#23 week #9 -- Summary of Library 2.0 project

Well, after many more grey hairs later, I can finally say I have completed this Library 2.0 project. It has been quite an experience, many many hrs. trying to figure things out, and becoming very frustrated with it at times. I have finally come to the end of this Library 2.0 project. Needless to say, I certainly became aware of many of these new technological tools available out there, some I will use again, others I may not. I really enjoyed the Podcasts, and You tube, they were fun to check out, and keeping the Blog and adding photos was great, which I hope to continue to use myself. I did find it quite rushed, and trying to keep up, it was hard to comprehend in such a short time frame. I think if there is another time, it should be a much slower pace, more time to do lessons, and not for so long as 9 wks. Certainly, it has been of great benefit, and I'm glad that I now have a little insight to some of these terms etc. even if I don't use a lot myself. With techology changing so rapidly, I think any chance like this for us to learn is very rewarding. Thanks for the opportunity. Helen House.

# 22 - NetLibrary Wk 9 -Audiobooks

I have established a NetLibrary account and have checked out some of the Netlibrary audiobook titles, trying different topics and seeing what titles would come up, looks like a great selection. Its great to see how it gives a description of what the book is about, showing the details, cover page and a place to add your email, so they can notify you when audiobook is available to download. There is such a high demand of seniors using these audio books just now, I should think that the Netlibrary selection would be such a benefit to expanding their selection available to them, and the fact they can download them at home, get them in both different languages such as French, or Spanish, would also be of benefit to many.

Podcasts Wk #9 --No. 21

I checked out a few of the podcasts, great to put a certain subject in and see what podcasts if any have been made. As for checking some of them out, one said not available, other said I had to install something??? I said "no" so not sure if I should have installed it or not, this was on my computer at my desk. Therefore, some podcasts, I didn't seem to have access to, but some I did see. It makes one realize there is so much more out there, on any subject, not just in print form anymore. Enjoyed this one, but still a bit confusing. I tried to add some podcast sites in my BlogLines account.

Week 9 Activity #20 Podcasts

I checked out some of the tools from Podcast.net and Yahoo Podcasts, both have displayed the info quite different. Great to punch in whatever topic you want and it will bring up the list of every podcast on that topic.
There were quite a few for libraries - Library channel, Open stacks. Library Playground, and for Book reviews many ex. Fred's world, Nancy Pearls Book reviews, and Teen Podcasting book reviews, just to name a few. This was quite interesting, although I had trouble viewing them. There were a couple of interest to me, Knitting step by step, All things fun.


http://podcastalley.com/podcast_genres.php?pod_genre_id=19

# 20 Wk 9 YouTube

I have seen the video clip before around Nov. llth they usually show it on the Canadians War Veterans site, It is certainly one everyone should view, get the meaning across of "Remembrance Day". Never knew the You Tube existed, but it certainly a great way to check out a subject and see what videos have been done. Very much enjoyed. Helen

You Tube Web 2.0 video & Library 2.0 video00

WEB 2.0 #20 wK 9

Interesting to check out the video sites. It would be a great way to advertise an upcoming event ( in a video form) makeing it accessible to all. Great for social networking, whether it google maps, delicious, or technorati, or blogs, wikis. Its very interactive. I enjoyed the sports clips, and the adds are very creative, certainly some vids. for advertising a product are very well done, and you will remember seeing the video, gets your attention. it.

Library 2.0 video - Manifesto --Thought this was very well done, and start ones thinking about what we need to do to keep up with what the public requires of us.
Recognizing these requirements and incorporating them into the services that we can try to offer in the upcoming years. And having the websites set up so that users can also contribute through blogs, etc. would be very beneficial to Libraries so we are keeping up to date with their current requirements.User feedback is very important so we are moving in the right direction of their current needs.

Great info to see the ratings on the vids. The comments you can leave on site, add to your favourites, share, or post, lo ts of interaction.

Web 2.0 tools #19

Fun checking out the different site, and even more that they have rated the 3 best in all the categories, certainly saves a lot of work for people checking them out.
In checking these tools out, I found lots of sites that would be very help to all.
Sites I checked out for
Books--Lulu >( for people interested in publishing their own and selling world wide.
Judys books - shows what city has the best sales on their books prices, publishers coupons available etc.

Business sites -- I check out the one called " Instant Bull"- with lots of categories to choose from, punch in your stock and catch up on all the news of how it is doing through business magazines, blogs and ratings, articles.

