Web 2.0 Library 2.0 - 15th Thing.

What can you say? Technology is the way of the future. Of course libraries must use the technology at hand and keep pace with developments that can provide more services and information to their patrons. It's wonderful that patrons can access the vast sea of resources and that we can help them do that. The printed word is still a beautiful thing and a physical library is still a wonderful place for like minded people to gather in companionable quiet and persue knowledge or entertainment.

Explore Technorati. - 14th Thing.

I thought the videocast was pretty good. It helped me understand what Technorati is all about. Maybe I'm just not enough of a computer addict to really appreciate some of these features. Perhaps if I was involved in some real life research situation - taking a class or a work project - I may use it. For me personally the "Favorites" button on my toolbar works fine. I'm not really in a situation to be on the computer a lot when I'm away from home at this point and I find it a little cumbersome to have to log in to all of these sights. I do try to use the same username and password when I sign up for these things but occasionally there will be one that does like the format etc. It's interesting to be exposed, because I would never have really found some of these things on my own.

Del.icio.us 13th Thing.

Create a blog post about your experience and thoughts about this tool.
Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere?

OPTIONAL: If you’re up to the challenge, create a Del.icio.us account for yourself and discover how this useful bookmarking tool can replace your traditional browser bookmark list.

I explored Del.icio.us on the PBCLS site and created my own account as well. The you tube video explaination was very useful to me in helping me understand the site. As a former teacher I can definetly see how the site could be useful in research - especially for certain groups - like teachers. It creates an easy way of sharing info and research. No more scraps of paper with site names floating around.

WebFeat 12th Thing.

I looked up my home town of Gulf Breeze, FL. It's up in the pan handle across the bay from Pensacola. There were 7 items found. The most interesting was an article about a guy starting an aquaculture business, but the article was from 1995 and there was no followup, so I wonder if he was successful.

My Library - 11th Thing.

11th Thing. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.

Look for Books!

Fun Stuff ( At least I think so) - Crosswords

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