Week 6, Thing # 15

Reading these articles clarified my thoughts on the 2.0 concept. One aspect is that library services will be even more consumer driven. There will be less emphasis on collection and more on streamlining information seeking processes. Librarians will become the ultimate search engine, and they will be even more indispensable than they already are. I felt relieved that we will not become extinct.

Week 6, Thing # 14

Technorati has so much to explore. I felt as though this exercise just scratched the surface. I learned that it is a real-time search engine for blogs. Doing a blog search using certain key words returned thousands more sites than doing a similar search of tags. The tag search was so much more specific, returning only 13 blogs, versus 1,599 from the blog search. Searching tags can return more specific results, but the limits of tags include the fact that they are not standardized, and are therefore more fluid.

I also tried adding technorati tags to my blog.

SJLibrary2.0

Week 6, Thing # 13

I explored the concept of social bookmarking through del.icio.us. The SJLibrary's del.icio.us page is a great example of what it encompasses. On a very basic level, one can use bookmarking to categorize favorite web pages. However, there is so much more potential for this feature. It's a way for a group to share great sites. Conversely, this can also help someone focus a search. It appears to combine Internet searching with blogging, as posters can comment on particular sites. It also expands search results, because one may also explore others' related tagged sites. I like that viewers can also see how many users have bookmarked the sites. I did create a de.licio.us account and will be exploring this site in the future.

Week 5, Thing # 12

I created a searchroll in Rollyo. I chose Recipes as the subject because my students often do research on foods and the diet of people in other countries. Incorporating my four favorite recipe websites into a single search really simplifies the process. Rollyo is very easy to navigate and use. Another application would be to create a searchroll with one's bookmarks, which would then be available from any computer. Rollyo includes a nice import feature to enable the creation of such a searchroll.

Visit my searchroll at: http://rollyo.com/hmslibrary

Week 5, Thing # 11

This is a test document. If this works, I hope to never have to email myself documents again!

I see many ways to use this application in a school setting. Students (or teachers) working collaboratively in groups would have more flexibility, and they would enjoy instant editing. I think this would become the 'conference call' of document editing.

Additionally, students would not have to rely on personal email accounts for attaching their documents that they need to finish at home. This has been a problem at my school -- they forget their parents' passwords, etc. One big advantage is that this feature is completely free, and can't be lost like a flash drive.

I have created this word document using Google Docs, and It was very easy to navigate and understand. I like the format and the ease of use. I would recommend this tool to anyone, even someone with a marginal knowledge of word processing. Now I will attempt to publish it as a post on my blog!

Week 5, Thing # 10

I created an image using Image Chef (www.imagechef.com). It was very easy to import it to my blog. I see many applications for this technology, especially for creating icons and buttons. I chose one with motion to give it an added interest.

school Library 2.0

Week 4, Thing # 8

My experience with RSS feeds went smoothly. I created an RSS feed aggregator through Bloglines, and I subscribed to a collection of newsfeeds. I thought the process of posting my Blogline was extremely simple. The newsfeeds automatically posted to a sidebar on my blog. I envision many applications for this technology in my library. Setting up a collection of pertinent newsfeeds for each discipline would allow teachers and students to easily access the most current information within their subject areas.