Web 2.0 Thoughts

Overall I enjoyed the activities in Web 2.0. I found some of them to be more challenging then others, but I feel that I learned a lot. I am now able to search many more sites and find new and interesting things:)

Craigslist

I love craigslist. I use it on a daily basis and have even responded to some of the ads. I think that its a great way to see what is going on, on the island as well as to sell items. I mostly use it to look for job openings and to buy tickets. I found this ad under the events section. It is about the play Beauty and the Beast that is taking place in East Islip. Here is the link:
http://longisland.craigslist.org/eve/1048152692.html

Google Docs

I felt that this program was similar to just fowarding a document to someone over any email. Although this may be the case, it is just another way to transfer information to someone and have them help you edit a document.

Wiki

I think Wiki's are very interesting. Although they are not an authoritative site, I use them when I need to find information quickly. Usually its something that I have an idea about, but just need clarification. Before going through this step, I never knew about other Wiki's other than Wikipedia. When I'm at the reference desk helping patrons, I usually tell them that Wikipedia is not a accurate source, but is great for information that you need clarification on.

New RSS Feeds

I viewed the Syndic8.com site and felt that it was very poorly organized. It was difficult to understand what was a news feed and what was not. Of all the sites, I found Blogline's Search Tool to be the easiest. I didn't realize how many sites have the news feed icon on the site.

RSS

After looking through what our site has as RSS feeds, I choose to subscribe to the Children's and Parents Services New Books. I thought that it would be helpful to me as a Children's Librarian to see what new books were out. As for the public, I think having these feeds encourage them to tell us what they are looking for and what they would like to see at the library. I also think that it provides a lot of information to the public.

Google Reader

http://masticshirley.blogspot.com/2008/10/1st-annual-neighborhood-fall-festival.html

I never realized that a Fall Festival had taken place in my area. I found this site to be very informative.

SuffolkWave

Although I don't regularly use SuffolkWave, I think its a great idea. I find it difficult to listen to books, and would much rather read it directly. I do however feel that this site is amazing and easy to use. I downloaded the title: Ana's Story. I have been wanting to check it out and now I had a good reason to follow through with it.

Flickr

I typed in the word books to see what images came up. I found this image called Rainbow Books. I have never seen anything like this and thought that it was really interesting. Here is the image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluemarla/229631339/

You Tube

I think this site is hysterical, but can be a little too much sometimes. Sometimes there are videos and clips on there that are inappropraite. Overall I think you can get a good laugh at this site and also find videos on how to do different tasks. I think that you tube videos could be used on library sites to show how to create a password or look for certain books. It can help patrons become a little bit more independent in using the library.

You Tube

Library thing

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

I never knew about this site, and now that I do, I will be using it a lot. I particularly like the tag clouds that are on our webpage. I use them when I am searching for personal material. Sometimes I am unsure of what other titles are out there, so I search a title that I know of off hand and then click on a cloud that I find interesting.

Delicious

I thought that Delicious was an interesting way to see what others think of certain sites. I searched for the site, Free Rice. I like this site because it is educational and also works for a cause. When I clicked on the tags, I was able to see what others thought about the site. I can see how helpful this site can be.

Twitter

Twitter was very hard for me to understand. I posted the comment:

MMSCLI cannot figure this out.....thank goodness for co-workers!

My co-workers helped me figure this out:)

My First Blog

I am slowly learning how to use this blogging technology. I thought I knew a lot about computers, but I am finding that this is more difficult that expected. There are so many components.