Wonderful Wikis!

Hey, I am ahead of the curve. Our branch has been using a wiki for quite some time! We post best practices, schedules, reviews, links, even a staff directory. It is great and accessible from home. I think that this is a great idea and I have even entered a book review. Each month, we select a new genre and then post staff reviews. For October, the genre is horror...boo! I think that this is a great tool for libraries to communicate with each other and with patrons. I used to lead a book discussion group and would have found this very valuable in communicating with the members.

Library 2.0

Having worked in libraries for over 6 years, I have discovered that the only thing constant is change. At CML and other libraries across the country, the future of the library and how we interface with customers is the topic of an exciting new discussion. While I am excited about user input and shaping of library services, I am also wary of the library becoming impersonal. I believe that the power users are all for this new and improved persona, while maybe the soccer mom's, and older patrons, may have misgivings. I think that is exciting to be a part of an industry that is always looking to the future, the better use of technology, and the most effective dispensation of information.

Deeeeelicious!

Today, I finally got around to working on the learn and play exercises from last week. I was excited to learn about Delicious and to be able to bookmark my sites on any computer. My bookmarks are not for any research, just for fun. I am hoping to add some work related ones in the future.

Tweet Tweet for Twitter

I'm on Twitter! My username is LAATDUB, which means library assistant at the Dublin Library. Not one of the contacts in my email account were members, so I don't anticipate getting a lot of response.

Messing around with image generators

So many cool sights to help you put fun things on your blogs. Some of them are really hilarious. I look forward to doing some crazy things in the future.

Buckeye Showdown

Tomorrow's the big day. Will we prove victorious against the cocky Trojans, or will we return to Columbus with our tails between our legs....again?

New Techno Post

I have recently been playing around with RSS feeds. I have subscribed to just about anything that has to do with books! I have also added feeds from my children's blogs so that I can just look in one place to see if they have updated their information. I think this is a great way to save time.