Thursday, March 3, 2011
Summary
Overall I found the San Jose 23 things activity useful for new users to the internet, library staff, and people with a desire to keep up with changing technology. It also great for people who like to explore programs on their own, while providing some assistance in navigation.
Ebooks and Audio Ebooks
Week 9- Ebooks and Audio Books
Explore Ebooks and Audio Books
For this last task, the San Jose 23 things list suggested exploring the Project Gutenberg Site, this site has 33,000 titles available for free download. This is another great resource for librarians to provide greater access to more materials, expanding the amount of information they can provide to patrons in different formats. I had heard of the Project Gutenberg site before, but not had the opportunity to explore it. I found a great deal of materials from a vast amount of authors and while I could not find alot of well-known authors, I still would consider this a great resource in providing exposure to different types of literature.
Explore Ebooks and Audio Books
For this last task, the San Jose 23 things list suggested exploring the Project Gutenberg Site, this site has 33,000 titles available for free download. This is another great resource for librarians to provide greater access to more materials, expanding the amount of information they can provide to patrons in different formats. I had heard of the Project Gutenberg site before, but not had the opportunity to explore it. I found a great deal of materials from a vast amount of authors and while I could not find alot of well-known authors, I still would consider this a great resource in providing exposure to different types of literature.
Tagging
Week 6- Tagging
Learn about taking and discover Del.icio.us
Tagging allows users to assign keywords to information to better organize information and make it easier to access, there are no guidelines in tagging users can associate any terms in the connection of data. Del.icio.us is a site that manages social bookmarks, users can create an account, add bookmarks of sites, and designate tags to these bookmarks. Social bookmarking sites are useful in providing an online resource of sites to patrons, this way reference libraries can provide a group of sites relevent to research for students or anyone looking to find reliable resources.
Learn about taking and discover Del.icio.us
Tagging allows users to assign keywords to information to better organize information and make it easier to access, there are no guidelines in tagging users can associate any terms in the connection of data. Del.icio.us is a site that manages social bookmarks, users can create an account, add bookmarks of sites, and designate tags to these bookmarks. Social bookmarking sites are useful in providing an online resource of sites to patrons, this way reference libraries can provide a group of sites relevent to research for students or anyone looking to find reliable resources.
Image Generators
Week 5- Play Week
Play around with an online image generator
For this weeks activity I explored the site BigHugeLabs, this site has many different programs that allow users to customize their photos. There were many interesting features such as using your photo to create a magazine cover, a collage, or puzzles. Users can also apply filters to photos, creating badges, and creating calenders. This is a great resource for librarians, especially for relating to younger users and expanding their interest in technology.
Play around with an online image generator
For this weeks activity I explored the site BigHugeLabs, this site has many different programs that allow users to customize their photos. There were many interesting features such as using your photo to create a magazine cover, a collage, or puzzles. Users can also apply filters to photos, creating badges, and creating calenders. This is a great resource for librarians, especially for relating to younger users and expanding their interest in technology.
RSS Feeds Continued
Week 4- RSS Feeds
Locate a few useful library blogs and/or newsfeeds
There are many useful library blogs on the internet, one such blog is one that was listed on the LIS Blogs activity blog list called the ALA TechSource Blog. This blog provides users with tips on how to use emerging technology in your library, librarians can not only utilize this as a source for their own benefit but also for providing information to patrons on new technologies. Another blog that would be useful for librarians and patrons is Booklist, this blog provides users with book resources and reviews.
Locate a few useful library blogs and/or newsfeeds
There are many useful library blogs on the internet, one such blog is one that was listed on the LIS Blogs activity blog list called the ALA TechSource Blog. This blog provides users with tips on how to use emerging technology in your library, librarians can not only utilize this as a source for their own benefit but also for providing information to patrons on new technologies. Another blog that would be useful for librarians and patrons is Booklist, this blog provides users with book resources and reviews.
RSS Feeds
Week 4- RSS Feeds
Learn about RSS Feeds and set up a Bloglines account
Really Simple Syndication is a file format that allows users to keep track of regularly updated information on various sites, Bloglines allows users to add RSS feeds and create a dashboard to keep track of various feeds in one place. Libraries could use this to provide patrons with access to different sites that could be considered great resources, such as political newsfeeds, stocks, and technology and information journal feeds. Bloglines also has a section that allows users subscribe to group feeds that are geographically based, such as the New York Blogs group- this allows subscribers to follow different types of groups. One such group follows community news, real estate, restaurant, and entertainment news from different sites.
Learn about RSS Feeds and set up a Bloglines account
Really Simple Syndication is a file format that allows users to keep track of regularly updated information on various sites, Bloglines allows users to add RSS feeds and create a dashboard to keep track of various feeds in one place. Libraries could use this to provide patrons with access to different sites that could be considered great resources, such as political newsfeeds, stocks, and technology and information journal feeds. Bloglines also has a section that allows users subscribe to group feeds that are geographically based, such as the New York Blogs group- this allows subscribers to follow different types of groups. One such group follows community news, real estate, restaurant, and entertainment news from different sites.
Flickr
Week 3- Photos and Images
Explore Flickr
This photo sharing site allows users to upload and share photos, users also have the option to add tags, add notes, create a favorites list, and tag people in your photos. This is a great program for librarians to use to promote the library, Flickr could be used to show the staff, pictures of the departments, or share images of library events. I also found a really interesting section on Flickr called the commons, a program that allows for easier access to publically held photography collections. This is a great way for libraries to gain access to collections from many different institutions such as NASA, The Library of Congress, and The Smithsonian.
Explore Flickr
This photo sharing site allows users to upload and share photos, users also have the option to add tags, add notes, create a favorites list, and tag people in your photos. This is a great program for librarians to use to promote the library, Flickr could be used to show the staff, pictures of the departments, or share images of library events. I also found a really interesting section on Flickr called the commons, a program that allows for easier access to publically held photography collections. This is a great way for libraries to gain access to collections from many different institutions such as NASA, The Library of Congress, and The Smithsonian.
Blogging
Week 2 Blogging
-Set up your own blog and add your first post
As an undergraduate in Library Science I had many asssignments and discussions that required accessing a blog, but in those four years I never had the opportunity to create one. Using the Blogger site to create my blog was really easy, this makes it a useful tool in the public library system. This would provide a useful foruem for libraries to network with their patrons, it could be used to provide resource help, notify users of events, and share book reviews.
-Set up your own blog and add your first post
As an undergraduate in Library Science I had many asssignments and discussions that required accessing a blog, but in those four years I never had the opportunity to create one. Using the Blogger site to create my blog was really easy, this makes it a useful tool in the public library system. This would provide a useful foruem for libraries to network with their patrons, it could be used to provide resource help, notify users of events, and share book reviews.
Picking a program
For my 23 things activity I choose to use San Jose Public Libraries 23 Things program, this list of activities can be found at http://sjlibrary23.blogspot.com/. The library had used this program to encourage their staff to explore Web 2.0, the program was split into 9 weeks. Each week was devoted to a different technology, the first week was an introduction to users and provided information on how the program worked. I will be trying seven of the 23 tasks listed, the first is the 2nd week topic-blogging.
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