week6thing15-Library2.0feedback

There is so much out there on Library 2.0, it's very overwhelming. I was exposed to the ideas in school, but as I've stated before, I'm not all that into technology. At least not this type. I am glad that all the information is out there. At least I can find some info for others who are starting out. I feel very fortunate that there are so many people in this system who regularly use these and feel comfortable with them. We all have to start somewhere. I don't think Library2.0 will take the place of the printed materials. It will help some in searching and hinder it as well. The large amount of places to look for info. sometimes makes my head spin.

Week7Thing17-SandBoxWiki

This was fun and it is a good practice tool. I found out how easy it was to add a post and a page. I took the directions for adding something fun and silly very seriously. A sandbox is a good place to blow off harmless steam. My post was titled My Cat Named Jack.

Week7Thing16-Wikis

I looked at several different wikis from the list and was pleasantly surprised by all the differences in them. Some look very professional and some look as if they are used more for the fun of it. Some look just like wikipedia articles in their layout. I was just surprised at all the differences.

I found a couple of wikis from this list that I might have to go back to in the future.

http://instructionwiki.org/Library_2.0_in_15_minutes_a_day
http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

I could use these as personal professional development tools and references.

I've come to notice that many of the web 2.0 applications could be used for the same purposes. A wiki or a del.icio.us account could be used for favorite reference websites.

Week6Thing14-Technorati

Oh boy, could I have used this website during library school. I took a class where we looked at Web 2.0 and even though I wasn't in the blog group, this would have been a useful tool. Or maybe my classmates would have found it useful. This is a wonderful tool for finding out what others are saying, thinking, interested in. This would be a good tool to use if students start soming in with an assignment where they have to look at blogs or start one. We could have them look at others on the same topic.

I noticed that a lot of the results for the top favorited and top blogs were the same, but the top searches were different. I suppose when you're doing searches you don't know the name of the blog beforehand.

Anyway, Technorati has a place.

Week6Thing13-Del.icio.us

So far I'm not a fan of del.icio.us. I'm not writing it off. I just need to work with it more. The tabs don't show up in all of my windows. I have to get to the right window to add anything. I did like how it gave me recommended / other tags used. The others had tags that I didn't think of right away and I was able to go back in and edit my picks. I found the application clunky.

Week5Thing12-Rollyo

I took a little break from 23 things, but now I'm back with Rollyo. I made a search roll for Fleetwood Mac websites. Why? They're my favorite band. I was discussing rollyo with one of my co-workers and how it is similar to a favorites list on your computer. I think rollyo would be a good tool to use as a mobile favorites list. Create an account and you can get to your favorites via the internet even if you're not at home. You can put a lot more sites in one spot without as much clutter by just assigning them to different lists. Will I continue to use rollyo? The verdict is still out.

Week5Thing11-LibraryThing

I like LibraryThing. I had previously used it to find read-alikes for reader's advisory work. It's a lot of fun to mess around with. I hadn't used the personal list/catalog feature before. It was interesting. I realize that all the info I love finding comes from the people who have time or make time to post and update. I would like to thank them for that. They make life just a little bit easier. How does the book suggester and un-suggester work? Does it go by tags? I'm going to read more and see if I can figure it out.
My list is at http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php .