More Wikis

As I mentioned in my last blog, I think that wikis can be a great resource for readers advisory and it was much more user friendly than I expected!

I love Wikis!!

Wow...I can really see wikis being something that can really be a great benefit to the library system...a great resource for readers advisory. I for one, would definitely be using it!

Library 2.0

After reading the articles on Library 2.0, I would certainly have to agree that in light of all of the technological advances taking place, libraries will certainly have to re-evaluate how they acquire and maintain their collections. As Rick Anderson points out in his article "we have to adapt to fundamental changes in the market place we serve." He also makes a good point citing that our services should be designed to be used without training, using one button commands, therefore providing a usercentric service.

Del.icio.us

...shucks...for a minute, I thought we might actually be talking about food!!!! Oh well, after playing arounf with tagging and folksonomy (I keep thinking of folk songs) I don't think that it is something that I would use, personally. I feel overwhelmed with too many websites to visit and don't need any more suggestions for reading...can't finish what I have!! This might be, however, something that I could see the library using...could be a favorite on info. computers!!

Twitter

Today's assignment was playing around with Twitter. I'm not so sure that I found it that useful and it might even become a little annoying, "checking in" on people or being "checked in" on!! I suppose the library could use it to keep track of employees and what they are doing...but would that really be necessary in such a small space??!! Good 'ole eyeballs could work just as well!

Library Thing - A - Ding

I found "Library Thing" to be a fun way to see what other people enjoy reading. It's also very user friendly ( thanks to Justin!!) Here's mine...