Method 12

I think that my favorite method was blogging because I have never used it before and it was fun learning about it and trying it out for the first time. I know it has been around forever I just never got the chance to start one and this aloud me to make time to set a blog up. I think that it has affected me a little, however, I did already know most of these method steps. From this course I will definitely take away the ability to be able to blog and organize all the different ones with the RSS reader. I think that it would be great to see a newer more updated version of this 12 step program. I would love to learn newer things, so I would love to take another course if it was offered.

Method 11

Podcasts are great!!! I love going on to itunes and searching all the free podcasts. I think it would be great way to let patrons know about upcoming events at the library. For my library it wouldn't be very useful because we are so small, but for much larger libraries I am sure it would work great.

Method 10

Posting stuff to wiki was easier than I thought it was going to be. I have always tried to stay away from wikipedia because of the huge population that uses it. Because there are so many people and so many different opinions fact and fiction all get thrown into the mix. I do think that for younger people it would be a great way to share information about books and events going on in the library.

Method 9

Chatting online has been available for quite sometime now. I think I have been using chat ever since it came about. It is a useful tool, however, I do not think that my library would get any real use out of it. I think it is more for personal use.

Method 8

I love social networking! I am pretty much addicted to facebook. I get on every day and update my status and talk with friends. I do have some privacy concerns, but there are ways to set your profile to private that way no one can see your personal information. My library does not use a social network, but it could be a good tool to use to spread information, especially to the younger kids. I think that facebook would be better than something like twitter because we would not have things to update daily. Not only are these social networks a way to share information through status updates but you can also share pictures and videos all on one network. It wraps everything up into one place.

Method 7

This method was very new to me. I have never heard anything about the del.icio.us website. I currently have a macbook and I just use the bookmarking tool that is on it, but it is however quite messy. Personally, I don't think i would benefit from this website very much because I don't get on very many websites or surf the web regularly. However, I do see how this social bookmarking website is great for other internet users. I think the Delicious website is more for the individual internet, and I am not really sure how a library could benefit from it. I will have to do some more research to see how the staff at my library could use social bookmarking, but for now I think it would too much.

Method 6

I enjoyed this method. Youtube is thoroughly entertaining. I could sit and watch videos for hours and hours. There is something on Youtube for everyone. I love looking up music, interviews, trailers for movies, education videos, and my very own home videos. I chose this Elliott Smith video because I love music and he has to be one of my favorite artists. If libraries learn how and start posting videos on their websites It would take them to a whole new level. The videos could be entertaining or educational. I think that videos could help patrons learn how to use the tools and resources that library has to offer.

Method 5

Flikr makes saving and organizing pictures simple. I scrapbook so being able to tag and organize photos makes my life so much more easy. I also like that you can edit and crop photos without having to have a photoshop program. I wasn't as familiar with flikr as picasa. My mother uploads hundreds of pictures to picasa on her PC and she has shown me a few things it can do. I think they are fairly similar, but picasa seems to be easier to navigate in my opinion. 

On a professional level, libraries should begin using photo tools like picasa or flikr to reach out to patrons. Pictures are really worth a thousand words, and it would show the community what libraries have to offer.

Method 5

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Method 4

I subscribed to these three feeds in google reader:

www.apartmenttherapy.com

www.designsponge.com

www.overheardinnewyork.com

This Idea of RSS Reader is all very new to me. I have never really kept a blog or read blogs in the past, but now that I know how easy it is to keep up with everything in Google Reader I may very well start keeping up with different feeds that interest me.  

Method 3

Tools such as fliker, picasa, facebook, myspace, yahoo, gmail, and many others has made my life and my computers life so much easier. It is so nice to be able to download work and photos to the cloud-based system through the internet. My hard drive is now empty and more sufficient. Being able to pull up personal information on any computer at any place is just one of the many perks of cloud computing. I do also see great benefits for use in libraries. Blackberries and iphones are excellent ways to pull up your information via the “cloud.” Everything you need is just right there in the palm of you hand. Most libraries now also provide free internet service, which you can also use to pull up all your data through cloud computing. All questions on books or reference are answered immediately. It is so simple. Yes, it may take some practice and getting used to, but it is all worth it in the end. So, with all of this said, I am very excited about this method of cloud computing. 

Methods 1&2

Web 2.0 is all about the people, about joining the conversations, about opening up to the rest of the world or just to whatever your area of expertise may be, and share it with everyone. Library 2.0 is taking your skills with web 2.0 and using it in texshare databases and reference. I love being able to browse for books, find similar authors, and ask opinions of other readers. It is just so convenient. Librarians are able to outreach to people easier and quicker. It is a great new way to interact in the library world.

Methods 1&2

This opportunity to learn these new methods through this program is great! I have been using web 2.0 for several years now and I just love communicating with different people all around the world. Now I am able to learn about how to use web 2.0 for library use!  It's just amazing being able to have such advanced technology right at my fingertips.