Thing #17.... Learning 2.0 Sandbox Wiki

Ok, this was a lot of fun and relatively easy. I added favorites to books, vacation spots and tv shows. Also added my blog to the favorite blogs area. This might be a good way to share information among staff, esp on the branch level.

Thing #16... Wiki

I admit, I had never used Wikipedia. I tried it a little today, but mostly followed the other links provided. Seems that there are a lot of pros and cons to using a wiki, you just need to be sure a wiki will work for your needs. It's nice that you can control the content, but on the flip side, it does kind of defeat the purpose of a wiki. Spam and vandalism are just some of the problems you can encounter in a wiki, unintentional misinformation is another. But overall, it can be a really good tool for people to share information. I think the only thing about a wiki that would worry me would be accuracy of the information you get, esp if it is open to anyone. Anyways, on to the next thing...

Thing #15... Web 2.0

First, let me tell you, Friday afternoon is not the time to try and read a screen full of text. I actually read 3.5 of the 5 links, but started getting too drowsy. Not because of the content, but because the week is almost done and my mind did not want to let my eyes read anymore. Of the ones I did read, I liked the first one the best. I could relate to what he said, esp the part about the "Just in case" collections. To me, the reference collections are a 'Just in case" collection. Much of what is there can be found online, yet we continue to keep them on our shelves. This is especially frustrating in branches were space is a premium (yes, even in the new branches, space still matters).

So what do Web 2.0 and Learning 2.0 mean to me? So far, it has been an opportunity to learn some technology that I had previously been afraid to use and it has also created yet more for me to read in the form of blogs (I have become addicted to a few blogs). Bloglines has become a second library for me to read in additon to the books I find and the stuff TiVo has waiting for me.

Thing #14... Technorati

This wasn't too hard, still a lot to explore. I did the search, it was interesting to see how different they were. I tagged and claimed my blog, so it will be interesting to see if it shows up on anyone elses search when the get to this point. More later.

claiming my blog on technorati!!

Technorati Profile

Thing #13.... Del.icio.us

I liked this. It works really well and now my bookmarks are the same at home and at work. I can see how this will be helpful when it's time to replace my laptop, I won't have to go and find all the sites, this will keep them all in one place for me. As to how it will work for the library, might be useful, I'll have to keep using it to see.

Thing #12... Rollyo

OK, so this was pretty fun. I did a roll about travel, since I have it on the brain right now. I can see how this would be pretty useful in the library and I think customers would use it if we offered it. I think I attached the roll, so let me know how it works.

-matt

Select...Matt's SJPL Learning 2.0 blogSearch The Web