Sharing information comes naturally to librarians, so this should be an easy thing. I think that it will be useful as a way to promote library materials. Maybe we could create a slide show that shows the work in progress as they work to expand and renovate our building. A photo mosaic of a library program might be fun. Of course, we all love databases! I can see it now: staff picks loaded into a database that our patrons can view!
The Mosaic above was created using Big Huge Labs. I was able to link to my flickr account and select the photos I wanted in the mosaic. Then I clicked a button to create the mosaic. Now comes the tricky part. At first I attempted to copy and paste the html code into my blog. But I kept getting an error message, then the blog closed.
Finally I simply saved the mosaic onto my hard drive and was then able to load the mosaic the same way you load any other photo from your computer, by clicking the browse button, then locating the picture you want and clicking upload. Whew! I'm hoping it gets easier as I go along.
Below is a link to a slide show of photos that I took in Cedar Key in November 2007. It was pretty easy to get this into my blog. First I opened another window, then logged into my flickr account, clicked on one of my favorite photos, and then clicked "view as a slide show." Once the slide show came up I clicked on "share." There I "grabbed the URL," and copied it to the clipboard. Then I came back to my 23 things blog and pasted the url into my blog. Simple enough. If you get organized and keep your photos in albums, then your slide shows will have a theme. I will definitely recommend flickr to patrons who are looking for a way to organize and share their digital photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16407621@N03/sets/72157603228924401/show/with/2043976390/
Next I took a look at Picture Trail. It was pretty easy to create another free account. I did have to "skip" the free offer. But then I was able to upload some photos of the Millhopper Branch in its temporary location, on the 2nd floor of the Bank of America building, at 2627 NW 43rd St. I'm pretty sure I followed the directions correctly, but the html code does not translate into a photo slide show as expected. Could it be because I don't have the latest version of flash???
Below is a link to a slide show of photos that I took in Cedar Key in November 2007. It was pretty easy to get this into my blog. First I opened another window, then logged into my flickr account, clicked on one of my favorite photos, and then clicked "view as a slide show." Once the slide show came up I clicked on "share." There I "grabbed the URL," and copied it to the clipboard. Then I came back to my 23 things blog and pasted the url into my blog. Simple enough. If you get organized and keep your photos in albums, then your slide shows will have a theme. I will definitely recommend flickr to patrons who are looking for a way to organize and share their digital photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16407621@N03/sets/72157603228924401/show/with/2043976390/
Next I took a look at Picture Trail. It was pretty easy to create another free account. I did have to "skip" the free offer. But then I was able to upload some photos of the Millhopper Branch in its temporary location, on the 2nd floor of the Bank of America building, at 2627 NW 43rd St. I'm pretty sure I followed the directions correctly, but the html code does not translate into a photo slide show as expected. Could it be because I don't have the latest version of flash???
Well, anyway, here is a photo of the Bank of America building where Millhopper Branch Library is temporarily located, at 2627 NW 43rd St. Take the elevator to the 2nd floor, you will see the library on your left as you exit the elevator.
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There it is! It's nice to see the Millhopper Branch, though we should at least paint a Millhopper sign on that photograph since we probably can't put a real sign next to Bank of America or Yellow Pages sign :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you managed to get your mosaic up. I've had trouble adding pictures from the internet at times and then at other times it works.
Believe it or not Library Admin. has looked into putting a sign on the building, between BOA and Yellow Book. It will cost a lot of money ($2,000 - $4,000), but I think it is in the works. Not sure when it might actually materialize. There is probably only room for two words: "Millhopper Library."
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