Wikimania...
I like exploring the Wikis, mainly because of the Maryland 23 Things, this is one of the easiest to understand. Now I also know the origin of the term "wiki!"
In terms of what I viewed, I liked the BookLovers Wiki at Princeton Public Library - easy to use and a great resource. I also liked the ALA 2006 wiki - a good way to spread around knowledge regarding a particular venue. In terms of library applications, I can see a wiki for children's services, readers advisory, etc. However, I am still skeptical when it comes to a site such as Wikipedia, where control over content is questionable.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Week 6 ~ Thing 15
Library 2.0 ~ It's many things to many people. What does it mean to you?
I found myself nodding in agreement with Rick Anderson, from the University of Nevada libraries, who presented an interesting perspective on how libraries need to be thinking. "Icebergs" that we need to navigate around, include the "just in case collection." He ponders whether it makes sense to house significant collections that may not be used with the availability of digital everywhere. Let me see, do I like the idea of replacing books with podcast centers or blogging nooks? Not completely. And yes, change is hard, but I agree it is something we must do. Does it mean books will go the way of dinosaurs? Of course not. Libraries will have books, but does it make sense to house an extensive business reference collection if this same material is available digitally.
I compare libraries to newspapers in the way they have had to evolve. Think about metropolitan daily newspapers and the way they have had to change their delivery of services (ie., the news) over the past 20 years with the emergence of the internet/cable. Gone are the days when the news can be gotten only from print or the big three networks. Our customers will expect quick access to everything, and yes, we can probably provide it. Digital collections of journals, books, podcasts, blogs are all on the block here.
The second iceberg is "reliance on user education." Here, too, I think Anderson makes sense. Instead of teaching research skills we will be making sure information barriers are brought down, or at least, minimized to a greater degree. Getting the information to customers quickly in as expeditious manner as possible will be the key. Cumbersome, complicated search engines will have to be eliminated. It will be more "fast food" instead of "sit-down gourmet."
This Maryland 23 assignment is an example of how some things work better than others. Finding a quick "blog this" button, such as on Flickr, helped move my learning experience along better than sifting through a mountain of instructional, antecdotal information.
Finally, I agree that libraries need to be ubiquitous and indispensible. The challenge will be getting there.
I found myself nodding in agreement with Rick Anderson, from the University of Nevada libraries, who presented an interesting perspective on how libraries need to be thinking. "Icebergs" that we need to navigate around, include the "just in case collection." He ponders whether it makes sense to house significant collections that may not be used with the availability of digital everywhere. Let me see, do I like the idea of replacing books with podcast centers or blogging nooks? Not completely. And yes, change is hard, but I agree it is something we must do. Does it mean books will go the way of dinosaurs? Of course not. Libraries will have books, but does it make sense to house an extensive business reference collection if this same material is available digitally.
I compare libraries to newspapers in the way they have had to evolve. Think about metropolitan daily newspapers and the way they have had to change their delivery of services (ie., the news) over the past 20 years with the emergence of the internet/cable. Gone are the days when the news can be gotten only from print or the big three networks. Our customers will expect quick access to everything, and yes, we can probably provide it. Digital collections of journals, books, podcasts, blogs are all on the block here.
The second iceberg is "reliance on user education." Here, too, I think Anderson makes sense. Instead of teaching research skills we will be making sure information barriers are brought down, or at least, minimized to a greater degree. Getting the information to customers quickly in as expeditious manner as possible will be the key. Cumbersome, complicated search engines will have to be eliminated. It will be more "fast food" instead of "sit-down gourmet."
This Maryland 23 assignment is an example of how some things work better than others. Finding a quick "blog this" button, such as on Flickr, helped move my learning experience along better than sifting through a mountain of instructional, antecdotal information.
Finally, I agree that libraries need to be ubiquitous and indispensible. The challenge will be getting there.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Week 6 ~ Thing 14
I've taken a look at Technorati and tried to do an advanced keyword search with “Learning 2.0” in quotes.
I came up with different results:
129 posts (tags only)
563 (entire posts)
311 (blogs)
I found this a little confusing, and despite the fact that I've spent an hour clicking around I still feel I need to go back and click more.
As for exploring top favorited blog, I came up with Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net) - quite clever indeed. I learned there is something called a Bloggies Ceremony, apparently heralding this cyber gem for its mountainous popularity. I ended up spending quite a bit of time clicking here and found co-founder Mark Frauenfelder's exploits in the South Pacific interesting stuff.
For "top searches" I clicked on the first one I came to, and found that I was learning more than I wanted to know about Latina movie star Karen Dejo.
For "top blogs" kudos to Engadget! A cool site.
I came up with different results:
129 posts (tags only)
563 (entire posts)
311 (blogs)
I found this a little confusing, and despite the fact that I've spent an hour clicking around I still feel I need to go back and click more.
As for exploring top favorited blog, I came up with Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net) - quite clever indeed. I learned there is something called a Bloggies Ceremony, apparently heralding this cyber gem for its mountainous popularity. I ended up spending quite a bit of time clicking here and found co-founder Mark Frauenfelder's exploits in the South Pacific interesting stuff.
For "top searches" I clicked on the first one I came to, and found that I was learning more than I wanted to know about Latina movie star Karen Dejo.
For "top blogs" kudos to Engadget! A cool site.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Week 6 ~ Thing 13
Del.icio.us is a clicker's paradise. I could literally spend hours exploring here. I went to http://del.icio.us/PLCMCL2 and chose Blogging Libraries to explore. It had been saved by 429 people. I really enjoyed peeking into the other library systems. Public, university, school, library directors - all were featured here, and it was fun to see what others were saying or caring about.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Week 5 ~ Thing 12
Rollyo is a dandy tool. I could definitely spend a lot of time developing my own personal searchrolls. I've created three: My Schools; Going Somewhere, featuring some travel sites; and Looking for Something, highlighting reference. One theoretically should be able to access from somewhere over yonder - that means to the right. Cheers.
Beaucoup thanks to Chickensamuck!
Beaucoup thanks to Chickensamuck!
Monday, October 1, 2007
Week 5 ~ Thing 11
Library Thing is extremely cool and definitely a book lover's dream. I've set up an account, and I've added five of my favorite children's titles. I would love to add more and will probably go back when I have more time. Unfortunately, I'm on a deadline here. Stand by for link.
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