#15 Library 2.0 Perspectives

I read "Away from the icebergs." Mr. Anderson could have been talking personally to me. I am in the boat rowing, but my fear is blinding me to the disasters that are in my path. I like his idea about training users (patrons). If something is that difficult to use or understand, then maybe that program or service should be replaced with a program that is more user friendly. Frustration only leads to dissatisfied and upset patrons. Change (as history shows) is inevitable, and I hope that I can help my crew maneuver our little boat to the shore.

#14 Technorati

I had a difficult time working on this; I kept getting interrupted. I found 513 blog posts that contained the exact phrase "learning 2.0, 243 posts tagged "Learning 2.0",and 360 entries in the blog directory. Oh yes, forgetting the quotes does make a difference in your results. Searching for the popular sites in Technorati was very interesting; the most favorite "Boing Boing" was not listed as the top blog. I guess people enjoy reading it but do not link to it. The top searches change from day to day ( I know this because I had to go into Technorati several times due to interruptions from my family). Paris Hilton was one of the top searches along with google. Beowulf was listed as the second top movie.

#13 Del.icio.us

I spent a lot of time reading and learning about tagging and social bookmarking. I love the look of a cloud tag sorted by size. It reminds me of a graphic organizer. The brief video "Social Bookmarking in Plain English" was the most helpful to me, maybe because it used the example of teachers sharing resources (once an educator, always an educator).
I liked the idea of being able to access your bookmarks from any computer. I use many of the same web sites at home that I use at work. Social bookmarking would be a useful tool for library staff to share resources that might be beneficial not only to each other but to our patrons.
I decided to do a search on preschool crafts and found 536 sites. Many of the sites were the same that I use on a regular basis such as thebestkidsbooksite and DLTK. I still prefer to use google, although my reason may be only because of its familiarity.

Thing#12 - Rollyo

I decided to create a search tool for my favorite craft sites. Hopefully it will work. Before I created my rollyo, I looked at other searchrolls. I really enjoyed My Used Books and My Used Book Suppliers. I am not sure how often I would use this tool, because I am the "Queen of Research" and enjoy browsing numerous websites. You never know what you may find.



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Thing # 11 Library Thing

I really enjoyed cataloging some of my most cherished books that my girls and I love so much. It was really easy to set up an account and to add books to my shelf. I am a very organized person (sometimes too organized for my family) and would see this as a great organizational tool. I like the idea of belonging to a huge bookclub and getting recommendations for new books to read. I have tried What do I Read Next but have not always been very successful at finding books at this site.

Check out my Library Thing Catalog

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/stirrednotshaken