Week 6 - Thing 15

I definitely think libraries need to keep going forward with all the technology changes and updates. We need staff that is technically savvy and able to work with customers remotely and in person. Libraries no longer need to be the holder and controller of print information and instead need to be sources of information gathering and assist patrons in best accessing all forms of information. I believe libraries will always need to be operating and open to all people. Patrons will always want books to read and we can provide that, however, I do agree that we do not need to collect based on the "just in case" practice.

The web articles were all very interesting and definitely made me contemplate my future role as a librarian and the overall role of libraries. I strongly agree with the article by Dr. Wendy Schultz about the library as community. This is what drew me into the field of library science and I know it is what will keep me trying to learn all these new technologies, tools and web sources so I can help patrons to the best of my ability.

So much to mull over...

It makes me want to grab a good cup of coffee, a brand new book and relax in my local library!

Week 6 - Thing 14

Technorati is a company which tracks fifty million blogs and has new and improved indexing. This site is a good way to get out there in the world of blogging and communicate with lots of other people. The top favorite blogs are Youtube, My Space, and Facebook.

Another cool site...so much to explore!

Week 6 - Thing 13

I created a del.icio.us account and have been making use of the bookmarking tool. I like it and really like the idea of accessing bookmarks from afar.

That is what is great about this program...I am always learning something new!

Week 5 - Thing 12

I like the Rollo site. It seems very user-friendly and a good way to combine many search engine results into one list. Once I created my account, I made a custom list related to cooking and had fun looking for a few new recipes. Very easy to use! Something that I will definitely come back to and put to work for me in the future.

Week 5 - Thing 11

This may be my favorite thing...just like the song from Sound of Music!

While I am not into cataloging per se, I love my books (and there are many...) to be organized and easy to access. The Library Thing site is incredible and I can't wait to spend more time there. Hopefully, in the future, I can get all my books entered and exploe the site more. If only there was more time, husband, kids, work and life in general are conspiring against me!!!

Very cool!!!

Week 5: Thing 10

I liked the Generator Blog best of all the online image generators that I checked out for this exercise. The create your own Harry Potter doll and the Borat Says sites made me laugh out loud which is always good! Lots more to explore...

I also created an avatar in my yahoo email account. That was fun as well and I like how it turned out. My husband got a kick out of seeing it (we share an email account) and said he always wanted to be a blue-eyed woman with short, messy, brown hair!!!

Here is my avatar:

Week 4 - Thing 9

I love the Merlin site and found the RSS feed! I am now receiving updates on my bloglines newsreader, so I will be very techno-savvy in a short time!!!

Feedster and Topix were my favored sites for searching for new feeds. They seemed the easiest to use and I really liked the simple design of the Feedster site. It reminded me of Google with the one line to enter search words.

It is fun to see what blogs and feeds come up when I choose random searches. I was looking for farms to go and pick my own apples and found all sorts of things from apple tart recipes to some woman's quest to be a better homemaker.

An enjoyable exercise and I definitely am interested in learning more about searching for feeds!