Week 7, # 17 Technology

I commented on one of my co-workers blogs. I just seem like I don't have much to add; maybe it is just because I not as much in to technology as some are. I mean, I use it, but I don't really feel the need to get into debates about it. What do I say about anything related to technology? I like it and find it useful, but I am not consumed by it. Of course, I find some things more useful than others or more fun, but not neccessarily things I would do on a regular basis. A lot of the things we have been looking at definitely do have potential for my own use or regular use by libraries, particularly wikis. Library thing is neat as is library elf, but not sure if I will keep up with either one of them. The thing about technology in the library that irks me I suppose is that there are people that refuse to use it and only do so fighting and kicking the whole way; I think an open mind is neccessary if you are going to be able to learn how to use it in the first place.

Week 7 #16 Wiki

I posted my blog to iHCPL's sandbox wiki; I also put my favorite board game up, which happens to be chinese checkers. There are definite advantages for libraries to have public wikis, including pathfinders that the public can add to, although mediated would probably be best. I can definitely see them being used, as they already are in some places. Staff book reviews would be neat too.

Week 6, #15 Library 2.0

Well, I read several of the articles that were linked to this exercise. Library 2.0 doesn't really seem that novel to me, but maybe that is because I am relatively young, and definitely young to librarianship. What it basically means is that things are never cast in stone and always changing. You can't wait for things to be perfect. You need to give people what they want and expect or they will go elsewhere. You need to make services user friendly; this means from a user's standpoint and not what a librarian thinks is user friendly. People do not want to be bothered with training to be able to use a library's services, nor do they want to have to read about it as an alternative to training. The hardest thing I think to deal with are the people who don't agree that this should be the way things are to be done.

Week 6, # 14 Technorati

Yes, there is a difference in searching the blog directory and the blog posts. The directory gave better results. I got all kinds of "stuff" when I did the post search. I found that my computer at work is not compatable with the videos on technorati and it is something I don't have access to to fix. Really, I didn't find this to be too much of a thrill, maybe I am not "with it" enough to find it so. Maybe I have too many other things on my mind. As for tagging posts & claiming my blog... I would, but I don't really think that I'm doing anything that would interest anyone other than those who are checking to see if I did what I was supposed to do. Also, I really didn't find anything interesting or exciting...finding a lot a junk was not really surprising.

Week 6, #13 Del.icio.us

Del.icio.us I have created my account. I can see the use for this because I can use it on different computers, but I did upload some links I have at work and it is a pain because I have to go through and re-tag them since they apparently get their own tags from del.icio.us.

Week 5, # 12 Library Elf

Ok, library elf is kind of neat. I can see the benefit of it, especially since we live in an area where you can use more than one library system and also be able to keep track of your husband's & kid's stuff as well. Since I'm at the library all the time, I don't know if I would use it a lot unless I am at home and can't remember what my husband's library card number is.

Week 5, # 11 Library Thing

Library thing is pretty neat too. I don't really buy many books anymore, but I suppose I could keep track of what I have read. My widget is on the right side of my blog with random books from my measley 10 or so entries. Just don't look for adult books because I don't read any. Yes, I know it is pitiful, but I just can't seem to get interested in any of them that I try to read, except for classics, but does that really count? The link to my catalog is with my widget, but here it is again..... catalog

Week 5, # 10 yet again: Image Generators

Learning about image generators is definitely better than learning about RSS feeds. Not that I have any more use for this type of thing, it was more fun playing with them. I kept having trouble with the yahoo avatar generator though; the site would conk out shortly after I tried using it two different days. So I went with the comic strip generator and meez.

Week 5, #10 again

You want to do what with that donut???

Week 5, #10

This is from http://comicstripgenerator.com/

Ha Ha Ha, well not really, since people do try this sort of thing.

Week 4, #9

Ok, I have looked into searching for RSS feeds in more depth.
I looked at Feedster, Topix, Syndic8, & Technorati.
I did not find any of them hard to use.
Truly, everybody & their brother, uncle, mother, & cousins has their own blog.
Too much information for me I think, mainly because I don't have time or space in my brain left over for the piddlings of "famous" people, let alone real news. If I need something I generally find it when I want it. Unfortunately I have yet to find a feed that I can live without.
At least I can do it if I need to, provided I don't forget my passwords & user names.

Week 4, #8

RSS feeds
Ok, I have my blogspot account set up.
I have added my 10+ feeds
I don't know when I will have time to look at all of this.
I think this is something for people to do when they don't have anything else compelling to do.
Ho Hum.

Cool Flowers Week 3

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Originally uploaded by stoneguest

Ok, here is my photo (unaltered) from Flickr. Finally.