Last but not Least..

So I've finally come to the end of the 2.0 experience...it took awhile, but I sure am glad I had the chance to dabble in some of the new and exciting resources hitting the web. I am a bit of a technology-phobe so it was a nice chance to break out of my typical avoidance and dive into some really interesting options that are available. I feel there are great options for integrating some of these technologies into BPL and look forward to seeing what developes in the coming months. Thank you Terzah for the chance to learn about all this great stuff in a very straightforward, and well put together way!

Not so del.icio.ous to me

I'm really trying to find some value in this for me, but it just really isn't my thing. I set up an account and added a bookmark to the BPL web page w/ a couple of "tags". I can definitely understand how individuals such as "John" would think it was the "Next Big Thing" b/c he has need of it and there is a great opportunity for social networking. For me though I am just not that into it. I am glad to know a bit more about what this is all about though even if I don't plan on utilizing it on a daily basis.

Library Thing

WoW! There is a LOT going on on this site! I think it has many cool features to offer those who really love reading and networking with others who have similar reading tastes. I found it fairly easy to navigate and was able to add 5 books to my catalog I was adding mostly the food\nutrtion books I enjoy and it was interesting b/c for 3 out of 4 of the titles there was no one else so I chose "The Alchemist" and found over 9,000 people had that book in their library plus comments which made it a much more interesting listing. There is definately lots to explore on this sight and I plan to do some more. Although I don't think I would personally get too into this, I know there are many out there who would and for them it is a fantstic resource. I will definately mention this site to patrons!


http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=alisab&shelf=list

Overdrive Insights

I was very glad that there was a lesson included in 2.0 on the overdrive system. While at the circ desk or shelving I have had several patrons inquire about this service and I have sent them on to the R.A. desk or Reference because I had never used the system myself. I am not a huge fan of audio books and while I have an MP3 player for music I find I don't use it all that often. However, I did find Overdrive really fabulous for those who do enjoy audio books and "classical-ish" music. I found the catalogue very easy to browse and enjoyed the ratings/descriptions provided for each title. I found it interesting that we offer such a small selection of music, however, and I was curious if someday DVDs might be able to be downloaded as well, I'm sure patrons would LOVE that! I am very pleased that now when a patron asks about this service I will be better prepared to advise them.

Google Docs

This really wasn't one of my favorite exercises mostly b/c I am not currently in need of a tool like this to generate spreadsheets , presentations, ect., however, if I were there are several valuable aspects to this resource. I utilized the program to recreate my Missing Pieces letter it took me a little while to track down where things were and how it worked but all in all it was pretty straight forward. What I found especially interesting was the aspect of sharing with others and the ability to collaborate. I know I would have enjoyed having this in college when I was working on group presentations, how easy it would be to all be able to sit at home and combine virtual forces! So while I don't personally plan to use this resource much at this point I imagine it offers a great deal to others.

Yeah it worked!

I was so excited that I was actually able to post the video clip! It took me a couple tries but it works which is SUPER exciting b/c I was worried that it would be much more complicated than it actually was. I've definately watched YouTube videos before yet I had never actually navigated through the site myself. I found it really neat that you could see what other people were watching at the time and I also found it very interesting what the top favorites and most discussed videos were. A new feature that was apparently recently added was YouTube greeting cards (basically you can send a video clip as a card to another person) I thought that was a great idea. There is definately a collasal amount of info on YouTube, some of greater value than others but I think it is a fabulous resource none the less. I think webvideo could be a wonderful resource for the library to explore...We can put those new video camaras to work !