Apps

I've already been using the Overdrive app on my iPod touch for a year, and was quite familiar with Overdrive on various tablet and e-reader devices due to helping patrons set up their own Overdrive accounts.  I have found some great gardening books in the library's e-book collection!  Now that spring is in sight (on the calendar at least!), I'm trying to start my garden planning in earnest.  I generally download for 7 days, unless I know for certain that I'll need the e-book longer.  It's only fair to other patrons! 

The BiblioNB app is also installed on my iPod.  I love scanning the barcode on a physical book in my hand and then being taken to the catalogue record if we already own it.  The scanner on my iPod isn't always the best, but when it works, it works!  I've seen iPhones scan incredibly well. 

Scoop It!

This week's 23 Things assignment was a little on the addictive side!  It's nearly as much fun looking for articles in Scoop It as it is looking for pins on Pinterest.  There were so many gardening articles, even some with videos!  It was hard to pick just one to follow, but I eventually settled on a topic called Gardening and Horticulture.  It  had some great articles, including one on seven basic things every garden needs.  I'm sure I'll pick up more topics to follow.

I've seen Scoop It a few times before; NBPLS's aboriginal services librarian uses it and I've followed her links on twitter at times.  But as a first-time user, I can see the advantages to being able to collect articles in one place both for your own use and for others, rather than bouncing all over the internet and copying a string of links behind you.