#risg2012

image courtesy of nswRISG's RedBubble portfolio

I actually started writing this post way back on May 8th - while Reference @ the Metcalfe was happening, but you know, life got in the way. So, here I am back again to quickly direct attention to the presentations from the day which have been uploaded to the RISG wiki and can now be viewed in all their glory.
Unfortunately I couldn't attend #risg2012 but I did follow the day via twitter, so a huge thank you to all those peeps who shared their experiences and viewpoints on the day - certainly made for some interesting reading!


Enjoy.

Playing with Prezi

Reference Excellence May 2012 on Prezi

For quite a while now I've been intrigued with Prezi - an online presentation tool which my daughter started using at school last year. Viewing her amazing production got me thinking that I'd really like to mess about with it. It really appeals to me creatively.

But it wasn't until last month that I finally bought a membership (joining is free but I wanted some of the extra perks that come with parting with cash) as I wanted to experiment with Prezi for my planned presentation at the annual State Library of NSW seminar Reference @ the Metcalfe. I have also been inspired this year by the upcoming ALIA Biennial Conference theme of "Discovery" to explore a bit more of the wonderful array of online tools around me.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it to the seminar but thought I'd still use the basic content I had and put the presentation together anyway - a short update on the Reference Excellence wiki. 

And so, voilà! It's not much, but I certainly learned a lot about Prezi through the process of putting this together.