Maryland Libraries Sandbox

Well, that was interesting. I decided to make a list of my favorite recipes. I should have added a picture but ran out of time. It is a good way to keep in touch with all of the MD libraries/librarians, and a way to find out some interesting things about all of the above.

Uh Oh!

I forgot all about an entry for Technorati. I was too busy reading the new Harry Potter book! I did explore the web site and reviewed some of the blogs linked to the web site. I thought it was good for those people who would use it but didn't think that I would. I really wasn't interested in any of the top blog sites even though I did understand the tagging concept.

Wiki, Wiki, Wiki, Week 7, #16

I explored several Wiki websites that I thought would be useful for organizations and communities; I think that a wiki would be very useful for communicating within library systems, as Carroll County is with their Project Forum, linked to their intranet and used for internal team communication and file sharing. A great way to cut down on e-mails, and share files without sending them over and over to participants. Also, I think it would be a way to stay proactive with local communities and libraries to set up a wiki that could be contributed to by all. The only drawback that I could see would be editing out inappropriate material. In general, I thought the wiki websites that I visited were good communication tools.

Week 6, #13, Del.icio.us and Tagging

Well, I have tried to comprehend Del.icio.us and I am not sure that I quite get it. I understand tagging and see where it would be useful, and thought it was great for Library Thing. I can understand that it would be very useful as a tool for research assistance, and also a quick and easy way to create bookmarks that could be accessed from anywhere at any time. I guess it depends on the nature of your work, or your time, or lack thereof.

Week 6, #15 Library 2.0

I agree somewhat with Rick Anderson regarding the threat of icebergs in the future success of libraries. On the one hand, he points out that we can no longer attempt to have something for everyone in collections, "just in case" it is needed, on the other he believes that with Web 2.0, patrons will expect access to everything. I don't think that is possible, and I don't think it is probable that we will be able to satisfy all patrons with web tools. Some actually want print material. I also think his second point in reference to user education and easy to use programs like Flickr and image generators, etc., (as we have learned in 23 Things) is relevant because they are easy to use, once you get the hang of them. And lastly, I think our library system is ahead of some others because we are already placing some of our library services and content within the reach of our patrons by using the web.

Rollyo

While I could see where having your own Rollyo would be useful, I don't think I would find it useful on a daily/weekly basis myself.

Purple Cow

One of the quotes I found on Quick Quotes while I was exploring Rollyo was a poem I had to memorize in kindergarten from an old anthology that my mother had from college. I could never find it again, and there it was on World of Quotes.com. It is silly, but I was happy to find it. "I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one!" Author: Frank Gelett Burgess

Library Thing

I think Library Thing is a great for librarians or avid readers. One of the features I like the best is the shared feature that you can click on to link to other Library Thing members and review their booklists based on similar authors, etc. I have already discovered some books that I would like to read, and some of my choices in my catalog are not popular books, so it is nice to know there are other similar books that I can find. I am going to keep up with this, and explore other possibilites as a member. My link is:http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php See you there!

Sometimes You Have To Hustle When Life Is A Zoo!

Week 5, Play Week - Boy, I think this is fun! I could spend hours researching the online image generators. Generator Blog looked like it would be interesting but I was looking for a less complicated way to create an avatar. I thought that Letter James could be really useful for both work and home, for altering photos with language, FD Toys looked like fun, and I would like to spend some more time researching it. I thought that Meez.com was the best for creating an avatar, less complicated and more clear cut, and was easier to load on to my blog. That can be found at http://www.meez.com/home.dm. (At least in cyberspace I can get some exercise using my avatar!)

Knit and Purl

Just wanted to see if I could upload a photo from Flikr to my blog. I happen to like the photo so I am going to keep it on here.