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tag- You're It

2008-02-25T17:28:00.000-08:00

Social bookmarking makes any of our links accessable from anywhere and we can tag our sites for reference for others. Use of Sharepoint might make this a moot point for those that have access via sharepoint, but for now this bookmarking makes more sites accessable. we could use tagging to make sites usable for basic library info sharing with staff. I tagged various library sites, my old workplace web home page and the KRL 2.0 site.

Twitta

2008-02-13T16:00:00.000-08:00

This is my least fave of all the assignments. after i signed up for an acct., i received an email from twitter that read: "Hello, new Twitter-er!
Using Twitter is going to change the way you think about staying in touch with friends and family..." I am not sure my family would want to use this. i know it's petty, but i hate the name and the connotations of the word, twitter. i think of a silly airhead talking not stop about nada.
Is twitter really popular with the younger teens? will have to ask...

I also have had the most trouble getting this site to work- couldn't sign in after i registered and the screen kept popping up with the message about insecure site, did i want to continue...

in your face book

2008-02-13T13:15:00.000-08:00

This quote from Meredith is the crux of the matter, imo: "Whether we like it or not, our patrons between the ages of 16 and 25 overwhelmingly use MySpace and Facebook, and are not going to stop using them no matter what policies we put in place. As librarians who should know our users, we should at least be aware of what they’re doing online and see what roles the library can play in our patrons’ online social worlds." This whole venue gives people a vehicle to communicate and talk about themselves, learn about others. i'd rather see this age group spending more time out side hiking, boating, playing sports, but i am biased and opinionated!

Yous2be

2008-02-13T13:00:00.000-08:00

Great fun! Dancing , dominos, book carts, dead fish, librarians walking in and out of a conference- who could ask for more? For the wanna be stars! Could be real learning/information tool!

Flika/flickr/flicker

2008-02-13T09:30:00.000-08:00

For me, this has been the most profound experience/site so far---i love photography. i searched for one of my fave beaches in Maine and there were almost 1K photos posted. searching the flicr site i saw one could use a map function to locate where photos were taken. very wonderful and powerful tool for the photo artist.

DO Your Libe Thing

2008-02-13T09:16:00.001-08:00

I enjoyed creating my own libe, but unless one has many items listed, i don't see the need for tags. Creating an online library catalog/list would be useful to give students an idea of subject headings and how they can be used for searches.

4 Estudients

2008-02-12T17:30:00.000-08:00

I went to Stikkit, which was a confused mess to me, so next i looked at and created an account with Jobster. I have to go back into the site because i want to post my resume just for fun. This is my fave site so far because it seems there is much to learn here...lots of good links to very useful info for students, and public in general---could spend days here and glad to know that the site references will be left intact for future searches!

WIKI Duos

2008-02-12T17:25:00.000-08:00

OK- I revised some of the color and text on SI's blog and then added a comment about the parking condition at our branch- i can see this would be a very useful tool to be able to add comments for immediate release. For example, it would be helpful to be able to post a notice on days we close due to weather conditions, or to advertize a great program being held at the branch.

WIKI uno

2008-02-12T17:13:00.000-08:00

After practicing on the 'fake' SI branch Wiki, i find myself wondering what we can use it for in real practice. i like the idea to open up a KRL for public dialogue. I looked at the Stevens County Wiki project and two others: the Book Lovers Wiki- which was neat because one could click on a title and would be brought to the Princeton Library catalog- and the Book Lust Wiki, where one could "create a love shrine for their fave celeb"- something i've always wanted to do! (NOT)

Grandma's view

2007-10-31T16:27:00.000-07:00

Oh, I love RSS! It is so cool to be able to have ready access to so many news, financial and art web sites without doing any searching a’tol. My, my, ain’t life wunnnerful and full of mystery when it comes to this new tech no logical stuff. I wish my grandma was still kickin’ so she could grab a hol’ of some of this stuff. She was thrilled to sit in front of the TV, let alone what she would think of blogs and stuff like that. Didn’t matter what was on the boob tube, she’d watch it. You know when you grow up on a farm and see the changes she did, TV is pretty hot stuff. She even flew in a plane with Amelia back when Amelia came to Bangor Maine. My grandmother snuck off and left her 8 children with the babysitter and flew. How daring can ye be?

libes

2007-10-15T15:56:00.000-07:00

Just read the blog “20 reasons why learning emerging technologies is part of every librarian’s job” and it all makes sense. Workers in the library need to stay in touch with what is happening in the larger world, not just in our small neighborhoods. We need to be able to be conversant with customers using current day technologies. Any job I’ve ever worked has had its own set of jargon and acronyms. We can’t afford to limit ourselves in this manner. Libraries and their workers need to be progressive and adaptable. This blog article goes along with the podcast, “7 ½ Habits of Highly Successful Life Long Learners” wherein it states how important in is to be always striving to learn. My two favorite lines in the podcast are quoted from Habit 2 and habit 4: Habit 2 states: “accept responsibility for your own learning”. Habit 4 states: “Use technology to your advantage”.