Week 6 : EnCompassCulture - the global bookclub

EnCompassCulture is a worldwide reading group, where you can find recommendations about the next book you may like to read and talk about books with other readers around the world. It has full details of over 11,000 books, representing the best of UK, Ireland and Commonwealth writing. The site has recommended reading for all age ranges and is very user friendly. I personally thought the site was somewhat limited, i.e. Bryce Courtenay and Colleen McCullough did not appear in the 'Author' list as commonwealth writers. It would be useful for age group reading recommendations although some of the 'rating comments' written by other readers can be somewhat 'colourful'! I think there are better sites and our own libraries offer a more comprehensive package. But in saying that, the site is definitely worth a peep.

Week 5: SlideShare - online pesentations

Although I can see the benefits that this site offers, I could not in all honesty recommend it to anyone else.
I have tried on numerous different occassions and from different access points (e.g. learn.net, workroom p.c.) to log into the slide shows and have had no success at all. I am waiting for the slide show "Happy 4th birthday" to download as I edit this post!
In answer to your questions

• No, it is not easy for staff to use.
• No, customers would not find it easy to use.
• It does not download easily on the learn.nets or workroom p.c.'s (still waiting....)
• No, I probably wouldn't bother with this site again.
• For all of the above reasons I probably wouldn't recommend it to customers.