When looking at some of the wikis, I came across the sequel to Learning 2.0. I had seen the update many months ago but couldn't put my finger on it, so I was delighted to find it in a wiki. For those who might be interested, visit http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com/2007/02/adventure-continues.html for THings 24-49!
Princeton's wiki got me thinking about a book review wiki--perhaps focusing on our New Books and Popular Collection (including audiobooks). There's a faculty book club that might want to contribute reviews of their readings. I'm reading a book that a faculty member mentioned to another librarian as great and I'm enjoying it although I probably wouldn't have picked it up without her recommendation. Sometimes I pass the New Books area and a faculty member tells me that just read a particular title and really enjoyed it. You probably have had the same experience. I know many library staff are great readers. This might be a great way to create community and promote our resources.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Thing # 15 Library 2.0
I read OCLC's NEXT all the time and particularly like their visionary articles. Library 2.0, etc. is bandied about all the time but it was good to see the differentiation between Library 1.0 and Library 4.0 in these articles and particularly in Wendy Schultz's article in http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/6.htm.
We are at the Librarians 2.0 stage and this is particularly timely after our staff retreat.
"Librarians 2.0 plans for their users. This librarian bases all planning and proposals for services, materials and outreach on user needs and wants. User-centered libraries breakdown barriers and allow users access wherever they are: home, work, commuting, school, or at the library. This involves users from the get go in planning and launching services based on their needs. This librarian asks what new technologies or new materials users need."
I found the comments on 3.0 interesting. I hadn't thought of us as being librarian superstars.
Library 3.0
"Who’s the best librarian avatar? How many Amazon stars has your avatar collected from satisfied customers? This could create librarian “superstars” based on buzz and customer ratings. People will collect librarians rather than books—the ability not just to organise, but also to annotate and compare books and other information sources, from a variety of useful perspectives."
And I haven't thought of the library as a "knowledge spa" as noted by Library 4.0.
We are at the Librarians 2.0 stage and this is particularly timely after our staff retreat.
"Librarians 2.0 plans for their users. This librarian bases all planning and proposals for services, materials and outreach on user needs and wants. User-centered libraries breakdown barriers and allow users access wherever they are: home, work, commuting, school, or at the library. This involves users from the get go in planning and launching services based on their needs. This librarian asks what new technologies or new materials users need."
I found the comments on 3.0 interesting. I hadn't thought of us as being librarian superstars.
Library 3.0
"Who’s the best librarian avatar? How many Amazon stars has your avatar collected from satisfied customers? This could create librarian “superstars” based on buzz and customer ratings. People will collect librarians rather than books—the ability not just to organise, but also to annotate and compare books and other information sources, from a variety of useful perspectives."
And I haven't thought of the library as a "knowledge spa" as noted by Library 4.0.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Thing # 14 Technorati
My mind is spinning from the amazing # of blogs out there. By using the Advanced Search, I found how to look for blog posts, tags and the blogs directory. The hits were quite different for each.
Thing # 13 Tagging
I continued my Cabo theme and discovered many more interesting sites. The tag cloud is cool and the tags really pop out. I found the DNL report. The Web Committee uses del.icio.us for sharing materials. It keeps our mailboxes free from links and attached articles.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Thing #12 Rollyo
I created an account and set up a searchroll for my upcoming vacation. http://rollyo.com/search.html?q=cabo+san+lucas&sid=10802
It pulled together so many sites that I wouldn't have thought of before I knew about this. I looked at several flickr sites and now I'm really looking forward to my trip after seeing the local sights chronicled by other tourists.
It pulled together so many sites that I wouldn't have thought of before I knew about this. I looked at several flickr sites and now I'm really looking forward to my trip after seeing the local sights chronicled by other tourists.
Thing #11 Library Thing
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I created an account and set up a library of 6 titles. It was fun to see how many other people chose some of my titles. I was also interested in the display choices. I thought I was creating a widget and see the text code in my "compose" but it doesn't appear in my post.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/jtoverfield. Here's the link to my library.
I created an account and set up a library of 6 titles. It was fun to see how many other people chose some of my titles. I was also interested in the display choices. I thought I was creating a widget and see the text code in my "compose" but it doesn't appear in my post.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/jtoverfield. Here's the link to my library.
Thing #10
You may recognize this as the daylight picture of the front of DNL. I used the warholizer http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/warholizer.php.
http://www.oreillymaker.com/link/12214/crabs-in-the-workplace/
I made a book cover in an image generator.
I also made some glitter signs at http://www.glitterizer.com/?allow=102306480&text=Library+Glitz&sparkle=americas-gold&color=coral&fontsize=40&font=Joy&moveh=&movew=
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