week 5

1. I visited three of the libraries. Appleton, Charlotte NC, and Denver Teen Spot. I found that Denver offered the most amount of information on their account; too much in fact.
2. I felt that Appleton had the least amount of information on their account and I guess I'm not sure how effective "surfacing" information is to the general public.
3. I think that MySpace or Facebook could become a tool for our library. I'm not sold on the idea of just having some basic information on our account and our patrons would flock to our page.
4. I'm not ready to create an account on Facebook. I had a difficult time finding other libraries on MySpace. I have serious reservations on how you would involve your patron to become your friend and why would they feel MySpace would be the go-to place for getting information and answers to your questions?

Final thoughts; I think MySpace and Facebook has it place in life; but I don't think I'm ready to go there yet.

Week 3 Remember the Milk and Jott

I added a task to RTM and looked at Jott. I've learned that there is so much that is offered on the Web that it is mind boggling! Wow! I think there is amazing potential for these two programs.

I think that there is potential to use these programs at the library, but I think it is overwhelming to someone who has never been exposed to this. I might use these things on a personal level, but I'm not sure how much I would use for my job at the library. I'll need to explore this more.

I think it is amazing the amount of material that is offered for free. Someone has done the hard work and we get to use these tools to better our life, to help us in the craziness. A little overwhelming!

Week 2 Googe I docs

I have played with Google idoc and feel that there is great potential for the library staff. You could work on budgeting, making a poster, having a spreadsheet to track how much has been spent for each account. The potential is huge. Well, I'm off to another week!

Semester 2 Week 1

I'm a little behind on my posts. I have found IM'ing to be a little challenging. I put a widget on my blog which is nice. I'm a little confused on having to have Meebo open so that I can see what people have IM me. I guess new things throw me off a little bit! Onto better things!