Added Listen NJ

SUCCESS! I listened a little bit to tuesdays with Morrie that I never read and I think i may finish listening to it!! Thanks for the help with this!
http://www.listennj.com/3600062A-783B-4D39-A9C0-B2113241CB60/10/193/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=F6E07153-B545-45DC-9CF2-292A0FD14B5B

FLICKR

Love This Site!! I downloaded all my pictures on it.....:) Invited family and now everyone gets to see all the pictures I've had on my camera for ages!! My family is enjoying it too!

Here is a picture I found on Flickr. It is a Renoir picture. Renoir is my favorite impressionist artist. I love the colors and texture that they used to paint during the impressionistic period. I hope you enjoy it also!!
http://flickr.com/photos/schumata/76584798/

Kathy

Good Deed.....

Finally....a PODCAST!!

Web 2.0 Summary

Boy, where to begin? This has been a very enlightening experience. Lots and lots of information. The most important thing for me right now is to go back and reinforce what I have learned, check out the things I didn't and learn how to use them to benefit myself personally and professionally. Although I skimmed many of the useful tools I would like to go back and learn all about them and use them everyday. Without this opportunity I would never have known just how much the new technology and internet can make our lives easier. One of my top favorites was Delicious. I find myself using it at least once a day. Whether adding a site or going there to retrieve a site. No more favorites kept solitarily on one computer....go to any computer and all your research is at your fingertips!! YIPPEE! I found the NJListen to be the most frustrating and I feel that it may have something to do with the downloading of the software needed to download an audio book. I am not positive but I am thinking because of the restrictions on the OCL compouters, we can not utilize the software that allows you to download a book. So that was a little frustrating and I hope that we can have access to do that in the future. As a result of this opportunity I have created a myspace account which I love because I get to share pictures and all sorts of things with family that don't live close by. Another website I use frequently now is Flickr!! What a great idea. Somwhere for me to put all my pictures so EVERYONE can see them!! It is a great thing. Most of my pictures were locked up in my camera or in a flashdrive...now family members can just go to flickr and see the pictures!! What a great way to share!! And I have even introduced many family members to flickr so that was fun!
I think the library could benefit as a whole from google docs. I think this is great if a committee is working on something. Anyone can go in when they have the time and add their piece in to an existing document instead of sending it back and forth through e mail. What a great way to collaborate!! Also, I think Flickr would be great if we created an account for each of the branches and linked it to the OCL website from the individual branch page. The community could see the pictures from a program and we could also podcast snippets from programs on there or promote a program that way!! Whew my mind is going in all directions...there are so many ways we could utilitze so many of the tools at OCL!!
Thanks again for this opportunity I learned many new things and will definitely use them!!
Kathy

Perplexed Podcaster

Ok....I am not sure where I am going wrong with this but I am having problems putting a podcast on my blog. I found a good one from the Met which highlights the exhibits but was unsuccessful in putting it on my blog.....but I am not giving up so keep checking here!! It is coming soon to a blog near you!!

Listen NJ

Listen NJ is a great idea however I have frequent trouble using it. I tried to download a book onto my mp3 player last year and was unsuccessful. I was so excited to be given the opportunity to learn how to do it with this training, but I still was unable to complete the download. I am not sure where I am going wrong but other staff have had the same problem. So I am not sure if it me, the computer or the software? I hope we can get a little more assistance with this valuable tool.

You Tube

You can literally spend a day at this site!! It is really awesome!! I wanted to put something funny on my blog so I chose this video. It is a commercial that was made for another OC library!!

2.0 AWARDS

So many awards....so little time.

I went into the maps and it came up to the google maps. I am somewhat familiar with that so I was glad to see that I actually had used something before!! I also took a look at the games...wow....there were a lot of them. I like the countdown widgets. These could come in handy if you were looking forward to something and counting down. It is just great that you can have so much stuff right on your blog or desk top such as current weather, countdowns, games....it is really cool, fun and useful!!

Google Docs

I think this is a fabulous idea!! I am currently going to school and I think this would be great if you had to do a project with several people...they could all add
their section. Typically this is difficult to coordinate but with the online collaboration it makes it very easy!!

Also, I can see a committe possibly using this at work. When you need to have a doc reviewed by the committee they could go in and review, leave comments instead of sending it out several times with revisions from several people....

I think it is great!!

Sandbox Surprise!!

Well this is really neat. I think it would be useful at work to share information...possibly for the reference desk for updating the current most requested information so that everyone doesn't have to do the legwork. Technology could also have one for tips and tricks on using software. The OCL system as a whole has an unimaginable knowledge base and the pbwiki could be a place where everyone could add their knowledge and share information.

Library 2.0

I enjoyed reading To more Powerful Ways to Cooperate and To a Temporary Place in Time.......Both articles were very fascinating!! The first article talks about how we can all cooperate to make what we do easier and helps us understand that we all have something valuable to contribute and share with the world. This leads to better understanding of what we do as well as others. It creates a community that could be limitless and not constrained to only local knowledge. I just love the other article first for it's insight as to what libraries are today...not just books but conversations, ideas and people. It truly takes the libraries foundation and expands upon it. The Library 4.0 and concept of mind gyms is so exciting. That is what we are and where we need to be. We can not let the past dictate the future!!

