Wednesday, December 19, 2007

#23 Finished at last!

As I neared the end I felt great relief not only because of the pressure to finish but a lot of things kinda made sense and a lot of loose ends got tied together. A couple of my favorites were YouTube which I had never been to and I really enjoyed, and I thought the Google Doc was great and has great possibilities. I found these weeks of exercises rather time consuming for searching for understanding on your own, but with help and collaboration with co-workers it was much more rewarding and understandable. An individual hands on approach was necessary although I floundered a bit trying to find the means to an end. It was frustrating to open a website that we were directed to and have no page displayed. In several instances it would have been better to feature the best tutorial to give a best overview of the subject before assigning tasks.

Overall I had no idea so many of the "things" were out there. I question who has time and energy to blog, create, tag etc. It certainly isn't my interest, but I am glad for the experience and the exposure and certainly the realization and expectation that there is more out there and more to come in the future!!!

#22 Audiobooks

Going for the free stuff, I investigated Project Gutenberg with which I was totally unfamiliar. I realized that their collection is more of a classic nature and not the best sellers, etc. I was able to locate Return of the Native and Anna Karenina; but not the current books I would be looking for WHICH would direct me to Overdrive which I am vaguely familiar. Good to know although I am not an audio-book freak!

#21 Podcasting

This exercise was most annoying today. The Yahoo tutorial was "absent" so hopefully this program will be upgraded to sites that are present. In beginner's guide the "page was not found." The most helpful one was Jason Orden's tutorial. I tried to find book review podcasts, none of which I could play, but I did add Rachel's World to Bloglines even though I never heard it!!! Nini's vodcast and some of the other tutorial podcasts were the most beneficial.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

#20 Discover YouTube

I do like YouTube! I found my favorite Dr. Seuss story to share with you all. For an individual library to create their own video about their place, programs, etc. it could and is for some a very good marketing tool.

Web 2.0 awards list #19

This was OK. In PodShow I liked the way it was categorized. I was able to manuevering it as was I also able to in Biblio.com. As for dislikes I wouldn't go to Web 2.0n looking for something although having found Biblio.com it could be a potential "bookmark" for me as a book locator. In looking for potential reference websites, it could be a profitable exploration but not top of the list.

#18 Online productivity features

I thought this exercise was pretty neat and after watching the video explaining it, I rather understood it and can see its' usefulness. Because I don't seem to think like most people or catch on a little slower, it would have made a difference to see the video first and work from there. I think there are good possibilities with this website.

Sandbox wiki #17

I'm sure glad for the assistance my co-workers had to offer me to get posted!!! But having tested it, it really is ONE of the more"fun" (if you stretch the meaning of the word) places to blog with others who have a something in common. Once again I may never return here again, but IF I was looking to blog this would be a familiar reference site.

#16 WIKIS

Having used wikipedia as a quick reference( understanding not to totally trust all I read) I was surprised at the variations in what are called wiki websites. I really thought the book club wiki might have some potential as a library "resource" but beyond that it seems cumbersome to access. Some appear more of a blog which at this point seems pointless. I wasn't sure of the point in contributing to the wiki if it was restricted. . . not totally impressed!

Monday, December 17, 2007

Libraries of the future #15

In reading the perspectives I particularly enjoyed the "Away from Icebergs" and"To a temporal place in time. . . The first one discussed libraries changing their thinking and WAYS to better serve the current work, study, and pleasure needs of patrons. The second article has libraries bounding to idealistics heights but it may not be such a far fetched idea as we project society changing in the years to come.

If I'm understanding library 2.0 I'm realizing the potential for a lot of the exercies we've been exploring because needs are so diverse that the avenues for deliving information etc. to patrons needs to be more exacting and tailored to meet their expectations.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Technorati #14

Too technical for me! I am way in over my head to try to make use of it. In searching the site, I finally got 700, 000 hits for football which were random and of no interest. I'd rather read a newspaper account than chit chat. When investigating the blog posts for Learnign 2.0, I liked the librarian who said "Life is a massive virtual world." the German and Chinese entries, FORGET.
Clicking and clicking could go on and on which isn't my thing. My head is swimming with not really trying to understand how it is all connnected. I'm declining the cahllenge to join tag searches!!!!!

D E L I C I O U S #13

I've seen someone successfully demonstrate how this works, I have set up an account to which I have added nothing YET, but I will continue to "bookmark" and it suits my needs so that is where I shall contiue to operate at the present time. I really haven't made the connection as to the ins and outs of this operation.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Thing 12 Rollyo

Wow, it's a real challenge to try t keep up with these 23 things. Finally after two ( maybe three sessions) with this exercise I have created my searchroll although I'm not really sure what to do with it. When I went back to test it, it was pretty cool to see the hits that came up for my searches. The saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" is unfortunately my motto in that I may have a hard time implement this feature UNLESS I keep myself acquainted with it. Not saying that it isn't a useful tool, just not for me!