7.16 Wikis

I think I would like to have more time to explore the Library Success wiki. It look likes it has a lot of great information. The Princeton Public Library Wiki does not appear to have been updated recently.

I still have mixed feelings about wikis. I noticed on the Library Success wiki, you now have to authenticate with your email address due to the amount of vanalism on the site. I understand the beauty of a wiki is that anyone can put information on the site which makes it a great way to share information, thoughts, ideas, etc. However, not everyone is the expert they think they are and maybe should not be posting.

There could be uses for an Alden wiki. However are we going to have information in so many different places and formats, people will become confused on wher to look? Or it will become to time consuming?

Maybe we could develop a wiki from the UC classes which the students could added to - what did they find helpful, tips they have for other students, etc. We could have a wiki for our student works - not accessible through the staff wiki - with information for them, where they could add tips for each other. I think authenication for that one would be the best.

6.15 Library 2.0

All we have to do is look around to see things are changing at Alden. I can still remember the card catalogues. Now we can view the table of contents without even touching the book. Good-bye browsing in the stacks.

The easier it is for students to obtain information the better but they still need to know the importance of good research techniques. Some people seem to forget everything is not a click away.

The more colloboration the better though. I read that OCLC now has an office in Bejing.

The biggest drawback I see is having the money to facilitate dreams into reality.

6.14 Technorati

As with other search engines, etc, where you search in the Technorati site effects you number of immediate results. I think I would use this site mostly to look for other blogs for information on a variety of topics. The site was easy to navigate which I liked.

As with the other exercises though, I could spend all day on these sites and still have a lot more to learn and explore. I don't think I have a good handle on the best way to use all these things to make them work most effectively for me.

I am still not comfortable with posting a lot of information on the web. I am a lot more private than many may guess.

6.13 delicious

I have finally made it to number 13. I am still not comfortable with tagging but I want to work with delicious more. I would like to have all my bookmarks in one place as I may want to look up something at home from work but do not remember the url or my exact search term. I think I could use my computer a lot wiser if I just took the time to play with it and the internet more. I just get frustrated if something goes wrong or th computer goes down.

5.12 Rollyo

Okay, I am really out of date. I use Yahoo when I search the internet. Once in awhile, I try Google. But I think if you could use Rollyo to build your own search engines for specific needs, it would be an aid in research, even in your entertainment. I would guess subject bibliographers would want to create a search engine for their subject area for students to use for papers, discussion groups, etc. This would also apply to professors.

5.11 The Library Thing

I like the LibraryThing website. My husband will tell you though that the last thing I need is a recommendation on another book to read. It would take me awhile to put all the books we have at home into my catalogue. I have not read them all yet but I am working on it. It was neat to be able to list my sister-in-law's (Chuck"s sister) book. It was a dream come true for her to publish a novel. It is an excellent book. I am hoping for the sequel soon.

I am not sure how many of the sites we are looking at I will go back to in the future after we finish the 23 Things but LibraryThing will be one I do check out once in awhile.

5.10 Image Generators

I looked at a couple of the image generators. I thought this was time consuming but fun. I guess I am old fashion because I still use Yahoo as my search engine. I found this on http://www.fodey.com/generators/animated/wizard.asp. You could pick talking flowers or tomatoes too but I thought I would try the owl. A couple of the sites were too technical for me and one looked like it had a lot of useful tools but it hadn't been updated since 2002.