Thing # 30 -Web 2.0 wrap-up

What a wonderful training!

At times, there was a lot of reading...but we are library people and reading is part of everyday life...don't grumble about it...just do it!

Chances are you learned something really neat from all these weeks of training.

I would definitely participate in a follow-up or related training in the future.

Thing # 29 Web 2.0 summary

Hey,

Well...I made it...Only two blog posts left and what a fun, informative, and at times frustrating project Web 2.0 turned out to be. Likes-Blogging, Image generators, finding new sites
Dislikes- dead links, blocks by internet filtering-(these two dislikes though have nothing to do with the program itself-so no dislikes would really be more accurate)

Web 2.0 is a wonderful training and it exposed me to new websites, as well as refreshed my memory on some sites that I was already familiar with. This training does encourage lifelong learning and I am glad that it was offered to us. Read, write, blog...express yourself...

Thing # 28 Hello.....Rollyo

Hey all,

I have been exploring the search engine of sorts known as Rollyo...A very interesting site, however I had trouble finding the uniqueness of the site...Rollyo is a search engine combined with the bookmarking capabilities of De.lic.ious. I'm sure that this site is practical for some, but at a public library..I don't see the necessity...However, at an academic library, Rollyo would prove helpful as it stores previous searches.

Nevertheless, please visit the www.rollyo.com to explore the site...it is important for us all to know what is out there...

Thing # 27 Library Thing

Hey all,

Well, the web just keeps getting better and better. Latest discovery... you can catalog your library online. So much easier than keeping a list. The lifetime fee is reasonable too, only $25.00 for life. Catalog, tag, review....make connections with other book lovers...check it out....I can see myself spending LOTS of time on this site...totally fun for a library girl like myself!

Here is a link to my catalog...always subject to editing...so keep checking back!
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/hfitzger

Later gators!

Thing # 26 Image generators

Oh, so much to say...so much fun to be had. The best thing to do is to try out all the options that are available...Warhol generator is awesome! This image is CL...Andy Warhol style!

Thing # 25-Podcasting, Video casting

Podcasts and video casts are the way of the future! Libraries can market the collection, as well as promote programs over the WWW. The key is making the videos and podcasts interesting enough to draw your audience.

Thing # 24 Podcasts

Hey all,

Podcasting is well, to be very general...great. It is definitely something cool to download to your iPod. There are several search engines to locate podcasts, and I'm sure that they are wonderful...However, I am unable to access two out of the three sites due to filtering on City computers.

The one that I could access was Yahoo..and this site worked just like a regular web search. Overall, no super-impressive features of the Yahoo site, but that's alright because the information is returned properly.