Wikis

Wikis are yet another way to communicate information.
I liked the Book Lovers Wiki and could see something like that working for CML. Allowing customers to input reviews would make it more intersting for all.
Evaluating what tool would work best for some of these tasks will be important.

Web 2.0

After reading Icebergs by Rick Anderson I saw the ways CML is addressing the movement toward 2.0 technology.

We don't keep a just in case collection, our collection has become leaner and more relevant every year I've worked here.

I'm looking forward to continued improvement in computer programs and databses making them easier for me and the customer to use, anything we develop is done with the ease of use in mind.

Virtual use is growing and it shows by the numbers using our services online. Discussions have been held on ways to go to our customers and as a result we've begun to investigate ways to reach out to our customers where they are, using their tools.

The times are a changing and they are changing fast! Thanks to Learn and Play I've taken the time to explore some the popular 2.0 tech sites like flickr, del.icio.us and librarything and found them useful for the most part, but without a doubt entertaining.

Delicious.com

I successfully signed up and imported my favorites to the site. It was quick and very easy to use.

Twitter

I got my account and twittered to a few people. Interesting to see how folks are using this tool. For the library---maybe chatting books with customers and staff would work. I think Librarything might work better though.

Image Generator

I checked out Logomaker.com and found it easy to use. Perhaps it's simplicity is limiting, but I appreciated being able to change colors fonts and locations with just a click of the mouse. I liked the fact that I could create the logo without having to register for anything.

LibraryThing

I keep a paper notebook of all the books I've read since 2000. This is great and I'm going to start transferring my list. I've just starred the ones I've really loved, this is going to give me an opportunity to add comments and reviews. I think it's great. Customers who are always looking for something great to read would love to get a peek at what the staff is reading. A branch LibraryThing would be fun and easy to add to and would get use.

My grandson's first visit to the library

The presentation programs are so close to Microsoft programs it's very easy to transfer skills.
These are great to share with customers so they can access their documents without having to save on a floppy or flashdrive. All free, amazing.

Take a look at my cute grandson.
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dg8bs7jc_1d4wfnngw

Bloglines

Wow!! Talk about information. I'm going to have to hone my subscriptions. My next goal is to take some time to explore some of the blogs on Learn and Play. Right now I've added mostly news blogs. I can see this becoming addictive.

Tweendom

I've added a blog to follow that I think will be useful. New teen titles come and go so quickly and this will help me keep up on the new titles that look interesting.