I'm Done!!!!!!
Yeah!!! I did it (with a little help from a co-worker) I finished my 23 things, each and every one of them. Library 2.0 and my thoughts..... I have learned many new things and I had no idea there was so much going on out there. I have mentioned to some of our patron's about using LibraryThing in their search for a good read. Some of my favorite things and discoveries in 23 things were of course LibraryThing, Sharing you creations, Flickr, Facebook and Tagging. I was able to connect with other staff in the library through Facebook and Survey Monkey. While participating in the 23 things there were many take-a-ways that will be used at home, travel and here at work. I don't know what could be done differently to improve the 23 things learning experience, except that time is always an issue for most staff. I would absolutely be interest in "23 more things" in the future. I would never pass up free learning. My one word for the 23 things program would be: superb!!!!!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thing 22
keep on keepin' on!!
I am planning on keeping up with web and library 2.0 tools when I have extra free time. I hope to be able to go back and look at all of the past 21 things. I will probably make myself look at something related to my blog at least everyday. I will also play around with all of these tools from home when I am not interrupted as much. You want to know if I have discovered any web 2.0 tools not mentioned. Are you kidding? I am just not that 2.0 advanced quite yet, but thanks for asking!
I am planning on keeping up with web and library 2.0 tools when I have extra free time. I hope to be able to go back and look at all of the past 21 things. I will probably make myself look at something related to my blog at least everyday. I will also play around with all of these tools from home when I am not interrupted as much. You want to know if I have discovered any web 2.0 tools not mentioned. Are you kidding? I am just not that 2.0 advanced quite yet, but thanks for asking!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Thing 21
Aggregators!
So many choices and so little time. I really liked the look of PageFlakes (more of a start page lo0k) but it was a little more complicated so I chose Friendfeed. It seemed very user friendly. I do like the idea of using an aggregator to pull together all of my social networks as possible to one page. I think it is all a bit overwhelming. I am not a big enough user in the evenings to reap the benefits. As to how they compare to RSS feeds etc.... I think it is an individual decision. I would love a start page that links to everything for me. I could pull it up each day to check the weather, read the latest news report, check my stock and update my blog. I could then upload some pics and see what all of my family members that live far away are doing. I am still a bit old fashioned so I just pick up the phone and call them or send an email.
So many choices and so little time. I really liked the look of PageFlakes (more of a start page lo0k) but it was a little more complicated so I chose Friendfeed. It seemed very user friendly. I do like the idea of using an aggregator to pull together all of my social networks as possible to one page. I think it is all a bit overwhelming. I am not a big enough user in the evenings to reap the benefits. As to how they compare to RSS feeds etc.... I think it is an individual decision. I would love a start page that links to everything for me. I could pull it up each day to check the weather, read the latest news report, check my stock and update my blog. I could then upload some pics and see what all of my family members that live far away are doing. I am still a bit old fashioned so I just pick up the phone and call them or send an email.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Thing 20
Gaming at the Library.
I Think gaming at the library is a great idea! Why are we not doing it already? Table-top or video does not matter to me, what matters to me is pulling in the age group to the library in any way possible. I think as with anything the library offers we will hear from both sides. Let each side make their own decision to allow their teen to participate or not. We have always heard from parents in regards to our open access when their child checks out an "R" movie. It is not our decision to allow or not allow involvement in a gaming program, but we could at least offer it. I have not experienced gaming in a library but I think we should give it a try. I actually agree in some ways that we need to have these extra options for this age group. I feel that we have what the older and younger generation want, but the teen years require something different. I want the "popularity" to be library related. I want more teens in here for something other than "my space" and the basic internet use. I say let's give "gaming at the library" a go!
I Think gaming at the library is a great idea! Why are we not doing it already? Table-top or video does not matter to me, what matters to me is pulling in the age group to the library in any way possible. I think as with anything the library offers we will hear from both sides. Let each side make their own decision to allow their teen to participate or not. We have always heard from parents in regards to our open access when their child checks out an "R" movie. It is not our decision to allow or not allow involvement in a gaming program, but we could at least offer it. I have not experienced gaming in a library but I think we should give it a try. I actually agree in some ways that we need to have these extra options for this age group. I feel that we have what the older and younger generation want, but the teen years require something different. I want the "popularity" to be library related. I want more teens in here for something other than "my space" and the basic internet use. I say let's give "gaming at the library" a go!
Thing 19
I will get back to this when the LINT site is working better. Okay so I just visited the new LINT. I really like the look of it. I created a pretend blog for welcoming Ell staff (I hope more make it there soon) to just say hello. I hope every department will have a Blog, pretty cool looking I must say.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Thing 18
Survey away!
I took a quick look at all of the 4 survey options listed. I am not sure which I liked best, but as far as the look and ease the SurveyMonkey wins for me. I thought it was very user friendly, but I did make a mistake on my first survey that I sent to my co-workers and had to edit. I also had to call on Court to assist me right at the end on choosing the best option for posting and responding. I know the Holds Task Force committee members have used the survey monkey in the past for questions about holds from the circulation department. It just seems like a great way to get responses depending of course on how you phrase the questions. You have to be careful not to have to many open-ended questions that require more time to answer or you may not receive many responses.
