Week 8, #18 Online tools

I signed up for Zoho and typed a document.

I will try to move it here if I can figure out how. This is it as follows. I moved it from Zoho to Microsoft word and then cut and pasted it here.



I am using this online word processing software.

It does not seem much different then other word processing.

It is cool that you can get it free online.

Week 7 #16 Wikis

Wikis are useful for many things such as book reviews, sharing community events and info such as best mechanic, restaurants, etc.

In wikis the information is edited, changed rewritten. It is collaborative writing, pooling knowledge, exchanging ideas.

It is good for something where the subject changes or needs frequent updating.

Wikis are good for library staff for policies, information, projects, conferences, innovative things and collective knowledge of the library community.

Library sucess wiki http://www.libsuccess.org

the content is collaboratively developed and web editing is easy. Internally we can share info among librarians and externally we can share online with the community.

The largest wiki is wikipedia. the first wiki was wikiwikiweb.

#15 The future of Libraries

Libraries are making use of the open, programmable web.

There will eventually be less in print collection. Patrons will read on the computer.

Technology is being made easier by one button commands and easy-to-use programs.

Library services will come to the patron (user) through the computer.

instant messaging allows librarians to meet users online.

Recent professional articles are easy to obtain online.

Librarians help users become their own programming director for the content available to them.

Technology is impacting the library.

Personally, I do not like reading on the computer. I prefer my book in print.

http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/advocacy.htm

I found this article very interesting . It is about the technological advancement of one library system.

http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/

http://www.bookblog.net/

http://themillionsblog.com/


These are some library related blogs I found.

technology

I am fascinated and amazed at the technology that is out there now.

I really like all that you can do with pictures, store them, print them, e-mail them.

It is really cool.

I wish I could understand and wasnt so uncomfortable about it all.

Week 6

http://www.technorati.com/pop/


http://del.icio.us/


I do not understand the need for tags. They dont make much sense to me.
They are the same such as books, bookstores.

I put some of my favorites in delicious but I dont see this as being useful for me.

I am fine with them in favorites.

Rollyo

http://www.rollyo.com/dashboard.html


I made a search tool for books and for travel.