James Queens Library

Technology, #7, Week Three

2007-11-27T13:16:00.000-08:00

This is an entry for general Technology that I missed on #7, Week Three.

When I was in graduate school we had to use punch cards to insert in the mainframe. During my business career I have seen the entire revolution in technology. When I worked at Gannett Outdoor Group, I computerized the entire Marketing Department which had previously used electric typewriters.

The advent of instant communication worldwide has been a great boon, although there have been some negatives. On balance it's been for the better.

Is this really the end?

2007-11-27T07:51:00.000-08:00

This was an interesting and educational exercise. However, I found that it took much more than 30 minutes a week. Some exercises were much easier than others and some of the topics I was already using.

I think the podcasts link is one of the most useful and didn't realize there were so many library podcasts available.

If another discovery program was offered, I wouold certainly consider participating again.

Thanks to all of you who put this together, monitored it, and encouraged it.

Audiobooks

2007-11-27T07:47:00.000-08:00

Many of my favorite books are not available on audio. However, my favorite book, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens was available.

Podcasts, Smodcasts!

2007-11-27T07:41:00.000-08:00

Checked out podcast,net and podcastalley.com. There were 63 library podcasts on the former and 126 library podcasts on the latter. I subscribed to the British Library podcasts which shuld provide an intersting perspective on libraries in the UK.

I Tube, YouTube

2007-11-26T07:12:00.000-08:00

I was familiar with YouTube as one of my sons has his band videos posted. The band is called Sacrificial Blood. He will be going on an East Coast tour the first two weeks of January with 11 shows in 13 days in 6 states.

There is so much on YouTube, it's hard to find things from a browsing standpoint.

Could be of use from a reference standpoint in a library.

Our recruitment video is posted on YouTube.

Discovering Web 2.0 Tools

2007-11-26T07:05:00.000-08:00

I chose Lulu as my website and found all kinds of things that would be useful to the library. The only downside is that you have to purchase some things. Still, it could be a useful productivity tool.

Let's Collaborate

2007-11-26T06:55:00.000-08:00

I explored Google Docs and found that the word processing productivity tool works in a similar way to Word. I create a couple of test documents.

Facebook

2007-11-15T08:13:00.000-08:00

I was previously aware of Facebook and am registered there. The BooksiRead seems particularly well-suited for QL staff and customers. Some of the other possibilities were covered in earlier steps in Learning 2.0.

Wiki Me This

2007-11-13T12:21:00.000-08:00

I learned that Wiki is a Hawaiian word for quick. I visited the book lovers and Library Success wikis. Book reviews are always of use to librarians. The Library Success wiki coould use a chapter on branding and marketing.

Playing Around with Wikis

2007-11-13T12:09:00.000-08:00

I went on tow locations on the instruction wiki and left suggestions on how branding could be of help to a library. I also invited art students to use their design skills as volunteers for a library.

Library 2.0 / Web 2.0

2007-11-08T12:57:00.000-08:00

If Rick Anderson has seen a -55% decline in circulation over the last ten years, he should be fired. Library 2.0 / Web 2.0 is a supplement to traditional library offerings and services. I don't think it is the responsibility of the library to "teach" its customers, but to assist them. OCLC's work with Open WorldCat sounds very interesting and promising. 2.0 technology needs to be wanted by both staff and customers.

Technorati

2007-11-06T07:44:00.000-08:00

Seems very easy to use. Found 813 items for "Learning 2.0" by searching blogs. Found no items for tags. Again, there appear to be so many tools it's hard to decide which ones should be used.

Del.icio.us

2007-11-06T07:41:00.000-08:00

Was able to set up my own account. I'm finding that there are so many tools to choose from it's difficult to do a comparison without spending an inordinate amount of time. It seems easier to just to a normal search. However, if that fails, the other tools would be helpful.

ROLLYO

2007-10-25T10:49:00.001-07:00

I set up my own search engine which was very easy. It's about investing which is an avid interst.

Library Thing

2007-10-24T11:50:00.000-07:00

Have established five books in my library: everthing from Plato to Dickens to Tolkien. Check it out at my library: www.librarything.com.

Image Generator

2007-10-24T11:49:00.000-07:00

Had fun looking at image generators. Go to www.neonmirrors.com/custom/ for interesting designs that you can actually purchase.

RSS

2007-10-22T07:53:00.001-07:00

I put 21 addresses on my new account. Seems like it will save me time and provide me another way og getting interesting information.

Flickr

2007-10-10T09:22:00.000-07:00

I was able to find beautiful shared photos of mountain peaks. I used to be a climber and have climbed mountains all over the world. I couldn't figure out how to upload a photo and add it to my blogspot.

James Queens Library

2007-10-04T08:42:00.000-07:00

Hi Folks,

I've just completed creating a blog for the learning initiative.