Week 7 thing 17

Okay, sandbox wiki was very user friendly... And believe me I got lost, I did it wrong and it still worked. Rah, now why do I want to be on this site? Oh yeah, now you can find me. *wink*

Week 7 thing 16

What is a wiki? "Wikis are websites used to share information and files." They are fast and can be edited. It is a great tool for communication, helpful hints, readers advisory, and teams. We use them now at CCPL. It's a fine tool if you remember it may not be accurate.

Week 6 thing 15

Away from the “icebergs” by Rick Anderson
"In the post-print era, libraries no longer have the monopoly power that they had in the days before the Internet. We have to be a bit more humble in the current environment, and find new ways to bring our services to patrons rather than insisting that they come to us—whether physically or virtually. At a minimum, this means placing library services and content in the user’s preferred environment (i.e., the Web); even better, it means integrating our services into their daily patterns of work, study and play." We have been doing this at CCPL with IPAC. I love showing our patrons how easily they can get that Consumer Reports article free from anywhere w/their library card. They love it and it's fun. But all of the articles are written by highly savy users and I am only tapping the surface, therefore, I can't add anything else at the moment.

Week 6, thing 14

Technorati- hmmmm.... I explored some blogs and did a couple tags and came up with an interesting blog about Toyota Prius hybrids. It was a funny read and written well. I shopped for these cars when my little Nova died after 20 years and couldn't find a fit w/out getting a navigator w/a blue chip. Therefore, I opted out of a hybrid because Honda's interior color choices were limited and were not me. What does that say about me? I don't own an MP3 player, my first DVD player I purchased last year. I am slow but picking up a better pace since 23 things. I don't think I'd use this sight either. It overwhelms me. Maybe later.

Week 6, thing 13

Del.icio.us was interesting. I don't think I'll use it. There was too much on it. What I did get out of it is that I'm using tags in Library Thing now and didn't realize that was what I was doing. I don't know if I could use a social tool but I like the idea of the organization aspect of it but I can't see using it.

Wow an avatar

Now this was a fun excercise. I'm going to play more with it!

Week 5 thing 12

My searchroll: artlover


This was an awful experience. It took many attempts to figure out exactly how to get around this website. I would go to my happy fingers searching as opposed to using this tool. Sorry, it's not my cuppa tea.