7/29/07

Thing 16

I visited the SJCPL Subject Guides, in which I created an account and found that it has a public blog (monitored) and a Gameblog for posting about video game tournaments held at the library this summer. The Flickr photo mashups bring the tournaments to life. The RSS feeds didn't work. (Maybe it was me.) The Bull Run Library wiki, maintained by a patron, linked to the Arlington Public Library 2.0 program in wiki format called Camp Tech. It seems to me that wikis are an interesting format for libraries, giving staff and customers an opportunity for collaboration; but the public wikis would most likely need to require registration and be monitored. Single event wikis like the ALA 2006 New Orleans wiki seem like they have great possibilities.

Thing 15


Laptops
Originally uploaded by crashmaster007
To me, Library 2.0 is the concept of a library as a location and a way of doing things that allows library users to feel welcomed and encouraged to participate. The 2.0 library will rely ,to a great extent, on the WorldLiveWeb, ( or as Michael Stephens said in his article, "the Read/Write Web") to do this. After reading some of the articles, I think I fall into the group that believes public libraries like BCPL have always been responsive to the needs of our customers. Databases accessible from any computer, Aquabrowser, AskUsNow, e-mail reference questons, self check-out, and the virtual book club are some of the ways BCPL is responding to customer needs by using technology. In the future, I can see BCPL possibly using a public blog, Open WorldCat, local history wikis, and even a catalog wiki. Michael Stephens' suggestion of a "Google map mashup" of each branch is interesting. Speaking of the future, I especially like Dr. Wendy Schultz's idea of Library 4.0 as a "knowledge spa."

7/24/07

Thing 14

I searched blogs in Technorati,
For "Learning 2.0,"
Then claimed my blog,
And created a Watchlist for catching blogs while on the go.

7/17/07

Thing 13


I set up a del.icio.us account and bookmarked a few sites for a trip coming up soon. After a little difficulty getting the del.icio.us button onto my toolbar, things went very smoothly and I was able to add some tags.

7/3/07

Thing 11

Thanks to Erin I was able to post some Good Reads using Library Thing.

7/2/07

Thing 10

Yahoo! Avatars U.K. & Ireland
Dinner's ready!

7/1/07

Thing 9

I visited MERLIN, set up an account and looked at a few library related blogs/news readers including PLA Blog, Library Bytes and Library Journal News. By far, the most interesting to me was LJ News because it was visually pleasant to use and included some descriptions of new books being released in the near future.

Thing 8

I set up my bloglines account, you see,
Sixteen feeds and blogs are coming to me,
Such as CNN, NY Times Book Review,
Scrappin Erin and PLA Blog, to name a few,
Even Dilbert to add just a bit of levity.

Thing 7


Flickr is my pick for a technology tool,

Because posting pictures is so cool.

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Thing 6
Originally uploaded by cleaniac

This picture of the backyard,

Was made into a trading card.