Week 8 Thing 18

I tried zoho writer, very straight forward from what I could tell.

July 2007 VBT (9)

July 2007 VBT (9),
originally uploaded by dcgphotos.

Vermont bicycling trip!

Week 7 Thing 17

I posted my blog on the sandbox wiki. It was fun, so interesting that so many people have access to one wiki.

Week 7 Thing 16

I enjoyed learning about wiki's very much, I really didn't know anything about them. I liked seeing the Book Lover's Wiki and it seems like something that maybe we should incorporate, whether for our own use or for use by the public for Reader's Advisory.

Week 6 Thing 15

A few perspectives on Web 2.0/Library 2.0

Thank you so much for asking us to read these articles. I have been thinking along these lines and I haven't been able to figure out exactly what I was thinking. I have been wondering about games, music CD's, entertainment DVD's, children's computers in line with opposing points on Intranet, Web Resources, audo book downloads, etc. and trying to figure out how to think about it in one piece.

I have also been deciding on how to keep something domestic that is time consuming and some say old fashioned in my life without feeling like a step back in time. If I decide to persue knitting, per say, more than I already have, is this "just as good" as persuing other people's blogs? I think so, yes, and now can hold my head up high. Hard to believe that I got this out of reading these articles, but I actually did. It made me think about life experiences and domestic friendship and how everything relates.

I have been thinking of the new library in terms of technology rather than relevancy. The new library is becoming more and more barrier free, global, and as Michael Stevens says, as quoted by John Blyberg on Blyberg.net "driven by community needs." I am so happy to be employed by a place that is thinking of the library as something interactive and decentralized. I see that our new "floating" collection fits into this model and this frankly makes me happy rather than a bit annoyed which was what I maybe previously was thinking...

I enjoyed these articles very much and feel like ending this week has opened a chapter in my life and way of thinking, so thanks again. Play on!

Week 6 Thing 14

Playing around with Technorati was fun but I feel as though I don't have time to read toooo many blogs. I am not researching anything where I feel this would be useful, but I am happy to know about how it works so I can suggest it to others.

Week 6 Thing 13

I enjoyed learning about del.icio.us very much. At first I was a bit overwhelmed, but then tried it myself at home and really liked it. I set up book review sites and then went back and searched del.icio.us for others--both using "reviews" and then "book reviews". Both types led me to places I wasn't aware of, such as www.metacritic.com, which is a very nice resource. Thanks--it's the "playing" that is really helping me!

Week 5 Thing 12

Here is my Rollyo for Las Vegas. I learned from this but would need to use it more to understand its full potential.

Oops, now my Rollyo won't publish because they say the html is not correct....

Week 5 Thing 10

Yeah! I finally figured out how to add these images (to some extent)! Yeah! I also added a post, really learning a lot!