Wiki Wiki

I just love that name...it sounds so like FUN!! OK...this site was another one that said...one place for all your library needs!! We have run across several of these tools that say that so how do you decide which one actually is your one stop shop? That was the first item that i noticed. I guess we have to become much more familiar with these tools and decide which one works best for us. Other than that I think that wiki is a really great thing as long as you have a reliable source. We can share everything and get the information first hand from people who are close to whatever it is we are researching....i think it is fabulous!!

Technorati

Oh Boy....so many tools so little time!! Technorati was somewhat overwhelming. Loads of information which I need to take time to surf and become familiar with. I searched for the 2.0 and found many valuable blogs. Just out of curiousity I also searched for the topic of a paper I am working on for school, "media bias" and came up with a lot of info!!! YIPPEE Another source!! Thank you oclwebthings!!

de.lic.ious

de.lic.ious seems like a great tool for everyone. It appears to be very versatile and user friendly. It seems easy to mold it to what you want it to be or get out of it. I didn't care for San Mateo's use of it...I thought is was too busy and intimidating for the new delicious user. However, I think TCNJ has it organized superbly and the library that used it on it's teen web page was ingenious!! I think it would be very useful for information servies staff....a wonderful way to share information without everyone doing the legwork. Saves time for staff as well as the patron looking for the information!! I have added it as a link on my blog and am looking forward to being more familiar with it!

World Cat and Net Library

Net Library is helpful if you need to review something at home and you don't have a hardcopy in front of you. I tried searching a fiction book and there were not many at all. I was surprised by this. I was expecting a large availablity of popular fiction titles. It is easy to use. I searched for XP for dummies and was able to browse through it and get information. So I thought that was very helpful especially if I just had a question and the book was not readily available you could look something up right away. :)

World Cat was really different. I had never seen any software like this. I thought it was really neat to be able to see which libraries have materials you are looking for. I was quite surprised to see so many different libraries who had the book I was searching. That was really neat!!

LIBRARY THING!

WOW!! That is so amazing!! I had heard of library thing. Some libraries are now using it and I have only heard positive things about it! What a great "THING" to organize what you read, what you want to read, and have your very own book discussion whenever you want! It is really awesome and I am having a lot of fun with it. It is very user friendly also!!

TECHNOLOGY

The New technologies to look out for are amazing. I feel it is what we were seeing in movies in the 90's. Pretty soon we will come full circle like Maxwell Smart and start talking into our shoe, reading blogs on our forearms and downloading pictures into our pockets!!!

I think it is all very exciting and can't wait to see what is coming next. But the only problem is the cost of the new technology when it comes out and the availablility to learn how to use it to its full potential. Many times with the new stuff we only touch the surface on what it can actually do.

New Feed Sources

Okay...I took a look at the three site recommended for additional feeds. I loved Topix. It was easy to use...not too busy and I was able to find items that interested me quickly. The other two, Syndic8 and Technorati I felt were too busy. Too much information on the page and it would take a while to find what I needed. Although after I looked them over they do have an enormous amount of info but it will take time to go through it all to pinpoint what you want.

Bloglines and RSS Feeds

WOW! It was a little difficult at first cause my brain could not wrap around the idea of what was happening. But once I understood how bloglines worked it became very easy!! Now I have my 10 feeds on my bloglines and I can see the news at my fingertips!! Now I would like to have them put on my blog account!! I hope that's next!! YIPEE!! This is so much fun!
Did anyone else have any problems in the beginning with the feeds? Did you find it difficult like me?

These are my library photos! Who's under that hat you say? Carol wore this hat to promote the Flower Fest in TR!! It was a great attention getter and many people asked why she was wearing it! The other 2 are items in our display cases...one is American Girl Dolls and the other is Webkins. Posting pictures was a little difficult for me but Carly helped me figure it out!! I am glad that I was able to learn this!

7 - 1/2 HABITS

What great habits!! It is so important to continue to learn and grow and keep your brain stimulated. I also believe it is win-win to become a mentor. You not only share your knowledge but reinforce what you know!! It is so great to understand what 2.0 is. I kept hearing talk of it but did not understand what it was. I love to learn and explore new things!! Good Luck to Everyone! The easiest one for me is taking responsibility for your learning. I enjoy learning new things as I am still plugging away at my bachelor's degree!! I really can not pinpoint the hardest because I am dedicated to being a lifelong learner and am always looking to learn new things. Possibly the hardest is the toolbox. I don't always use the resources available due to lack of knowledge of them. I should be more assertive in finding resources to assist me.

CONGRATULATIONS !!

Congratulations Valerie!! I am so happy for you!!

Happy Easter to Everyone! I hope you enjoy the day with your families!

I will be spending the day with my family and looking forward to seeing my nieces I haven't seen in a while. Thank goodness for holidays or we may never see the family that live far away!

Kathy

WELCOME TO KATHY"S KREATION!

Welcome to my blog! How exciting that I learned to blog. Didn't realize it was this easy!
Any comments or suggestions? Please let me know and contribute to my success!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!