Monday, June 30, 2008
Technorati
There were 75 blogs attached to our library website. When I saw the count for the tags , the first time I did it it showed as 15, 234. For some reason, I did it a second time and it changed within 3 minutes to 17,438 tags. Things are ever changing on the Web. And so many blogs, unbelievable! I found a few from our library staff.
Delicious
Okay, yes. It would be very useful for research purposes. The algebra teacher gathering websites explanation was helpful. We could create our own lists for patrons, I suppose. Accessability from anywhere is useful, too, although I do not even turn on my computer at home!
Monday, June 9, 2008
LibraryThing was fun,although I was glad I had kept my list of books I already read handy. A good way to share thoughts on books, if you are so inclined, with complete strangers, which I am not. My PBCLS family is as out there as I feel comfortable with for now, frankly.
I looked up my home town on Webfeat. A relatively small, local snack food company ended up going big time! They bought out Whole Fruit sorbet (my favorite brand,that's what caught my eye), and a huge number of other well known frozen treats. The public library also got a new director. Webfeat will be essential for reliable medical lookups.
I looked up my home town on Webfeat. A relatively small, local snack food company ended up going big time! They bought out Whole Fruit sorbet (my favorite brand,that's what caught my eye), and a huge number of other well known frozen treats. The public library also got a new director. Webfeat will be essential for reliable medical lookups.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
RSS'marvelous!
What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?
One can get the latest news or even a comic strip sent to you. You don't even have to go to that Website. RSS takes care of it.(Okay, how lazy is that?)Guess it is like a cookbook... all the recipes are there, instead of going to all different sources.
How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work or personal life?
I could get book reviews and the latest library news fed directly to my blog without me having to consciously remember to go to that website every time.
How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?
They can allow patrons to get news about what's going on at the library, upcoming events,especially local,branch specific events, promotion of new books or themed book displays,and whatever the library chooses to spotlight on RSS. It is very immediate.
One can get the latest news or even a comic strip sent to you. You don't even have to go to that Website. RSS takes care of it.(Okay, how lazy is that?)Guess it is like a cookbook... all the recipes are there, instead of going to all different sources.
How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work or personal life?
I could get book reviews and the latest library news fed directly to my blog without me having to consciously remember to go to that website every time.
How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?
They can allow patrons to get news about what's going on at the library, upcoming events,especially local,branch specific events, promotion of new books or themed book displays,and whatever the library chooses to spotlight on RSS. It is very immediate.
Monday, June 2, 2008
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