I have investigated LibWorm for a while and it's not as fun as some of the previous sites and services. The Home Page is Bland and dull. Once you get into it it's better. The Tag option gives you a quick way to see what is available and how much there is. The Subjects option is good for narrowing down what your looking for. I clicked on Reference and the first listing was for the Friday Brain Teaser from Credo Reference. This is a fun list of reference questions and it does have the answers on another link. The Feed Categories narrows them down also. For example Public Libraries. I liked the Humor option and the first one it listed was the Unshelved Strip for today.
I searched for Arlington Public Library I got 5 pages but only a few were for mine. I added Texas to it and searched exact phrase and got several entries for job openings at my library. I can see this site has a benefit of keeping up with new current news related to the Library field.
I do like the option that you don't have to register to view it. I have enough accounts as it is. This source is beneficial in keeping up with the new. I think it meets the goal of keeping us aware of whats current and new in the library field. This is a great source for links to add to my Google Reader, which I will be doing in the near future.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
LibraryThing
The LibraryThing site is wonderful. I have had fun enjoying the various options available. I have put several of my books from home to start my library. I liked the Members with your Books option. I linked over and saw what others had in their library.
The Unsuggestor option was interesting. It lists books you would be most likely Not to have in your library. This list is a great source to expand your reading interests, and try something new. Under the recommendations I found a review of "A Town Like Alice", one of my books. I submitted a brief review of the book.
I want to later investigate the free member giveaway options.
For work I can see the potential for readers advisory. I can expand my knowledge of unfamilier subjects. I can use it also to pick books for my bookclub and also to spread word about the club.
I will continue to add my personal books as I have the time.
Overall it looks like a lot of fun, and I look forward to exploring it when I have more time.
The Unsuggestor option was interesting. It lists books you would be most likely Not to have in your library. This list is a great source to expand your reading interests, and try something new. Under the recommendations I found a review of "A Town Like Alice", one of my books. I submitted a brief review of the book.
I want to later investigate the free member giveaway options.
For work I can see the potential for readers advisory. I can expand my knowledge of unfamilier subjects. I can use it also to pick books for my bookclub and also to spread word about the club.
I will continue to add my personal books as I have the time.
Overall it looks like a lot of fun, and I look forward to exploring it when I have more time.
Monday, August 17, 2009
I Digg It
I created a Digg Account.
Digg is interesting as a one place for news etc. I enjoyed viewing the wide variety of news items. It was fun to vote by clicking digg and have input on what stories get posted. It's a democratic way to influence what you view.
The story on cocaine being on 90 percent of the money was eye opening. It makes you wonder how much drugs are now part of our culture.
The one from the BBC about Tweeter tweets being 40 percent "babble" revealed from their short term study how we use the service. Based on 2,000 messages, it showed that 40.5 percent was pointless babble, for example "I'm eating a sandwich". Conversation was 37.5 percent and 8.7 percent having pass-along value. So just like when we are talking to someone else, a significant percentage of what we say is really not very important. I guess we need to ask ourselves who would care? when we are communicating electronically.
I liked the feature to search for the most recent, 7 day etc...... You get the most popular items from different time periods. Also the Search Digg feature is helpful when trying to find specific stuff.
I look forward to experimenting with the more advanced features in searching and the tools. It's been very informative and worthwhile in learning about this new source of information.
Digg is interesting as a one place for news etc. I enjoyed viewing the wide variety of news items. It was fun to vote by clicking digg and have input on what stories get posted. It's a democratic way to influence what you view.
The story on cocaine being on 90 percent of the money was eye opening. It makes you wonder how much drugs are now part of our culture.
The one from the BBC about Tweeter tweets being 40 percent "babble" revealed from their short term study how we use the service. Based on 2,000 messages, it showed that 40.5 percent was pointless babble, for example "I'm eating a sandwich". Conversation was 37.5 percent and 8.7 percent having pass-along value. So just like when we are talking to someone else, a significant percentage of what we say is really not very important. I guess we need to ask ourselves who would care? when we are communicating electronically.
I liked the feature to search for the most recent, 7 day etc...... You get the most popular items from different time periods. Also the Search Digg feature is helpful when trying to find specific stuff.
I look forward to experimenting with the more advanced features in searching and the tools. It's been very informative and worthwhile in learning about this new source of information.
It's Delicious
I have set up my account in Delicious "jacksonwd". I have bookmarked four sites.
The video introducing it was fun and it peaked my interest in this product.
I can see the convenience of having the sites all in one place. And also being able to access my bookmarks no matter what computer. I can now access my favorites from home. Also, using the tags to access them is great, especially if you have a lot of them. I plan on adding to the list on a regular basis.
Being able to share and see what other people have bookmarked is fun too. It will be a learning experience to explore new sites. I think I will be using this on a regular basis.
I have added butterflyvertigo to my network. It's fun to see what Melissa has bookmarked.
The video introducing it was fun and it peaked my interest in this product.
I can see the convenience of having the sites all in one place. And also being able to access my bookmarks no matter what computer. I can now access my favorites from home. Also, using the tags to access them is great, especially if you have a lot of them. I plan on adding to the list on a regular basis.
Being able to share and see what other people have bookmarked is fun too. It will be a learning experience to explore new sites. I think I will be using this on a regular basis.
I have added butterflyvertigo to my network. It's fun to see what Melissa has bookmarked.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
To Tag or Not To Tag
I am not real familier with the concept of tagging, but from what I have been finding out, its the future. The traditional subject heading approach is not adaptable enough in the fast changing world of the new information. Thus you have one subject heading for an item. In Tagging you can use an unlimited number of tags to identify one item. This helps in locating items when searching.
In Tagging there are problems due to lack of control. Anyone can tag with any term and this may be open to someone going to the extreme. The article referred to tag spam, where people apply an excessive number of tags in order to attract visitors.
Tagging can be used as a compliment to the traditional subject headings. It can enhance the ability of a person to find the information they are looking for. Thus it should be encouraged, as long as it does not get out of controll.
I look forward to investigating this subject further.
In Tagging there are problems due to lack of control. Anyone can tag with any term and this may be open to someone going to the extreme. The article referred to tag spam, where people apply an excessive number of tags in order to attract visitors.
Tagging can be used as a compliment to the traditional subject headings. It can enhance the ability of a person to find the information they are looking for. Thus it should be encouraged, as long as it does not get out of controll.
I look forward to investigating this subject further.
I have created a twitter acount. jacksonwd
I am following Mark Dellenbaugh the Librarian III at Central. He worked with me 18 years ago at Central when he was in school. He recently has come back to work in our system.
It seems to be a combination of IM, E-Mail, Text Messaging all in one.
It was fascinating to read the many entry's from Mark, especially his potty training of his youngest child.
I look forward to contributing to this form of communication.
I am following Mark Dellenbaugh the Librarian III at Central. He worked with me 18 years ago at Central when he was in school. He recently has come back to work in our system.
It seems to be a combination of IM, E-Mail, Text Messaging all in one.
It was fascinating to read the many entry's from Mark, especially his potty training of his youngest child.
I look forward to contributing to this form of communication.
IM
I have set up an account for IM on http://messenger.yahoo.com/web/
My username is jacksonwd1.
I can see that to use this effectively you would need to be at the computer alot. I could see how it would be of benefit to keep in touch, as long as your at a computer and can concentrate.
I will see how it works in a live setting such as working the ref desk.
My username is jacksonwd1.
I can see that to use this effectively you would need to be at the computer alot. I could see how it would be of benefit to keep in touch, as long as your at a computer and can concentrate.
I will see how it works in a live setting such as working the ref desk.
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