Thing #11 was another fun thing because it is just another way of searching for information you are interested in and managing the information that you find.
I can definitely see the potential of this tool for research assistance. Instead of maintaining files of information you might need, you can bookmark the information and go back to it later as needed. This eliminates tedious copying and filing.
You can add all the tags you want as a cross reference. Del.icio.us makes it possible to access this information from anywhere. You do not need to bring all your files along for research. You can access it from any computer.
I am not sure how our library could take advantage of tagging and del.icio.us.
It looks as if other libraries have used it to bookmark articles that they feel would be of interest to the patrons in their library.
I did have trouble with tagging or labeling in our blog. It turns out my computer was blocking it. Once I figured out how to remove that block, it worked just fine.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
THING #10: Wikis
This was a fun and easy thing. I enjoyed posting a new comment to the 23 things wiki
and reading the comments by others. Some of the images were huge! I thought the article "using wikis to create online communities" was especially helpful.
I do think the possibilities are endless. My comment on the 23 things wiki was to establish a library wiki which could be an anonymous suggestion box for the public.
Of course, you would have to introduce them to the wiki and what they could do with it. It seems like more and more people are willing to do things online, such as renewing materials or requesting materials. They like the convenience of doing it from home. A wiki could be the means to improve library service by those wanting to make suggestions, but not if they have to publicly state their suggestion.
I can understand why many teachers ban Wikipedia as a source. Perhaps it could be allowed as long as it isn't your only source. Reliability increases with the number of sources giving similar information. I mentioned earlier in my blog how my son added to wikipedia with some humorous information about a friend. His comments didn't add any "reliable information" to wikipedia.
and reading the comments by others. Some of the images were huge! I thought the article "using wikis to create online communities" was especially helpful.
I do think the possibilities are endless. My comment on the 23 things wiki was to establish a library wiki which could be an anonymous suggestion box for the public.
Of course, you would have to introduce them to the wiki and what they could do with it. It seems like more and more people are willing to do things online, such as renewing materials or requesting materials. They like the convenience of doing it from home. A wiki could be the means to improve library service by those wanting to make suggestions, but not if they have to publicly state their suggestion.
I can understand why many teachers ban Wikipedia as a source. Perhaps it could be allowed as long as it isn't your only source. Reliability increases with the number of sources giving similar information. I mentioned earlier in my blog how my son added to wikipedia with some humorous information about a friend. His comments didn't add any "reliable information" to wikipedia.
THING #9 Online Collaboration Tools
I was unable to edit the 13 colonies document in Google Docs. It said the requested URL could not be retrieved. In reading other blogs, I am not the only one who has
not been able to do this. I did enjoy reading the editing that had already been done(very creative). I did register on Google Docs but was still unable to retrieve that document. Any suggestions? I played around on the site and listened to the video. It gives many suggestions for applications. It could be a real time saver for those editing documents and sending them back and forth in emails. I even tried to upload my blog to Google Docs, but was unable to do that also. The Founding Fathers would be astounded if they could see the way we write documents today.
not been able to do this. I did enjoy reading the editing that had already been done(very creative). I did register on Google Docs but was still unable to retrieve that document. Any suggestions? I played around on the site and listened to the video. It gives many suggestions for applications. It could be a real time saver for those editing documents and sending them back and forth in emails. I even tried to upload my blog to Google Docs, but was unable to do that also. The Founding Fathers would be astounded if they could see the way we write documents today.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
THING #8 Share Your Creations
Sharing photo creations was really fun. I used Picture Trail to add a picture to my blog that zooms in and out. I originally tried to upload five photos. I did it three times and nothing was saved. I finally uploaded one picture and that worked!
This is a very fun site for me as I am interested in doing photo albums online.
I scrapbook in regular albums and would like to try scrapbooking online. This site gave me ideas for possibilities. This site was easy to use except for my uploading problem. This would be a good site for photo fun for library websites also.
I would definitely recommend it to others.
This is a very fun site for me as I am interested in doing photo albums online.
I scrapbook in regular albums and would like to try scrapbooking online. This site gave me ideas for possibilities. This site was easy to use except for my uploading problem. This would be a good site for photo fun for library websites also.
I would definitely recommend it to others.
THING #7 - Web Tools Continued
I used instant messaging at work today to talk to one of my coworkers who is also doing 23 things on a stick. This is the first time that I have used it. I don't think it will become something I will do a lot of. I can't foresee that it will be a well used reference tool, but I may be wrong. The librarian would have to sit on his or her computer all day in order to be able to use it.
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