Week 9 #21 Podcasts

I explored podcast.net and podcastalley.com. I found both sites to be similar and easy to use. I didn't care for the search options. I wish the sites had advance search options for more specific search results. I chose 'Meet the Author' podcast from podcastalley.com and added the RSS feed to my blogline. I think podcasts can be helpful to libraries. There are so many library related podcasts available.

Week 9 # 20 Discover YouTube

I had fun exploring YouTube!! Wow...there are so many videos! I viewed videos in each of the catagories. The site was easy to use and many of the videos were informative and helpful. On the other hand, there were just as many videos that were just trash. YouTube videos were used in the ihcpl exercises and were quite helpful. So I think the site can be beneficial to libraries. I just finished reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne which inspired me to choose the video "Inspirational Quotes for Success". The video is a relaxed collection of quotes to inspire and motivate. The Secret talks about positive thought for positive results so I wanted something on that same thought process.






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Week 8 #19 Web-based Apps

Zoho is great! How many times have you been somewhere and needed your disc or flash drive for your information or maybe your document is too large to save to your storage devise. Zoho to the rescue. I like it. I found it very easy to use and many of the features are similar to Word and other word processing programs. I will be using this one!!!!!

Week 8 #18 Social Networking

I was only aware of three or four of the social networking sites listed. I really don't care for social networking sites. I think networking can be most beneficial to those who have an interest. Like most things, there are dangers associated with social networking. We often hear of the dangers involving online predators or individuals who claim to be someone that they are not. Although danger does exist with networking online, it also exists with networking out in the real world, too. For those socialites out there, just use common sense and listen to your inner voice and be real careful. I found Rate My Space and Threadless T-Shirts sites to be most interesting. I think I will be visiting these two sites again. They were a little different than the norm.

Week 7 # 17 Technology

After the Horizon crash, what can I say....we have become too dependent on technology to say the least!!! It can be a pain at times but no matter how we complain we definitely are dependent on technology and are thrown completely off course without it. I think people as a whole have a love hate relationship with technology. When it is up and running and making our lives easier we love it, but when it is not working properly we hate it!!!!

Week 7 #16 Wiki

I edited the IHCPL Wiki by adding one of my favorite books to the site. One of my favorites is The Color Purple by Alice Walker. I even added an image of the book. Before this exercise, I was only familiar with Wikipedia, the online community encyclopedia. I found this exercise to be most informative and I can see wikis being powerful tools in centralizing information.

Week 6 # Library 2.0

I really like the blog, Sharpen these skills for Librarian 2.0, by Michael Stephens Librarian, Blogger. I like the fact that he makes the point that “the Library is human because it makes the library a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience". I think we should look at Librarian 2.0 as the “strategy guide” for our customers meet their information needs. Librarians will have to keep up! I think libraries/librarians will have to adjust their thinking as far as their role in this whole information revolution. We still will help customers meet their information needs but maybe in different ways. Who would have every thought a library without a card catalog. We have adjusted! So change will come and we will adjust! We won't go away like the dinosaurs. We will reinvent ourselves and our profession will continue to grow. We will continue to find ways to meet the information needs of our customers.

Week 6 #14 Technorati

I just completed exercise #14 technorati. How you search does make a big difference. When I searched "learning 2.0" in "Blog Posts", I got 381 hits, 0 hits under "tags" and 764 hits under "blog directory". With close to a 100 million blogs, I am glad Technorati has made it easier for us to get the most out of the information out there.



I had an opportunity to explore the most popular sites according to Technorati. I quickly learned that porn was popular. Surprise....no surprise there. It was interesting to see the sites that so many are interested in. Makes you wonder!!!!!!