Thing # 20 Facebook and myspace.

Now you can find me on facebook.com; as I am working on the 23things. Throw some spaghetti on my wall! I found other 23thing participants here.
In Facebook I joined 2 groups, Libraians and Technology, and Lib 2.0 group to communicate with someone else in my same job.
Facebook may be the fastest growing social network: It is a quick way to connect. You find out what's going on. My view of it is that I found it more complicated in that it offers more choices (is the term mashups?) of ways to connect all in one. Yes you get an integrated conglomeration of technology. In other words it takes some study. Libraries could use this to be connected to a lot of people at once.

MySpace How are libraries using MySpace? There are two links I will look at tomorrow. I looked at Hennepin's myspace. It was really important to relate to the teens.
Did you find anything on a library's MySpace page that would be useful for your library?
If you created your own MySpace page, how do you plan to use it?
It would require a IT person to manage the MySpace account. We are just too small of a library for the expence. We have a web page now, so this may develop in the future. It would provide more immediate communication to and from public.

Thing #18 You tube and other sites

These videos are shown on local news sometimes. It is one "thing" I will have to use the library computers as this is dial up. One of the public computers I used yesterday didn't allow saving the avi file on the desktop, so I tried uploading from my camera and that was a no go. But maybe I can try one more thing. I have a 30 sec. video to upload. I will try my facebook account or flickr. I did view several library themed youtube videos. They are entertaining sometimes.

Thing # 19 Podcasts

Podcasts in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
Librarians are asked to help download music a lot So I am interested in learning more about this.
http://www.podcast.net/
I love music and would like better access to my favorites.
You don’t have to have an iPod or a MP3 player to listen to podcasts, although a portable device is handy. Since podcasts use the MP3 file format, a popular compressed format for audio files, you just need a PC with headphones or a speaker.
Listened to two of the Resourses podcasts of librarians talking about their work. Then listened to MPR and am planning a tune download with Amy tomorrow.
Ok, so I need to pay to download most music, I have to find some freebies.

Thing # 17 Elm productivity tools

Wow this looks really interesting. I did a EBSCO search for Library 2.0, Libraries and Technology (search words) and found several articles to use in my MN Voluntary Certification Study. Next I will work on the Search Alert, and Page Composer.
Will update...later
I did a subject search on “smoking youth” in InfoTrac Student Edition and set up an RSS feed to my google reader to track the search results for 1 month. Then I did another search on Library and Technology to track new results. BTY the short video link in Here are the Things did not play a video.

Thing # 16 Student 2.0 Tools

I would be interested in seeing how many students use this tool. It looks very helpful. I think home school students would benefit from this organizational tool, also.
In Feb / March we have the science project with lots 5th graders in seeking information.
Most of the students know just what they need and where to find it. They are so far ahead of most adults in knowing what's accessible.
I recommend online library research tools to adults who are taking college classes online.

Rock on

Now to add music to my blog....Ta Da! Is it magic or is it thingy.

Thing# 15 Libraries and Gaming

Libraries are sometimes the holding tank of the latch key kids. Games have become entertainment for people with time on their hands. Children and adults who pay online games become very good negotiators. They stay quiet for long periods of time.
The Library is a safe place to hang out. Gaming is great.
Libraries have to place time limits on computer usage when their are not enough computers for everyone to use. Someday we may all be carrying around our own devices for gaming. It would be too bad because of all the traffic those games bring in.
Puzzle Pirates has cute characters, should be fun, I will try it! Aye mateys! It is fun, the bilging game with all the water bubbles, yikes. My pirate name is Coravast, best blimey beware!
Carpent = very fun, filled holes with blocks of wood... sort of. Have fun with it at:
www.puzzlepirates.com

Thing # 13 Try online productivity tool.

Yes, I have myyahoo set up on my computer. It is sweet. I open my most often used pages right here. The down side is it takes longer to open.
I set up an igoogle.com home page at my work station and I found that it was loading slower than a blank google.com page. BUT, if I didn't have to log off, shut down each time I approached my PC, or switch applications often at work, THEN this tool would be Fantastic.
Does anyone else have slow loading problems with igoogle home pages?

Thing 14 Look at Librarything

Okay, this will list your books in your library, home or anywhere. In the blog you can read about the ins and outs. Sounds good to have an automatic cataloging system.
More later.
Will this let everyone who reads it a list of the books you own. I am interested to see how this improves my web experience. The library would be share the books, open up discussions on choosing what is in the collection. I can see the advantage if those books were available for study. Would you look up the exact words Ophelia said to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 3.

Thing # 12 Digg and more

Wow, you have to be into the news to like these sources. Zillions of links/briefs of news. The news articles and pages all lumped to gether = total news media overkill! This would be a source of news for people who do not have radio, TV , or newspaper delivery. It could be used for research of something for studying. After reading the hints from Minn23 and further reading I get it - Digg is useful in getting the news you choose. It is a list of links sure, but it is community chosen, so it is most popular topics in the world. Yes it's worldly and on at any time of day. Most interesting. Thanks for the hints!

Thing # 11 Tagging and Del.icio.us

Tagging is an original and unique file system. I used it in flickr and this time I used it to search by tags. It is a valuable tool. Del.icio.us links you with all those favorites and saves those at one place. I am inspired to orgainize!
The library sample is truly helpful. It is a page with lists of links to click on for information on subjects we all can use. Here you can find answers! Love that!
Mar 13, 2008. Viewed the Helen Blowers podcast on del.icio.us, found her ideas informative. Learned a new word: folksonomy - peer driven.
www.learning2.0.ottergroup.com

Thing # 10 exploring wikis

Well, this tool is for information sharing. I would like to create a wiki, in the sandbox or with pbwiki. When I do I will post a link here. The library could use this tool to inform the community about the library, perhaps the floorplan, special items in the collection and opportunites only available at the library. That kind of thing would be helpful, then link it to the community Chamber of Commerce website as a asset of the community!

Thing #9 Online Collaboration Tools

I edited a famous doc (a page of the Declaratoin of Independence) and sent it here. It appears just before this entry. Kinda kinky fun playing with words. When I looked at ZOHO, I got lost in the Library of Congress site admiring the art collection. At the opening page of zoho, i noticed it was slightly more scholarly - or complicated -may be the word. I don't know how I would use this as a library clerk, except for the fact I have done it and can help the customer proceed with it.

Editing online fun

The people of this nation do hereby dissolve all political bonds connecting them with other people and set forth this document as proof.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, regardless of race, gender, or religion".

All People are endowed with certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness . That to secure these rights , governments are instituted among nations, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to provide for their safety and well-being.