23 Summarize your thoughts

YAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am very pleased that I did and I learned a lot of new stuff! Some thoughts:
I feel proud of the appearance and graphics on my blog-though apparently no body reads it :(
The exercises took a LOT longer than I expected. Like everything on the Web, you stay on longer because you see unrelated interesting things that veer you in another direction. I now have a better idea of so many other things on the Internet that patrons are doing on PCs other than games and Google.
A suggestion for future...
I think many of us found that the most difficult thing was trying to keep track of our log ins, user names, passwords, etc. and keep them in order. I did not do a very good job of it, just printing out reams of paper, directions, writing on pages, etc. Maybe furnish a heads up "cheat sheet" of websites and internet resources that staff are goint to go to with blank spaces for staff to record their user names and password informaiton would be helpful. I would NOT have finished (without cussing to myself even more) without help from coworkers.
I would have given staff to the end of May to complete. I would likely participate in future programs. Even Luddites evolve!
Thanks Carolyn, Virginina, et al.

22 podcasts

Looked at various podcast directories and listened to Doctor Dawn podcast.

Subscribed via RSS to NPR 10 a.m. newscast.

21 youtube et al

Looked at youtube (which I was familiar with) as well as PPLD YouTube Channel, Yahoo and Google videos. Question-have we ever gotten any complaints for PPLD YouTube? The way our PPLD YouTube Channel came up this morning, "related videos" from youtube itself was on right side column and had Perez Hilton featured which is a campy celebrity video website.

Note to Hillary-GET the hell out!

#20 web 2.0 awards

Looked at a number of things including Guess the Google, games2web.com, Metacafe.
Good that a number of things nominated we have done in our 23 Things! e.g. Technorati, Flickr, Del.icio.us, Rollyo, etc. When I get a chance I will still look at the listings for Questions and Advice as might be pertinent to job.

Zohobachery!

I kinda liked Zoho Writer.  A couple of observations.  BUSY page w/many of of the features "upfront."  I liked that the strikethru strikethrough was right up fron to use!  Always difficult for me to find on Word.  Also, the emotions thingy !!

 

OK now how in the heck do I send this to my blog????

Zohobachery!

I kinda liked Zoho Writer.  A couple of observations.  BUSY page w/many of of the features "upfront."  I liked that the strikethru strikethrough was right up fron to use!  Always difficult for me to find on Word.  Also, the emotions thingy !!

 

OK now how in the heck do I send this to my blog????

Google Labs

Looked at Google Sets-worked!; Google Suggests-like Yahoo search; Google Trends.

B

Library 2.0 and Web 2.0

Read a few articles on this. Seemed like some of the key points-The library network is seen as a platform, fostering participation, collaboration and sharing. All hopefully to benefit our patrons.

16 Technorati

Looked at this. Lots of different topics, esp. politics which is information overkill these days. I added Boing! Boing! to my bloglines.

15 I.did.Del.icio.us

Joined and added some bookmarkng websites. Yet another example that is similar to favorites, etc. but with emphasis on the newer generation's penchant for sharing what they are doing and knowing what others are doing.

Thing 14-Ning Nany Noo

Middling success. Looked at Library 2.0 and Learning 2.0. Couldn't find a Learning 2.1 Joined Library 2.0 but had to leave a message with guru Carolyn Coulter on how to join PPLD group. Also looked at Indiana Libraries, Indiana Belly Dancers (!) Anyone else have a desire to crash the next Vegetarian Vegan Librarians lunch???

#12 Roll your own!

Yet another example of ALL of the things out there that can eat up your time and that are competitors to public libraries. I don't have a lot of fave websites. A generalist, I myself like searching with Google and keeping up with news and sports and weather, etc., on Yahoo. I kind of like whatever Yahoo comes up with for what they find interesting I usually find interesting. Sort of like browing in a library or book store for what catches your eye and interest. Rollyo/Roll your own-and don't bogart my friend-limits and tailors your search to get fewer more refined results. Could be helpful for students and others including reference librarians.
Muse: there is more information but far less knowledge in the world these days. :(

#11 It's a Library THANG!

#10 LinkedIn exercise

Completed the LinkedIn exercise.

We'll just see what happens.

#8 RSS and #9 coworker's blog

I learned about RSS feeds and added some-Daily Puppy and Green Thumb stuff. And I added Lisa Ward's 23 Blog to my Bloglines.

log ins and passwords and...

any one else having trouble keeping all of these straight?

flickr

I have always liked Flickr. Have used it more in the past than recently. I have a Flickr Account if any one wants to visit it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/florenceor/

wiki post

candy is dandy
BUT WIKI IS QUICKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


looks like wikis might work well for some things.

Kati and I canoed on the Huron River-pic on the Ann (ArborWiki) blog.

Was not impressed with SJCPL subject guide wiki or its website-not much graphics-looks blah; reinforces how nice our ppld webSITE looks!

Luddite???
Luddite

Pronunciation:\ˈlə-ˌdīt\
noun

Etymology:

perhaps from Ned Ludd, 18th century Leicestershire workman who destroyed a knitting frame

Date:1811:

one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest; broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change

— Luddite adjective
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary

apocryphal quote

Everything that can be invented has been invented.

Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899 (attributed)

Notes about this Quotation

• This quotation is not really the words of Mr. Duell. There is a long-standing urban legend about a patent director making such a statement, and this particular version may have originated in "The Book of Facts and Fallacies" by Chris Morgan and David Langford (1981). There is no evidence that anyone in the patent office really said anything of the sort. [note by Michael Moncur, October 18, 2005]