Presentation at the ISASA Librarians Conference 2013 held at Bishops, Cape Town

1. TAMING THE RIVER

2. RAPIDS:
Lack of time
Busy schedules
Work demands
Lack of knowledge/skill

3. HOW TO SURVIVE THE RAPIDS:

4. HOW TO SURVIVE THE RAPIDS:
- Let the internet work for you!
- Learn how to make the information
find you.
- Learn how to sort information so
that it is accessible anywhere,
anytime!

5. CONSUMPTION
CREATION
CURATION

6. RSS

7. RSS READERS / AGGREGATORS

9. CONTENT CURATION
“the act of finding, grouping,
organizing or sharing the
best and most relevant
content on a specific issue.”

10. CURATION?
Discovery
Selection
Organisation
Sharing

11. CURATION TOOLS

12. www.scoop.it

13. www.paper.li

14. www.pinterest.com

15. SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

16. http://tinyurl.com/diigovids

18. MAKE IT ALL WORK TOGETHER

22. The action plan is simple :
Use the tools at your disposal to harness the power of the
internet to work for you and provide you with what you
need to be an informed and effective school librarian.

23. http://www.facebook.com/headthoughts
http://twitter.com/artpreston
http://www.diigo.com/user/artpreston
Arthur Preston
Elkanah House Senior Primary
www.headthoughts.co.za