Maps sites - for the most current up to date maps, and directions, with many to choose from, but nice it lists the top rated 3.
Medical tool sites - just type in your subject and then it will take you to lots of information, you can leave questions on this site, for repsponse, even having the delic.ios site so you could keep track of only the info sites you wanted.

Google Docs #18

This has been an interesting lesson, I did try to actually make up some forms docs. from the "Zoho writer" and added some tabs, I did find it a little confusing but played around with it, did some searches and tried to post them to my blog.

Google Docs--

I think this would certainly be very helpful to students or just about everyone, the fact that you can do a doc. and save that doc on line, so others also have access to it, and yet you don't have to carry around the drive or diskette. Also publishing doc. as a public file would be helpful to many, so that they are able to read it as a webpage. Handy that you don't have to buy and install a program to do a lot of these things that are listed both by Google Doc. and Zoho writer. - Helen

Zoho writer - # 18 week 8

Zoho writer forms
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Zoho Writer

Site for zoho writer

Sandbox

It was fun playing with the "sandbox, and that you could list any subjects and also have others contribute to it. Fun to also check what others had put in it also, with their pictures etc. Interesting that anyone can "edit" or edit any part of it also. This one was fun!! Helen

http://www.ask.com/web?q=sheep&qsrc=1&o=tb&l=zu This link will take you to the sheep site.

Favorite books, Pets, and places to Travel

The book that I have enjoyed lately is A Portrait of Owen Sound, 1905-1955 which I have purchased my own copy of. I really find the old photos so interesting and just to see the same locations now and how it has all changed, or some of it may still have been preserved,. I really find fascinating.
















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WIKIS - #16 WEEK 7

I have checked out some of the Wiki sites and they seem very interesting, expecially the "Bull Run Library Site. I clicked on the Library Elf Link, and it is amazing that there is a tool for people to use in having a reminder telling them when to bring their library materials back, checking Library cards, and tracking library materials. This would be so very useful for many of our library patrons.

WIKIS - WEEK SEVEN #16

This is one of the Wiki sites I found during checking out wikis

http://walks.wikispaces.com/Beckenham+Place+Park+to+Crystal+Palace
Walks - London and southern England

Library 2.0 #14 # 15 Week 6

What Library 2.0 means to me--- In reading through the different articles on Web 2.0 information, it certainly makes one realize that the technology is changing so quickly, it is really hard to keep up with it all. It does show that Libraries are certainly doing a good job at trying to keep up with those changes. Therefore, helping the library users around the world, by giving them access to a lot of these new tools. Just by informing the patrons and communites about these new tools, that they are or will be available now or down the road is a big step forward.
In the article by Rick Anderson, " Away from the icebergs" he talks about eliminating the barriers that exist between patrons and the information that they need, helping them in these
areas, such as interfaces so they actually have more time reading and learning.Also he mentioned that we have to find new ways to bring our services to patrons rather than insisting they come to us. With most people having access to computers now a days, either at libraries, schools or at home, the more inventive ways to use this info for research, everyday uses, such as
banking on line, checking newspaper information web sites, travel web sites, booking tickets on line, downloading pics from their digital camera or phone are all ways this new technology is there for us to learn, right at our finger tips. It amazes me to see just how much more info is available on the computer, and learning some of these tools has certainly made me more aware of what is available for us all. I was amazed to see on the news the other night a new game called " Second Life" from London Eng. I believe, where you could actually subscribe, and become a computer player in the game, and interact with other players on line from their home computers, through everyday situations. Wow! Just that these capabilities are available amazes me. Certainly with our own Library and the communities around that we are serving, I think, to keep them interested in using our services, it is very necessary for us to be up to date with the most recent technology available, but to make them aware of all our capablities, that there is something for one and all at the library. Like Rick Anderson says in his article " It's going to have to happen one library - one little boat - at a time.

Another interesting article was the one by Chip Nilges - " To more powerful ways to cooperate"talks about the "collective intelligence" and what they have planned over the next year with professionals and library patrons and others to contribute to and use the WorldCat. I can only imagine what a vast amount of info, this would open up for library users. Their plans for the World Cat access and the principles of Web 2.0 concept will certainly help libraries try and keep up with this changing technology thats available.

I think in todays world, I certainly have to agree with Dr.Wendy Schultz - " To a temporary place in time, she mentions that Libraries are not merely in communities, they are communities: they preserve and promote community memories..........."
Libraries today, are so very different from years ago with so much more information out there and the computers with tools they can now use to find that information.

