Personal Learning Network

SLV has a PLN run by Learning Services team.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/259816527467977/

Disability and technology in the library

Vision Australia
- audio describers
- audio describers can do AD tours

Disability Accessibility Kit getting updated online for May 2013.

tracking balls
a Braille Blazer embosser printer
a Merlin magnifier
a ScanR, which scans and reads print and can save to Braille Notes

Jaws for Windows
ZoomText
Duxbury Braille Translation Software for Windows
Kurzweil 1000 Software
Dragon Naturally Speaking
UReader

ClearView magnifier

National Library Technician Day 22 May 2012

I have met
Darren from one umbrella
Paula VUT
Tim VUT
Ian Rogers VUT
Margie VUT/ALIA

Also I gave a short presentation on my career up to now. I do apologise for tardiness of this post.

TIFF standard

Brightness 100/128
Contras 128/132
TIFF 4bit
Compr. Factor 95

Photoshop woes

V.12.0.4 x32

Patron error messages

• Could not open file because the TIFF file uses an unsupported colour space;
• Cannot create indexed image without colour map.

Advise that it is a bug in older version Photoshop CS2 v.9.0.1 and fix is found in v.9.0.2 see Adobe website for further information. Or try opening file in MS Paint/Irfan view application.

Cool resources from year 2011

1. The latest list of additional newspapers now available on Trove.

Http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/titles

2. Melbourne Cup questions remember Gerry's guide
Http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/melbournecup

3. SLNSW has developed a great multilingual page of common library phrases. Includes phrases such as ' Don't leave your belongings unattended' and 'change machine'.
Http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/multicultural/glossary/?lang=13&phrasestring=ADDRESS

4. Step by step guide has been added to Olga's Picture Research guide.  Access it from the top box under the 'Copies &permissions' tab.
Http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/content.php?pid=184713&sid=1604878

5. German libraries.
Http://ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk_en.html

6. SLV wifi
Https://slvwifi.slv.vic.gov.au

Where is the Collection Point desk?

Here you can:

• Make cash payments;
• Top up your photocopy card;
• Place order for AAA or stack items with no barcode.