In this presentation, Alma Wardrope, Librarian of Stevenson College Edinburgh, describes the tools and devices that the Library uses to communicate with the college community. (A contribution to ELISA Open Forum 2009)

1. e-lab@EH11
Experimenting with e-technologies
in a college learning and teaching
environment

2. Stevenson College Edinburgh
Bankhead Avenue,
Edinburgh,
EH11 4DE
t. 0131 535 4700
f.0131 535 4666
e.info@stevenson.ac.uk

3. Authentication
Home page
 Lists library Athens resources
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 Library news
 Library catalogue
 Non-Athens resources
 Library blog feed
 Delicious feeds

4. -books
Current situation
 E-book provision limited at present
 access to some e-books via specific online
resources
Future
 JISC e-books for FE project

5. Library & web 2.0
A variety of web 2.0
applications are in use by
library staff including:
 Blogs
 Social networking sites
 Social bookmarks
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http://www.wordle.net

6. Library news
Blog
http://scelibrary.blogspot.com
 developed on Blogger
 posts
 Slideshows
 Bookshelf widget
 Links
 Subscribe button
 Sitemeter
 As a blog administrator – can
follow other blogs.

7. Library induction
Photostory (Microsoft)
 Digital photos
 “Welcome to the library”
Clickview
 Library “Photostory” added to
Clickview.
 Clickview software available on
college/home computers.

8. Reading Lists
Worldcat
http://www.worldcat.org
 International Week Fiction
 Cover images
 Citations: Harvard style
 RSS feeds

9. Social bookmarks
Delicious
http://delicious.com
Cross college groups
 Equality
http://delicious.com/sceequality
 Further Education Regional Research
Network (FERRN)
http://delicious.com/ferrnfind

10. Current awareness
Access, retrieve, share information
 Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com
 Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
 iGoogle
http://www.google.com/ig
 Twitter
http://twitter.com

11. Staff activities
Promote well-being and informal learning
 Book Group blog
http://scebookgroup.blogspot.com
 Walking group blog
http://scewalks.blogspot.com
includes posts, polls, news feeds, slideshows
 Social networking book group
http://www.shelfari.com
SCE Book Circle on Shelfari
Just for fun

12. Recycling books
Book Crossing
http://www.bookcrossing.com
Book crossing points
 Library
 Student refectory
 Staff lounge

13. Raising awareness
Training sessions held on request for staff or
student groups.
 online resources
 RSS feeds
 social bookmarks
 social networking