beginnings

Today I've done part of lesson 2 and know that writing things down is a useful thing with so much else going on. In the old fashioned way, I've created a paper based folder for things I need to remember. I looked at the other blogs and really liked the Library of Congress blog. I also liked the Australian War memorial exhibition blog. I know many visitors have things to say about our collections when they're on show, and can see how the Library could build up a useful body of knowledge - particularly on photos from the collection where we have scant information about people in the images, or dates and places where we've made an educated guess which could then be confirmed. From Lesson 1 I must say I found the video off-putting, even though the idea behind it is great. The bi-lines were clever, but the jumpy screen images could prove to be annoying and distressing. Maybe its an age thing, but I found the music intensely irritating.