Thing 17 Sandbox Wiki

There isn't a lot of organization to this wiki. I wish some people had just commented on one Favorite Reads page, instead of creating separate pages. The "Favorite Vacation Spot" is a more useful example where you can see different people's input at a glance. Turns out the Carolinas are pretty popular with people from Maryland!

Thing 16 Wikis

I loved SJCPL's Subject Guides Wiki and Book Lovers Wiki. I've already seen a couple of books I want to add to my reading list based on a quick perusal. I'd love to see a link on our website to a community wiki on Frederick County with information on restaurants and especially a home repair section with review of different companies who provide those services. Now that would be helpful! Would their be a legal problem if you said something bad about a company? I saw that the Library 2.0 wiki has had problems with spammers. I think this is the biggest potential probem with wikis--you would need to monitor them every day. I think a wiki connected with our intranet would be a great thing for developing joint programs. I have a link on the discussion board now for contest rules that I'm developing and I've asked for input on. A wiki might make that a little less awkward.

Thing 15 Web and Library 2.0

I was really impressed with Wesch's You Tube Video on Web 2.0. In Dr. Schultz's article, "To a temporay place in time...," I loved the idea of the library as a "knowledge spa." I'm really going to have to remember that one, it makes the library sound so enticing! I was also amazed at the offerings of the schools in Bishop's article, "A ripple effect," including a cyber cafe. I thought the idea of the school lunch card = library card was a great idea. We are all starting to carry so many cards with barcodes. You need a separate keychain to hold them! As to what Library 2.0 means to me, I feel that it is harnessing new technology and new resources to help our patrons and ourselves. That's why I'm taking this course which has been eye-opening for me!

More on Technorati

By the way, I couldn't get the Technorati video tour to open. But in other learning news, I did figure out how to change the time zone for my posts (Thanks Ralph!).

Thing 14 Technorati

I found the popular section of Technorati interesting. I didn't know who Ron Paul was before I looked at it! So I learned something new. I guess it's not too surprising that some of the top blogs have to do with technology stuff since the people most into blogs at this point are also into technology. I saw some interest in the searches on the Minneapolis bridge collapse. Talk about worst nightmares! I looked up Learning 2.0 under Posts and their looked to be alot that was not relevant. Blogs turned up the PLCMC one about 4th or 5th on the list. At this point I don't think I would use Technorati much but its good to know about. I'm not up for "claiming" my blog yet or tags...maybe later!

Thing 13 Del.icio.us

Being able to share bookmarks with others or being able to access bookmarks on different computers at a branch will be helpful if I can take the time to set them up. It would also be helpful going from a laptop to a desktop. Learning about all of these new tools is great, but a little overwhelming. It will take some time to become familiar with them and to add to them so it becomes second nature. I set up an account and added a couple of links with "pumpkin" and "maze" since I am working on my Book Character Pumpkin Contest!

Thing 12 Rollyo

I can see how it would be helpful to narrow down the list of sites that you want to check for reference. It is a little time-consuming to set up. I set up one on travel that I will work on editing from a ready-made list. As I see the need I will try to set up others. I particularly liked the one on quotes.