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!