Face Book

It was interesting to see that NASA has embraced Face Book to capture a younger audience. I can see how young people love this, one can instantly engage with hundreds of 'friends' and send out messages and images. I cannot see the value of this in my work environment (or in my personal life for that matter), and did not register. Similarly the Gen Ys and those younger are enamoured with My Space. I can see this facility being useful in the public or school library scene, it would not be appropriate or indeed useful in our work environment. It was worthwhile exploring the various sites, some are very creative and eyecatching. Victorian teacher-librarians are using Ning quite extensively and I can see how this can be a viable tool to share information on the latest in children's literature and general gossip.