Maryland Libraries Sandbox #17

I love wikis! I added some of my favorite foods because I was hungry last night when I made my entry. It was so easy to add bits of information to existing pages. I also added my blog to the
Favorite Blogs page.

Wikis #16

Wikis are a great form of communication between staff members, staff and public, etc. We could use wikis for book clubs, book reviews. The nice thing about it is everyone can make comments. That being said, the down side is that we do not always know what type of comment is going to be made. It is definitely subjective in nature. But, I see it as a positive tool for libraries to utilize.

Library 2.0 #15

I enjoyed viewing the Youtube video "The Machine is Us/ing Us". How fascinating to watch all of the changes we have made with the web. Who would have thought that there is a blog born every 1/2 second. We need to meet the demands of our customers and this can only happen by staying up with the latest technological changes. This exercise on "23 Things" is one way to make that transpire. If not, we may see a decline in our circulation just as Rick Anderson experienced.

Technorati #14

I toured Technorati. Wow, there's lots of different blogs out there. It was interesting to note that the top searches were of Paris Hilton, YouTube, iphone and MySpace to name a few. If you like searching other peoples' blogs this is the place to do it.

Del.icio.us and Tagging #13

Del.icio.us is a good tool for people who use mulitple computers say at work and home. It is fascinating to think how one can categorize their bookmarks and store and share with others. This is something that I may continue to explore and use after I complete all of my work and have some free time. I also believe that tagging could be a great way to organize things.

Rollyo #12

I think creating a searchroll on Rollyo is probably very useful for people who do lots of searching on various websites, however, I do not think it would be something I would use that much. It's great that technology has advanced to this level to give users something new to try.

A Few Weeks and Counting!!!