I took a quick look at all of the 4 survey options listed. I am not sure which I liked best, but as far as the look and ease the SurveyMonkey wins for me. I thought it was very user friendly, but I did make a mistake on my first survey that I sent to my co-workers and had to edit. I also had to call on Court to assist me right at the end on choosing the best option for posting and responding. I know the Holds Task Force committee members have used the survey monkey in the past for questions about holds from the circulation department. It just seems like a great way to get responses depending of course on how you phrase the questions. You have to be careful not to have to many open-ended questions that require more time to answer or you may not receive many responses.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Thing 17
Other Social Networks
I commented and badged. I guess we did not have to post about this, but I will anyway. Phil, you can rent an apartment and find a single person in Bloomington along with commenting, badging, adding video and photos. I just wanted to make sure you knew all of the options available on the NING offspring! haha
I commented and badged. I guess we did not have to post about this, but I will anyway. Phil, you can rent an apartment and find a single person in Bloomington along with commenting, badging, adding video and photos. I just wanted to make sure you knew all of the options available on the NING offspring! haha
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Thing 16
Facebook
I already had a facebook account before arriving here at thingy 16. I think facebook seems to be a better choice for me because all of my friends and family are users. My space makes me think of more teenage users. I really like having a facebook account now, but at first I thought it was not going to be useful. I have kept in touch with my out of town family members with facebook and have viewed many photographs never seen before. There are so many different groups to join which makes it interesting. I can see why facebook and my space are becoming popular, just as texting on the cell phone is. It is the new way of communication. I hope to see a connection with our teens and the library someday.
I already had a facebook account before arriving here at thingy 16. I think facebook seems to be a better choice for me because all of my friends and family are users. My space makes me think of more teenage users. I really like having a facebook account now, but at first I thought it was not going to be useful. I have kept in touch with my out of town family members with facebook and have viewed many photographs never seen before. There are so many different groups to join which makes it interesting. I can see why facebook and my space are becoming popular, just as texting on the cell phone is. It is the new way of communication. I hope to see a connection with our teens and the library someday.
Thing 15
Podcasts,
Well not my favorite 23 thingy, but here is a link below that I added for your enjoyment! I listened to some news and something else that I didn't know what it was. I spent most of my time at podcast.com because it was the easiest for me to use. At this time podcasts do not really interest me.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Thing 14
This is precious!! The poor chihuahua.
Thanks to Court for helping me with this one
I am more familiar with youtube, but I did like hulu also. Of course the library has the paging video on youtube which I Think is awesome. I chose this video because I love dogs and my larger dog treats my chihuahua pretty much the same way. My larger dog (part Jack-Russell) will not allow the chihuahua to have any water when we are not there. I think we could promote children's programs using videos and put them on our website! I wonder if Stephanie would like this? Hmmm...
Thanks to Court for helping me with this one
I am more familiar with youtube, but I did like hulu also. Of course the library has the paging video on youtube which I Think is awesome. I chose this video because I love dogs and my larger dog treats my chihuahua pretty much the same way. My larger dog (part Jack-Russell) will not allow the chihuahua to have any water when we are not there. I think we could promote children's programs using videos and put them on our website! I wonder if Stephanie would like this? Hmmm...
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thing 13
LibraryThing!
I really like LibraryThing. I think it would be awesome for our more computer savvy patrons to share with other patrons what they are reading. I have always checked what a patron has on author alert for recommendations and I use Amazon, read-alikes etc.... LibraryThing would offer much more information. I would use LibraryThing to help a patron by looking at recommendations by other members. You can search by tags, top recommendations or you could tell the patron about the website for themselves. So many options!!!!!
I really like LibraryThing. I think it would be awesome for our more computer savvy patrons to share with other patrons what they are reading. I have always checked what a patron has on author alert for recommendations and I use Amazon, read-alikes etc.... LibraryThing would offer much more information. I would use LibraryThing to help a patron by looking at recommendations by other members. You can search by tags, top recommendations or you could tell the patron about the website for themselves. So many options!!!!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Thing 12
Social Media Websites.....hmmm
Well I guess they would be just as useful at the library and at home. I am feeling overwhelmed with all of these options that are out there at this point. Would the library use this? Is the library going to move forward with these websites and many others? Do patrons even know about all of these websites, or are we behind the times? Maybe these websites are more of a detractor in my opinion. I did read some stories today as I was working on this thingy that I might not have known about otherwise..........
Well I guess they would be just as useful at the library and at home. I am feeling overwhelmed with all of these options that are out there at this point. Would the library use this? Is the library going to move forward with these websites and many others? Do patrons even know about all of these websites, or are we behind the times? Maybe these websites are more of a detractor in my opinion. I did read some stories today as I was working on this thingy that I might not have known about otherwise..........
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Thing 11
Tagging and Del.icio.us
I really liked this thingy. This is another good way to get information out there. I especially liked the Stanford Library layout of tags. It is nice to be able to access your bookmarks anywhere you are, but I think connecting with others for great websites is awesome. I have always wondered about where is the best site to get the information I need. I would like to see our library use these tools as well as others.
I really liked this thingy. This is another good way to get information out there. I especially liked the Stanford Library layout of tags. It is nice to be able to access your bookmarks anywhere you are, but I think connecting with others for great websites is awesome. I have always wondered about where is the best site to get the information I need. I would like to see our library use these tools as well as others.
Thing 10
WIKI...
How do you know the information you are receiving is correct?? I think a WIKI would be great for lists and imput from groups maybe, but I don't know if it would be useful for ELL or not. I created a page of my own on the WIKI instead of editing current information. My hope is that all library employees will be willing to learn more about technology (not just us LEU folks).
I can understand the ban for students using WIKI's for research purposes. I am just not 100% comfortable with the information that is on a WIKI.
How do you know the information you are receiving is correct?? I think a WIKI would be great for lists and imput from groups maybe, but I don't know if it would be useful for ELL or not. I created a page of my own on the WIKI instead of editing current information. My hope is that all library employees will be willing to learn more about technology (not just us LEU folks).
I can understand the ban for students using WIKI's for research purposes. I am just not 100% comfortable with the information that is on a WIKI.
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