WEEK 8 THING 18

I looked at Zoho writer and Google docs. Both of these tools make it unnecessary to use floppy discs. They can be used for creating and editing documents, and then the work can be saved online. Party lists are great because you will always have the names ,addresses, and phone numbers saved for future reference.

WEEK 7 THING 17

Sandbox wikis are really good tools for librarians. I would want to set up an area of the website at work for favorite authors, and I would love to share conversations and viewpoints with other librarians.
If I had the time at home, my personal preference would be for favorite recipes and have people all over the world chime in with their ideas.

WEEK 7 THING 16

From my reading, I see that WIKI is a Hawaiian phrase used to indicate something fast--wiki wiki. Thus , a wiki is a "quick to build, easy-to-edit website on which all information can be edited, changed, or rewritten by the users of the site". The largest wiki in the world is Wikipedia and I know that I have gone to this site many times for a quick explanation if a customer asks about a subject or word definition.
In most cases teachers will not let students use Wikipedia as an information source since so many of the entries are subjective and influenced by a person's opinion. I just read a newspaper article in the Baltimore Sun where a new site called WikiScanner can check where changes in editing an article can be traced to the computer where the person made the changes.
The article deals with corporate revisions where the writer made his company look more favorable; for example, someone at EXXON MOBIL made changes to downplay the environmental damage the Valdez oil spill made in Alaska.
For libraries, I see many positives of using wikis. Applications of wikis would be good for books, films, music and library instruction resources, especially when introducing new data bases.

WEEK 6 THING 15

Library 2.0
The idea of a traditional library going back for centuries, Library 1.0, is now being replaced with the concept of Library 2.0. This service includes online services which encourages feedback and participation by the user. Library users who are technologically oriented will be empowered by the new tools available in getting information. Those who are less computer savvy may still be coming into the library to ask for assistance. I feel that there is so much more information available that we need Library 2.0 to keep up with constant changes.
Web 2.0
The article I read by Rick Anderson called "Away from the Icebergs" clarified for me the need to move ahead and keep up with upcoming technology. NO, not everyone needs a building to visit to gain vital information. In the future we can have "libraries" of information without the concrete buildings we now erect in systemwide libraries. It may not be necessary to have book "collections" in the traditional sense. Instead of asking library users come to us, we need to bring our services to patrons even if it is in the virtual way. Most of all we need to
educate our patrons , to train them so that access to information will be readily available online if that becomes the user's "preferred environment". Wow, what big changes are ahead!!!!!

WEEK 6 THING 14

Technorati is a company which tracks fifty million blogs and has new and improved indexing. This site is a good way to get out there in the world of blogging and communicate with lots of other people.
Top favorite blogs are Youtube, My Space, and Facebook .

Baby Play Room

Baby Play Room
Originally uploaded by lbrygrl

This new addition to the Pikesville Library has added hours of joy to a lot of little people in the community.

Week 6, Thing 13

I listened to the audio introduction to Del.icio.us and found that it was a good social bookmarking site. I searched a while on the site and found YALSA nominations for the 2007 teens' top ten books. Now I want to try to make a tag so that I can share reading lists with others who have the same interest in making an annotated list of new Young Adult Fiction.