#23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ...

The biggest discovery with this journey was that I was able to complete the entire program, and continued to be motivated to continue to the end. There were times when I thought who cares. I found that I cared enough and was curious enough to get through each week, and look forward to finding out what the next lesson would be. Even though I will probably not use these tools right away, I would like to find ways to incorporate them into my daily routine at work and into my personal life as well. I would love to become more organized be able to put my hands/cursor on information when I need it, without having to look for it each time.

I would love to take the time to go back to the beginning and start all over and create a new account and do each lesson over and not feel any pressure and have the time to explore in more detail.

I felt the team did an excellent job presenting and assisting. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication.

One of my goals was to have fun and I really did. There would be times when we would get frustration, but there was always a good laugh with each lesson.

Yes I would participate in another discovery program. I am very curious and always feel a sense of accomplishment whenever I learn something.

Thank you again for all your hard work, this has been fun.

#22 Face-to-Face Space: Social Networking Communities

I chose not to create a MySpace account. I found it interesting, and I have heard our students talk about Facebook and MySpace and they use it a lot, I don't think this is something I would do unless I had a group of friends spread all over the country, then that would be a fun way to keep in touch. As far as the features I enjoyed or not, I couldn't really tell you since I don' t have an account.

I'm sure this could be used in a library setting, but my lack of imagination won't let my brain wrap around that concept. If our library would go that direction I would be willing to learn it and put it in to use.

#21 Podcasts, Shmodcasts!

I have decided that I'm not imaginative enough, nor so inclined to do searches that can be done in a timely manner. I've approached this like I shop. I feel like I have to look at everything then, get so confused and over loaded I lose interest.

However, I tried a library search and found a podcast for OPLIN, I did listen to it, but I couldn't really concentrate on what was being said. At least I am familiar with OPLIN. In case you are wondering OPLIN is a consortium of public libraries in Ohio.

One more week!!!!!!!!!!1

A Librarian's 2.0 Manifesto

This is an experiment.

#20 You too can YouTube

Basically I really couldn't find anything real spectacular when I was exploring, so I decided to search library 2.0. Other than than the video Jan made, by favorite was A Librarian's 2.0 Manifest. In a perfect world, this is what I think all of us would like our library philosophy to be.

#19 Discovering Web 2.0 tools

I liked backpack. I could use it for my personal life to make lists, work on a home project, etc. I looked through several other options trying to find something that could help me with my library work. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places or something, but I really haven't found anything that would be of help. I could use the list feature to make lists of the websites I use regularly.

#18 Web-based Apps

I explored the Google Docs & Spreadsheets. I already had a calendar that I created several months ago. Our family shares our calendars with each other so we have an idea when we have free time to get together. We all have been so busy recently we haven't used it as much as we should.

I like the idea of being able to create documents on one computer and being able to access from any computer, as well as sharing with others. I said I like the idea of sharing with other, but probably won't.

#17 Playing Around with Wikis

Here it is! Took a little bit of work, but I got it.

#16 So what’s in a wiki?

While looking at the Wiki's I was hoping to find something that I could really be interested in, but was disappointed every time. The one Wiki I found the most interesting was for Interlibrary Loan. Maybe someday it will develop into something I would find a little more interesting. Maybe a patron would find it interesting though.

On to the next task.

#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0 ...

Wow, finally the last entry. This week has been very hard for me to get through. There is so much reading and so many distractions, hard to concentrate. The most interesting reading for me was "To better bibliographic services". This concept has been going through my mind since we started doing Library 2.0. With each exercise we have completed I've been thinking how this might help with verifying citations. The more information that becomes available the greater the challenge for me. I love it.

#14 Getting not-so-technical with Technorati

This might say "getting not-so-technical" with Technorati, but it did with me. I didn't find this one as interesting as some of the others. If you look into my eyes now, it will say TILT.

Discovery Exercise: Del.icio.us

I really like the idea of using Del.icio.us to organize my personal bookmarks and to be able to view them at any computer. To be able to organize the bookmarks is a real bonus for me. While exploring the different Del.icio.us accounts, I found it was like peeling an onion. One site would lead to another site and on and on. I could spend hours.

I think Del.icio.us is one of the tools I will be using at home.

Try it out... + IDC Recipes : Rollyo

Judy, Darla and I held our own traning session here in IDC, we collectively created this Rollyo.



Try it out... + IDC Recipes : Rollyo

Library Thing Exercise

Here are some of my favorite books

Experiment Exercise

http://www.kessels.com/Downloads/choco/Chocolate

Discovery Exercise News Feeds

When searching the various feeds, I didn't find anything that I would want to use regularly. To be perfectly honest, I don't have much time to devote to viewing other blogs, etc. This weekend I was looking for some information on refinishing furniture and I noticed the RSS symbol on some of the cites I visited. These would be something I would like to refer to while I'm working on certain projects.

I am discovering how much I have learned in Library 2.0 by the new things I am noticing when doing my regular work and when I am researching things for personal use. As a matter of fact I think I might be getting the hang of this after all.

Blog Feeds

This is the first exercise I have started without going to a class first. I found that you have to set aside the time to complete one portion of the exercise. For me this is hard to do, but I will do it.

As far as using this technology I can subscribe to coworkers blogs to view easily. As for using RSS and newsfeeds, etc., using ALA might teach me new and improved things and finding other feeds to help verify citations. It will be nice to have things of interest in one spot to view quickly.

I think I am starting to feel a little more comfortable with the whole process now.

Technology

Technology has been trying to get the best of me, and I keep fighting it. One day I hope I will be able to laugh about my technology phobia.

Favorite API

My favorite/interesting API is Colr Pickr - Jim Bumgardner.


I would love to be proficient enough someday to use it to create a picture.

Ohio University Libraries Learning 2.0

Ohio University Libraries Learning 2.0

I Love Flickr

August 15, 1970 Jim & I were married here.

Lifelong learning

I have always been all about learning, but there has to be an easier way for me to go about it. I have a long sad history of learning things for the first time. I start out with a positive attitude ready to go and the very first thing I try is a problem. Creating my Blog, of course, was no exception. Hence the lack of "confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner"Habit #4 would fit the bill for the hardest. The easiest was Habit 1: Begin with the end in mind. Getting the MP3 Player at the end, was certainly a big motivation for me to start this exciting adventure and of course being eligible to win the lap top was huge.

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