Week 9, # 20 Video

Week 8, # 19: Web-based apps

Below is the document I submitted via zoho writer. Isn't it grand? I really don't have anything to say today. The online ability to create documents is neat and I didn't know you could do it before, but not sure I would use it much. I'm not really ever in the position to use a computer that isn't mine. I guess it could be good for students though, who use libraries or computer labs wherever they can.

"The Document"

Ok I am making a document. What should I say? I don't know.

The children were crazy during storytimes today. Not the angels they usually are. It might be the weather. The last time it got cold all of a sudden they were crazy as well. I have another craft program this afternoon and I can't wait!

Diva

Week 8, # 18 Social Networking

This, unfortunately, is one of those things that I just don't have time for on a regular basis. It is neat, but just can't see myself keeping up with something like this. Dogster was cute, but again, with work and children and a husband that is pretty much like a 3rd child, I just don't have the time or even the patience to do something like this. The others didn't really catch my interest much, but I can see how they would be popular with some people. I guess if I had to use one it would probably be facebook. Some of the others are little too odd for me. I signed up for facebook & dogster; I am almost certain I won't use them, but oh well. Dogster is neat though because you can list or find dogs up for adoption.

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.