e-lab@EH11
Experimenting with e-technologies
in a college learning and teaching
environment

Stevenson College Edinburgh
Bankhead Avenue,
Edinburgh,
EH11 4DE
t. 0131 535 4700
f.0131 535 4666
e.info@stevenson.ac.uk

Authentication
Home page
 Lists library Athens resources
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 Library news
 Library catalogue
 Non-Athens resources
 Library blog feed
 Delicious feeds

-books
Current situation
 E-book provision limited at present
 access to some e-books via specific online
resources
Future
 JISC e-books for FE project

Library & web 2.0
A variety of web 2.0
applications are in use by
library staff including:
 Blogs
 Social networking sites
 Social bookmarks
*Image copyright:
http://www.wordle.net

Library news
Blog
http://scelibrary.blogspot.com
 developed on Blogger
 posts
 Slideshows
 Bookshelf widget
 Links
 Subscribe button
 Sitemeter
 As a blog administrator – can
follow other blogs.

Library induction
Photostory (Microsoft)
 Digital photos
 “Welcome to the library”
Clickview
 Library “Photostory” added to
Clickview.
 Clickview software available on
college/home computers.

Reading Lists
Worldcat
http://www.worldcat.org
 International Week Fiction
 Cover images
 Citations: Harvard style
 RSS feeds

Social bookmarks
Delicious
http://delicious.com
Cross college groups
 Equality
http://delicious.com/sceequality
 Further Education Regional Research
Network (FERRN)
http://delicious.com/ferrnfind

Current awareness
Access, retrieve, share information
 Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com
 Facebook
http://www.facebook.com
 iGoogle
http://www.google.com/ig
 Twitter
http://twitter.com

Staff activities
Promote well-being and informal learning
 Book Group blog
http://scebookgroup.blogspot.com
 Walking group blog
http://scewalks.blogspot.com
includes posts, polls, news feeds, slideshows
 Social networking book group
http://www.shelfari.com
SCE Book Circle on Shelfari
Just for fun

Recycling books
Book Crossing
http://www.bookcrossing.com
Book crossing points
 Library
 Student refectory
 Staff lounge

Raising awareness
Training sessions held on request for staff or
student groups.
 online resources
 RSS feeds
 social bookmarks
 social networking