Thing 16 Learn about Wikis

Wikis are a fabulous tool that are quite handy. I have used Wikis on several occassions. One caveat though since anyone can edit...the reader must take items with a grain of salt. Who is editting and why ar etwo questions that pop into my mind.

I have kept an eye on OCL's article on Wikipedia. I know a few of the people who have made some of the edits. I see where I can make an editorail change myself. If the word Internet is supposed to be capitilized which it is... we then use it in lower case just a few words later. Maybe I'll attempt to fix it.

Thing 15 On Library Web2.0

http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/6.htm

To a temporary place in time and Into a new world of librarianship are two articles about libraries and their futures. Libraries today may exist in a virtual world or a brick and mortar world however they will need to change and evolve to be sure....

Librarians and information professionals should be honing new skills and having new strategies in thier toolkit to help users find the services or books that will be needed in the future. Although the libraries may change....the ability to quickly sort through the information and gather the golden informational nugget is still a desirable and employable trait. I won't be a dinosaur in web 3.0 or web 4.0 or whatever shape the library world takes.

Thing 14 Technorati

Ok, My blog has been claimed. Plus, I have added the technorati script so that other people can claim my blog as a favorite. I even added some bio. information.

Thing 13 Tagging Folksonomies and Social Bookmarking

Tagging seems like a very handy Web2.0 tool. Being able to quickly access websites that I have stowed away and then be able to share them with others definitely has its merits. I can see how favorites can be easily shared. I really like the feature of the tag clouds because it gives me options. I have seen library catalogs and demonstations where tag clouds help in the research like a spring board. For example, one presentation that i witnessed at ALA used Reeses' Peanut Butter cups as the starting point and then deviated into legumes, and then the more scientific latin terms which then led to agriculture and farming. Visually very interesting!

Thing 12 Net Library and WorldCat

Signed up for NetLibrary. Probably already had an account, but since our email changed, I have a new account. Searching the name Glynis in Netlibrary yields 10 results. Not bad! Everything from baby names to a book called Milk It!: Collected Musings On the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90s. This is an easy to use tool. I show customers how to use it frequently.

I already use Worldcat on a daily basis. I searched for an Ocean County title. Sheriffs of Ocean County 1850-2000 by Jeff Thompson. The furthest library that owns this title is Rutgers at about 60 miles away. Pretty neat.

Thing 11 Library Thing

Library Thing, ok a selection of my books are listed on Library Thing. I included several books, including the Heart of the Community, the Libraries We Love, ( OCL is one of the 80 libraries listed). I also included a book my sister wrote. Shout out to Kim and Connie. I rated you 5 stars! WOO HOO!

My mom's opinion of the site, if she had the time to catalog all of her books, then she'd have the time to actually read the books and therefore would have less to catalog. I tend to agree. If I want a catalog of books, I can use Horizon, If I need readers advisory, I can try novelist.

Personally, I know I read geechy books. I don't need a website to connect me to other people reading the same type of books that I do. Geechy is word someone close to me uses to describe my girly tv watching and reading. Since, he likes documentaries and the History channel and I read YA titles like Gossip Girl and mysteries from Stuart Woods. There is a definite clash over titles.

My link to Library Thing http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php

Update: I just successfully added a Library Thing search box to my blog.

Thing 10 Technology Blog Random Thoughts

I have been checking out different technology blogs. In particular, I like David Pogue's New York Times blog. Pogue's Posts The Latest in Technology from David Pogue gives a delightful mix of techie ideas. I like that he offers links that cater to the low tech readers as well as more advanced links. Just scanning his pages, I found I could download free political ring tones. Having just learned how to do this in Verizon for free intrigues me. Personally, I have now shared a train whistle, Ode to Joy and birds chirpping with others for FREE!
David's post about the friendly skies deals with gps and our congested airways. Definitly a higher brow article, but still interesting!