Technorati

I tried to organize a couple of favorite blogs on England Villages, and also tried tagging then. I also did try checking out some of the other blog sites, but did still find it rather confusing, a lot to comprehend all at once. It was interesting to see just all it does, with other people's blog available to read about a certain subject. I probably wouldn't use this very much myself, but none the less is still good to check out what capabilites there really are with all these new tools.

Technorati -- Blog posts

My account

Albion Heart: Derbyshire 'Well Dressings'

Albion Heart: Derbyshire 'Well Dressings'

Del.icio.us Account

I set up a Del.icio.us account and bookmarked some sites on England . I also tagged them for future reference, if I decide to take a trip there. It was good practice setting up this account & to see how it would be a great benefit in doing research on a particular top, and finding my favourite sites quickly using the tags. There were some other good sites on OSNGUPL and it was also interesting to see how many people had viewed that site, and some who had left a comment on how useful the site was. Also to view the most popular tag words they had used.

Travel rollyo tool

I did a travel Rollyo to search all the sites that I would like to check from time to time, on different countries I would like to see, sometime. This was very interesting and a very good way to narrow a search with just the sites I want to view on a subject.

NEW ENGLAND -- TRAVEL

http://www.newenglandsite.com/ma-last-minute-travel.shtml

Using the generators was fun, checking out all the different ones to choose from like the Glitter Bubblegum site, My fun cards site,& Profile Pitstop. Amazing to see all the creative things that are available for us to use. Some were free to downloan, others that we would have to subscribe to, may have a cost. It was also fun downloading these right into my blog. Using the Library Thing was also interesting, to see how it would group the differenct subject of titles together and to keep track of them in my own listing/ Library.

Helen's books for baby Luke

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/tomhouse

This is a site I checked out for the "generators" changing the words on the sign to Library ( I know they are very small to see)

Text Generator - Glitter Text - Counters - YourGen.com online casino

I checked out some very useful and fun generator sites. There is a lot of fun and useful, creative sites that we could use for a lot of different projects. I had fun trying some of them out.

FUN FONTS

Copy and paste this code into your website editor or MySpace profile:

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RRS Sites

I checked some of these RRS sites this am. and found that they would be quite useful, in checking the different newsites, current info on people, sports, interests. I clicked into some of the sights and then see also new links that I can also go into associated with the topics. I realize that I would have to subscribe to these sites in a Blog Line, then they would appear for me to read on connected on my one topic.

Golf lessons

Golf lessons
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What a great night of golfing. I certainly want to say "Thank You" to everyone for their wonderful patience over the whole evening. The carts were fun and Shirley sure has a great knack in fishing for those balls out of play. It was great playing the Best ball, and I hope to get out again sometime, althought I think I need to go to the driving range and do a lot of practising. Thanks for the fun!!

Baby blanket and gramma House

Baby blanket and gramma House
Originally uploaded by chesleycallie

Baby Luke and Gramma, enjoying the lovely baby blanket made by the wonderful contributions from the wonderful Library Staff. Gramma has been enjoying babysit, certainly as much as I can. He is changing so quickly and smiling up a storm, with those cute little dimples. My Gramma brag book is being kept up to date quite well, and I will bring it in for staff to see again at a later date.He likes to listen to music and I sing to him often, but I must get some of those great kids dept. books with kids songs in them. What a lot of fun in store for me!!!

Gramma's House

As of May 24th I became a Gramma, and must say that I am enjoying that very much. My grandson Luke David House was born in Waterloo weighing 5 lbs 6 oz. He is now up to 8 1/2 lbs and is doing very well. They came up for a visit on the wk end and I took some pictures of Luke in his lovely knitted Library blanket. The blanket is lovely colors of dark blue, light blue, and yellow squares, and a little boy doll to go with it, in the same colors. This blanket was a wonderful gift my Library co-workers gave to me as a gramma gift. Everyone played their part in either buying the wool or knitting the squares. What fantastic teamwork!!! I will keep this blanket to use at my house when he comes to visit me. He has now started to smile, so that was very exiting to see.
Now that I am working part time, I will have some time to baby sit for them, and will be able to enjoy seeing the changes in him as he grows, begins to crawl, start to say words. (Hopefully I will be able to squeeze a "gramma" word in there also. At any rate, I will keep you posted on the next exciting thing that he does. Gramma Helen