I've learned so much during Nebraska Learns 2.0, and I plan to continue exploring on my own now that I have a sense of what's out there. The program has revealed sources of information, creative tools, means to organize and present ideas, and ways to share what I've learned and enhance it by exchanging thoughts with others.
My favorite exercises were starting a blog, podcasts, discovering web 2.0 tools . . . Okay, I realize now I'm going to list more than I'd leave out. The point is I knew very little when I began, and I likely wouldn't have explored any of these things without the program's guidance. So, I thank you for giving me a push.
I'll use the things I've learned not just in my work but also in my life outside it. I hope you will continue presenting programs like this and would enthusiastically participate.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Podcasts
Of iTunes, Podcastalley.com, and Podcast.com, I preferred Podcast.com. Wow! Amongst the various podcasts I saw plenty that interested me and think I could develop an addiction. I'm a curious person and there's so much out there to see and learn about.
I looked through the category publisher podcasts and added an RSS of Bantam Dell podcasts to my Bloglines account. I haven't had the chance to use my Bloglines account much since the initial Bloglines exercise so this excercise provided a nice refresher.
I looked through the category publisher podcasts and added an RSS of Bantam Dell podcasts to my Bloglines account. I haven't had the chance to use my Bloglines account much since the initial Bloglines exercise so this excercise provided a nice refresher.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thing 21--YouTube
I've watched plenty of videos on YouTube, but posting one to my blog is a new experience.
I chose this video because it relates to interconnections between scholarship, community, and cultural identity, which are some of the elements I value most about my field.
YouTube could be used in a variety of ways for outreach and education--a day in the life of a librarian, behind the scenes of your local library, information on library careers, video book reviews, videos of library events. The possibilities are immense!
I chose this video because it relates to interconnections between scholarship, community, and cultural identity, which are some of the elements I value most about my field.
YouTube could be used in a variety of ways for outreach and education--a day in the life of a librarian, behind the scenes of your local library, information on library careers, video book reviews, videos of library events. The possibilities are immense!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Thing 20
Hard to tear myself away from sampling the best of Web 2.0. I know I'll be returning to this exercise.
One of my favorite sites was Care2, the top winner in the philanthropy category. It features news about causes and the means to become active through petitions, donations, and interaction. The site's community includes groups, and among the groups are categories dedicated to education, schools, particular communities, and so on. A library could use the site to gauge and keep up to date on causes important to the communities it serves, and it could even create a group identity on the site. I'm not sure if a library should outwardly be involved in specific causes, though. What do you think?
The most obvious improvement I could see for Care2 is expansion to include more categories of causes.
One of my favorite sites was Care2, the top winner in the philanthropy category. It features news about causes and the means to become active through petitions, donations, and interaction. The site's community includes groups, and among the groups are categories dedicated to education, schools, particular communities, and so on. A library could use the site to gauge and keep up to date on causes important to the communities it serves, and it could even create a group identity on the site. I'm not sure if a library should outwardly be involved in specific causes, though. What do you think?
The most obvious improvement I could see for Care2 is expansion to include more categories of causes.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Zoho Writer
Zoho has quite a few useful features. I experimented with the show but couldn't get any photos to load. I think I would have success if I made them smaller. I like the ability to easily share documents--one of the best qualities of this app and google writer, I would say.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
PB Wiki
I added a couple restaurants to the favorites wiki for Nebraska Learns 2.0 and took a look at some of the other participants' favorites. I love how easy the wiki is to navigate and edit.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wiki wiki
Wiki. The word has a nice feel to it, don't you think? Quick and snappy--it vaults off the tongue. The wiki concept embodies that snappiness as well. Adaptable, flexible, updated and added to with relative ease, wikis are handy tools for libraries' internal or external use.
Among the different ways libraries are using wikis, my favorite is a library-based community wiki. This is an excellent way to provide service to a library's community and users and to put the library at a community's core. I like the collaboration and interaction apparent in the community wikis I viewed. I also like the one-stop-shopping feel found in the combination of useful information about a community and links to library resources. Community wikis that include subject guides seemed particularly useful.
At my workplace we have created a employee manual wiki. One of its best features is the ease with which changes or additions may be made.
Ah, wondrous wikis. Conferences, subject guides, project information--the possibilities presented are nearly endless, but my time for reflection, sadly, is not. One last comment. Ohio University's lit wiki impressed me with its overall appearance as well as its information and organization.
Among the different ways libraries are using wikis, my favorite is a library-based community wiki. This is an excellent way to provide service to a library's community and users and to put the library at a community's core. I like the collaboration and interaction apparent in the community wikis I viewed. I also like the one-stop-shopping feel found in the combination of useful information about a community and links to library resources. Community wikis that include subject guides seemed particularly useful.
At my workplace we have created a employee manual wiki. One of its best features is the ease with which changes or additions may be made.
Ah, wondrous wikis. Conferences, subject guides, project information--the possibilities presented are nearly endless, but my time for reflection, sadly, is not. One last comment. Ohio University's lit wiki impressed me with its overall appearance as well as its information and organization.
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