West Torrens Library - 16/06/08

Yesterday I attended a function at the West Torrens Library for South Australian Library Assistants. Originally the plan was to set up a video link to Ceduna so that staff there could participate in the event but due to illness I videotaped the presentations and will convert them to DVD format so that the staff there can still keep up with the information provided.

Several topics were covered including future directions for community based libraries and the uptake of new technology. Discussions on wireless internet hotspots and Web 2.0 technologies highlighted several needs within libraries and my role as BPO was identified as one that could help build these technologies.

All in all it was a very productive day and has left me to discover ways of helping them increase the use of the broadband connections, if indeed they have broadband.