Thing 19

I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was already familiar with some of the Web 2.0 award winners. I have accounts with Ning and Pandora and I am very familiar with YouTube. I really like YouTube.

I decided to look at Google Maps for this assignment. Google Maps is very easy to use. I really like how you can zoom in with just a click. Once you're there you can search by business type. This would be useful for those who travel. "Ok, I'm here in Pokipsy now where can I get a Pizza?" Then of course there are the ever helpful driving directions, which in my particular experience have been correct most of the time. The my maps function is neat. You can personalize and annotate your own maps and then share them. This can be very helpful for event planning.

As far as using it in a library setting, it is another useful reference tool for those who come in that are completely lost.

Thing 18

This is my post for Zoho Writer. I published it in this blog from the web. Easy! Zoho writer is totally cool.  I don't have Word on my laptop at home and always have to go to our other computer to do wordprocessing.  I've been thinking about breaking down and buying Word. This is a much cheaper fix for that problem!

Beyond how this will make my life easier, Zoho is great for all those students who come to the library to type a paper for school and forget to bring a disk.  None needed here!

As I've said in earlier posts, libraries are all about collaboration.  This is the perfect tool for multiple people working on the same project which extends way beyond the library setting to business and education!  Awesome!

Thing 17

Sandbox Wiki
I created an account for myself and added my blog. It was totally painless and truly as easy as making a peanut butter sandwich. I'm warming up to this wiki thing. After all, it is so nice to share!

Thing 16

Wikis, wikis everywhere... Being the total control freak that I am, wikis are a bit scary to me. This whole "anybody can edit and remove" idea gives me the willies. Having said this I can now also say that they are dead useful in collaboration. Librarians have always been very efficient in collaboration. We share like nobody's business. I really enjoyed the best practices wiki and the book lovers wiki, a sort of cyber meeting of the minds if you will. The potential for amassing knowledge is staggering. Now if I can just get my brain wrapped around the control issues...

Thing 15

Wow, I need to get a move on. Time is running out. I read the articles for this assignment. I found my self nodding my head while reading Michael Stephens article. Librarians 2.0 plan for their users, embrace Web 2.0 tools and make good, yet fast decisions. We need to work on these three, particulary the good yet fast decisions. New ideas need to be well thought out and planned, but need to be acted upon before they are no longer new. I also agree that "Techno-worship" should be avoided. If something doesn't work for us, we shouldn't launch into it or continue on in it just because it is the "cool" thing to do.

Deadline Trailer

Chris Crutcher is coming to YPL October 15th!