Well, I can now say I understand what a wiki is. I definitely see how they can be of use. People always want the latest news, information, gossip, etc. and wiki sites seem to be somewhere one can get it fast. My only concern is that the information found may not be completely correct. So I would adviseusing discretion, always taking into account where said information is coming from.
I looked into a couple of the sites listed. I really enjoyed browsing around the Book Lovers wiki. I like the idea of reviews written by a number of different people. I will continue to check out this site when I need a book to read or listen to. I already found some great titles to add to my "to read" list on LibraryThing.
I have used the Pals wiki for sometime now. I use it to keep up with the goings on of Millennium Cataloging. I check to see when cataloging meetings are scheduled, print out any of the meeting handouts I may have missed, sign up for any cataloging programs I want to attend and so much more. It is a valuable tool for library employees.
I also looked around Library Success: A best practices wiki. I can definitely see how librarians would want to check out this site to either get or give information.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0 …
Well I set out to try and understand Library 2.0. I read the Wikipedia article and some of the perspectives. I feel like I got the gist of it. I am all for libraries updating their services to meet the needs of the patrons and enlisting the help of these patrons in the development and maintenance of said services.
I really enjoyed Michael Stephens' perspective. In his article entitled, Into a New World Of Librarianship, Stephens said that libraries are "a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience". As both a library employee and a library patron, I couldn't agree more. I felt his article took a positive approach to how technology could be used to provide a better experiece for the patron. I think any library and /or librarian that implements the stratergies he sets out in his article would be better for it.
I also read Rick Anderson's perspective, Away from Icebergs. While I found the article informative, to me it seemed more negative than Michael Stevens. Just look at the first word in each title, Away verses Into.
All in all, the five perspectives provided food for thought.
I really enjoyed Michael Stephens' perspective. In his article entitled, Into a New World Of Librarianship, Stephens said that libraries are "a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience". As both a library employee and a library patron, I couldn't agree more. I felt his article took a positive approach to how technology could be used to provide a better experiece for the patron. I think any library and /or librarian that implements the stratergies he sets out in his article would be better for it.
I also read Rick Anderson's perspective, Away from Icebergs. While I found the article informative, to me it seemed more negative than Michael Stevens. Just look at the first word in each title, Away verses Into.
All in all, the five perspectives provided food for thought.
#14 Getting not-so-technical with Technorati
I played around with Technorati for awhile. The upside to this experiment is that I found an awesome blog... http://blog.craftzine.com/. And If anyone is thinking of giving me a gift, here is a great idea (see photo). The downside is that I could spend hours and hours looking at blogs.
I didn't sign up for an account because I have already signed up for a number of accounts for this 23 Things project. I will definately keep Technorati in mind when I need a project or want to catch up on what is Currently Hot.
I didn't sign up for an account because I have already signed up for a number of accounts for this 23 Things project. I will definately keep Technorati in mind when I need a project or want to catch up on what is Currently Hot.
#13 Tagging, folksonomies & social bookmarking in Del.icio.us
I just watched the del.icio.us tutorial. I could see where this site may be useful. The ability to keep track and access your bookmarks from any computer is handy. I would also like to find other people who are interested in knitting and check out the sites they have bookmarked. You would be suprised how many technologically savvy knitters are out there.
Laptop Compubody Sock....
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
comments about creating my own search engine...
Like most of the "things" we have had to learn about thus far, creating my own search engine was interesting. I just am not sure I would ever take it any futher. I am content with Google or yahoo. Typically I find the information I need with a basic search.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Newest Raffel
This post doesn't have anything to do with the 23 things but I thought my fellow WFL employees would like to meet "Roo", the newest addition to our family. She is an adorable eight week old two pound Chihuahua. She will be visiting the Library soon, where I hope to set up a play date with George and Lola (even though they might teach her how to perform random acts of graffiti).
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