Week 7, Thing 17 Sand Box Wiki

I created an account in the Maryland Libraries sandbox. I added my wiki with an attachment to my blog to the list of Maryland Libraries Blogs. I had a little bit of difficulty posting the link to my blog, but with a little patience, I figured it out on my own.

Week 7, Thing 16 WIkis

I like using Wikis. One of the Teams that I served on used a Wiki. I found it very easy to post to. It is a great way for a team to communicate what they are doing with the entire staff and allow other staff to post their thoughts and suggestions as well. I did learn in this activity that you need to protect your wiki from spam. I think using a wiki for book reviews would be a fun way of sharing thoughts.

Week 6, Thing 15 Web 2.0 and the future of Libraries

These activities really helped me tie Web 2.0 together with libraries. Just like Michael Wesch's video said, we need to make library space more user inviting. Every aspect of web 2.0 is something that future library users are familiar with and are using. Libraries need to change their way of thinking and do away with the "just in case" print collection and provide a digital collection of books, journals, blogs, etc. Libraries need to adapt to the customers they serve and bring their services to the customers through the web. After all, the web is a part of most of our customers' everyday routine and can be accessed from anywhere.

Week 6, Thing 14 Technorati

I explored technorati and found it a little overwhelming. It really isn't something that I feel that I would use. I did the keyword search for "Learning 2.o" in blog posts, tags, and blog directory and got different results for each. I came across a blog from "23 Things". I didn't spend a lot of time exploring top favorited blogs, top searches, or top blogs. Maybe I will go back to explore those more later.

Week 6, Thing 13 Del.icio.us

I tried to view the recommended tutorial a few different times, and was unsuccessful each time. So I went on to explore the PLCMCL2 account that was created at the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Library. I can see where Del.icio.us would be a great tool for gathering information.

Week 5, Thing 12 Rollyo

I explored Rollyo, created an account, and created my own searchroll. Creating the searchroll was fairly easy. I am not sure that I would use it in my personal life. Then again, this is new to me, so maybe after I give it a chance, it will grow on me. I am having trouble getting the link to my searchroll to work. http://rollyo.com/321321321/your_childs_safety

Week 5, Thing 11 Library Thing

I found Library thing extremely easy to use. I really like the BookSuggestor that suggests books to read from titles you have already read. Here is the link to my library:http://www.librarything.com/catalog/shahn.