wika wa wiki

I think wikis are great. I can't remember when I didn't go to wikipedia for information for school or just common knowledge. It's so convenient that anyone can change them, because it's usually not the tech person that's the first to know about the changes in information, but he/she is the only one that usually can access the website and edit it. I like how libraries are simplifying searches for patrons and keeping them up to date on the easiest way to find information. It's nice as a calendar to to keep customers and staff up to date on events going on. There is always something changing and we need to get the info the viewer as fast as possible to avoid chaos.

Library and Web 2.0

Library 2.0 means a way of catching up to the rest of the world. Our patrons are rapidly entering the web 2.0 world, and we need to provide them with the most beneficial tools we can to accomodate this new way of life. We have to keep up with the ever changing technology so getting up to speed by having this Library 2.0 idea is great. As long as we can keep up and keep training ourselves, especially with Learn and Play here at CML, we will learn how to be as successful with assisting patrons as possible.

Yummy...or Delicious!

Delicious seems like a good networking/reference tool for those who would like to find information from a variety of places. It's nice because it's a one stop site to search for all kinds of sites in a certain subject area. I can see people using this as a social networking tool since you can see the bookmarks/tags of others and get a feel of what they are interested in. It's also nice to use at the library to answer any kinds of reference or general book questions. It looks like some bookmarks for humfa have a lot more information about the book (and sometimes exerpts) to inform a customer or staff about a book.

Library Thanggg

I used Library Thing to add some of my fave books. It was quick and easy. It seems as thought it is a good tool to view reader reviews and receive other book recommendations.

meow

Image Generatoring...Who knew? I liked using the FD Toys generator. It was easy, fun and a great way to spice up any photo!

Bloglines

I just found out how to use Bloglines today! i don't think I'll ever use it in real life, but at least I know how to now. I used the first site suggested on CMLsi ; topix.net. I liked that A LOT better than using the ask.com provided by Bloglines.