I went on to the Library Success Wiki and found it interesting that the first words that greeted me were “Update! Because of vandalism problems, e-mail confirmation is now required.” I found that sad, who would want to vandalize a library Wiki?
I like the lay-out, in the Community Section along with a list of Wiki users, there is a Tip page which can be useful to first time Wiki writers and a guide line for Wiki etiquette. Other sections are Management & Leadership, Selling Your Library and the one that interested me the most-Reference Service. Library Success looks very interesting, and I will be spending more time on this website.
It was interesting reading OCL’s entry in Wikipedia. Although I like using Wikipedia for fun topics like how many times was Rod Stewart married and what were the names of his wives. I have to admit that I never paid attention to the discussion or history tabs.
Wikis are can be very useful, informative and fun. I can see where people with similar interest would enjoy use Wikis to communicating with each other. I have used Wikis for class projects and most of the time it has been useful. But as we saw with Library Success how vulnerable a Wiki can be.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Thing 15
Question-How many librarians does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer- Three. One to change the light bulb, and three the say “That’s not how we use to change the light bulb!”
I enjoyed reading Rick Anderson’s Away from the “Iceberg.” Although there are many librarians and library employees who enjoy how computers and the information age has change how the library’s function, there are many who long for the old days and old ways. With the coming of the digital age and the introduction of Google, the way patrons use the library has changed, when searching for a reference question more people prefer to look something up on a computer than use a book.
When Mr. Anderson states, “the time has come for us to look skeptically at the very idea of a library “collection.” He talks about the just in case reference materials the library spend a lot of money on, and how many of these print materials are now available in a digital form. Libraries many enjoy seeing these reference books lining the shelves, but many of the patrons want the information at their finger tips.
The author makes a good point when he asks what the library’s role in educating the public should be. As technology becomes more and more important in how the library and the public in general functions, which side of the digital dived they are located on may well determine an individual’s future. The library can offer free access to the internet and some free classes, but the internet itself must continue to make itself more and more user friendly.
Libraries no longer have a monopoly of information, instead of longing for the old days today’s libraries can embrace the information age and work with the new technology to make the library experience better than ever.
What does Web 2.0 mean to me? On the one hand all the things we have learned in this exercise show how informative, interesting and fun Web 2.0 can be. We can do things and connect with each other in ways that we never dreamed of in the past. On the other hand everything we do on Web 2.0 leaves a trail and each connection we make makes our person lives less and less private. But I guess Web 2.0 is like everything else in the world, you have to take the good with the bad.
Answer- Three. One to change the light bulb, and three the say “That’s not how we use to change the light bulb!”
I enjoyed reading Rick Anderson’s Away from the “Iceberg.” Although there are many librarians and library employees who enjoy how computers and the information age has change how the library’s function, there are many who long for the old days and old ways. With the coming of the digital age and the introduction of Google, the way patrons use the library has changed, when searching for a reference question more people prefer to look something up on a computer than use a book.
When Mr. Anderson states, “the time has come for us to look skeptically at the very idea of a library “collection.” He talks about the just in case reference materials the library spend a lot of money on, and how many of these print materials are now available in a digital form. Libraries many enjoy seeing these reference books lining the shelves, but many of the patrons want the information at their finger tips.
The author makes a good point when he asks what the library’s role in educating the public should be. As technology becomes more and more important in how the library and the public in general functions, which side of the digital dived they are located on may well determine an individual’s future. The library can offer free access to the internet and some free classes, but the internet itself must continue to make itself more and more user friendly.
Libraries no longer have a monopoly of information, instead of longing for the old days today’s libraries can embrace the information age and work with the new technology to make the library experience better than ever.
What does Web 2.0 mean to me? On the one hand all the things we have learned in this exercise show how informative, interesting and fun Web 2.0 can be. We can do things and connect with each other in ways that we never dreamed of in the past. On the other hand everything we do on Web 2.0 leaves a trail and each connection we make makes our person lives less and less private. But I guess Web 2.0 is like everything else in the world, you have to take the good with the bad.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Thing 2 & 8 Revisited
Thing 2 Revisited
What did I find hardest and easiest of the 7 ½ habits? In general I would find teaching or mentoring the easiest because teaching is something that I like to do, but with the OCL’s 23 things I found it the hardest. Technology is a weak point of mine; therefore I have been asking people to teach me how to do many of these things rather than teaching others. The easiest was 7 ½ “play” although I am not great at technology, I enjoy it and I like to play on the computer and see what new things I can learn
Thing 8 Revisited
The RSS feed is something that I would use sparingly at the library or it could become information overload. I could see it being used to keep track of information that changes frequently such as the news, weather, political sites or book reviews. A nice thing about RSS feeds is that they can be changed depending on the library’s needs.
What did I find hardest and easiest of the 7 ½ habits? In general I would find teaching or mentoring the easiest because teaching is something that I like to do, but with the OCL’s 23 things I found it the hardest. Technology is a weak point of mine; therefore I have been asking people to teach me how to do many of these things rather than teaching others. The easiest was 7 ½ “play” although I am not great at technology, I enjoy it and I like to play on the computer and see what new things I can learn
Thing 8 Revisited
The RSS feed is something that I would use sparingly at the library or it could become information overload. I could see it being used to keep track of information that changes frequently such as the news, weather, political sites or book reviews. A nice thing about RSS feeds is that they can be changed depending on the library’s needs.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Thing 14
Well, I took a look at Technorati. I guess that there are some people who might like this kind of website, but as a person who has no interest in reading other people's blogs, this site does nothing for me. I read somewhere that there are more Bloggers than Blog readers, I believe that. I entered learning 2.0 under the post page and got 6,769 results; I saw everything from enterprise 2.0 to PR for 2.0 starts-ups to Biz Diev 2.0. I found some very interesting posts come up with the word learning in it somewhere also. Then I entered the term as "learning 2.0" and the results were only 663, these post were more focused. I did the same under the Blog page and I got 932 hits under learning 2.0 and 327 under "learning 2.0". I did not see anything I wanted to spend the time reading. But under the Photo page when I entered learning 2.0 I found some very interesting pictures, and most of them were from libraries.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Thing 2 and 8
Hi, I got a comment that I missed thing 2 and 8, I didn't miss them, I just didn't write about them-sorry. Thing 2 was the 7 1/2 habits, I found the information interesting. As for the learning vs. training. I love to learn- hay I am 52 years old and I am in graduate school and I already am looking a OCC for classes to take when I graduate. To continue to learn new things makes life fun!!!
As for thing 8- I opened an account on blogline and I have RSS feeds to ten news websites. I have always wondered what RSS Feed was- now I know. I like this and will continue to use it even after the 23 things is done.
As for thing 8- I opened an account on blogline and I have RSS feeds to ten news websites. I have always wondered what RSS Feed was- now I know. I like this and will continue to use it even after the 23 things is done.
Thing 13
I opened a del.icious.us account, and I found this site to be very interesting. I can see where someone might love this site, It is a great way to keep organized. The problem is I see where this website will consume time-more than save it.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Thing 12
Hey, this Netlibrary is another cool thing. I looked up a book called Bill Gates, the Computer King I liked how I could read from page to page by clicking on NEXT, but I also liked that I could click on different section like his childhood or his house.
As for Worldcat I am very familiar with this website, I have used it for classes. I like it very much,and I think that it is very useful for ILL's.
As for Worldcat I am very familiar with this website, I have used it for classes. I like it very much,and I think that it is very useful for ILL's.
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