Week 4

The Pollak Library Flickr site is a nice way to keep a central spot for pictures for all the different events that take place in the library. It was interesting to see the current pictures at the library's Flickr site such as the earthquake damage and the READ poster ceremony/event. The fact that different users can add to the group of pictures makes it convenient in that not one person has to be responsible for gathering and maintaining information about the library events.

For our community, images could provide a useful way to show what the library is all about. As an example, when I was at the Reference Desk, a patron asked me where more computers were located. I mentioned the computer lab in the basement and the patron responded, "I'll have to check it out, I've never been down there." With the use of images on the website or elsewhere, it could spark patrons' and the community's interest to further explore the library.

To get you interested in ILL, here is a picture of "Ryan the Birthday Unicorn". If you come by ILL, you surely get to see Ryan and, if it happens to be your birthday...you'll even be in for a better treat!