how it could be applied to libraries except where I've already said.

Online photo sharing

Its interesting to see online photo sharing also pushed as good way to back up digital photos.

Had a look at some of the photos of the State Library on Flickr. Was fascinated to see how the library can look when photos are taken from unusual angles. Its interesting to see what people take photos of and then what they upload.

Took a look at Flickr images through 'Picture Australia'. Tried the search 'Brisbane'. I was amazed at the variety of pictures available, from panoramic views to old photos to artistic shots of over-flowing gutters on a rainy night. Very impressive.

Been having a look at the Smithsonian Institution's "Commons" photos. I was interested to see that they have recently uploaded a number of portraits and are asking for help from the Flickr community in gaining more information on these people.

This photo is called Lighting enTrails / Tunnel Trails / Tunnel Vision. It is a photo of one of the tunnels that run under Brisbane. I always been fascinated by this although I have never seen them myself. I loved the lighting effect.