Thing #11

Well, I can see the appeal of Del.icio.us, but who has the time? It could be a useful tool for students that are working at different locations, but I can't imagine creating another account just to manage and share my favorite websites. I kind of had fun looking through the boookmarked pages and tags; It would be an interesting sociological study... I searched for ramsey county library in Del.icio.us thinking I would get other librarian's favorite/bookmarked sites. I got a few hits, but they looked more like patron accounts. I guess it's a good sign that people are bookmarking our site.

Thing #10

Wikis are one of the few things I've already had some experience with. I have to admit that I use Wikipedia quite frequently. It comes in handy at the reference desk when there is a concept or person I am completely unfamilar with. I can do a quick scan of the Wikipedia article and usually get enough information to proceed with the answering the question. I thought the idea of using a Wiki for planning a camping trip was a great idea. In fact, I would have liked to have used it for my Boundary Waters trip planning this summer. I can see how Wikis could become very useful, but so far, it doesn't seem like our Reference Wiki has gotten much use.

Thing #9

Well, I think I've learned how to get there (Google Docs and Zoho Writer) and read other people's edited comments. I emailed 23 Things for my invitation. We'll see if I get one. I had actually used Google Docs before, but not as a collaborative effort. This would have worked well in Library School and I can see how it would be a useful professional application. Especially for procedural manual drafts etc. On to #10 (and maybe back again).

Thing #8

After a little trial and error I figured this one out. I created a picture mosaic, of one of my favorite television shows characters, on the Mosaic Maker. It was fairly easy to make and upload on to my blog. I could see the library using this to publicize. It might be fun to do a mosiac of each librarians favorite book covers or something along those lines.

Thing #7

I've used most of the stuff on Thing #7, so I really didn't learn anything I would find too useful. I've done Minitex before, so thought I'd try OPAL, which doesn't have a session right now. Will have to get back to that later. Although, I will say that, as a format, I don't really like webinars. They seem convenient, but I feel highly unmotivated to sit down to a computer and watch a training session for some reason. I think we could probably use some other Web 2.0 Communication Tools if we wanted too, however, I don't know how much something like text messaging or Instant Messaging would get used as a Reference Tool. It doesn't even seem like we get that much email reference. I really like having IM as an option for communicating with staff at other branches. Seems more convenient, at times, than composing an email. I use it quite frequently.

Thing #6

Well, that was the quickest thing I've done yet. Being that I lack the creativity, I probably wouldn't use this at work...but you never know.... Volunteer Trading Cards perhaps????

Kaylie J.

Kaylie J.
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