STEP # 10

We use a Wiki for our staff intranet. It means more people can be involved because they don't have to know html.

I think everyone including most librarians use wikipedia. I do think that we have a need to teach the public the pros and cons of any resource. I don't really see the wikipedia as a "format". Many teachers require in addition to web resources hard copy sources. This can be a problem since so many of our print resources are now accessed online.

I edited the 23 things wiki. My edit was:More edits to the wiki in September.

STEP 8

http://lazybase.com/dbhome?a=502063899


The tool I used was quite easy. I could see it as an easy way to keep a list of all those books I read reviews on and want to read "someday."

I don't take digital photos so I don't have any to share with others. However, I love it when others share their photos with me.

I can see that libraries could and do use these tools to share with the public. I'm not sure if they are the best way to do so but they are a way.

THING 17

I set up an e-mail search alert with Gale a few years ago. It was very easy to do. I just set the same alert up in Ebsco and it was also easy to do.

Creating the Proquest webpage was easy. This is a useful way to send a patron an answer to a reference question. I can see it as especially useful in e-mail reference or any type of remote reference service.

Our patrons have been using netlibrary since Minitex had their first shared collections. I find searching for specific information within the full-text of a book very useful. Being able to keep notes in a shared resource is something we can't do with a print resource.

Step # 16

The RPC and the Assignment Calculator look like they could be helpful for students and teachers. We should be promoting these through our teen pages and
when we help students.

I'm not sure that it would be useful for library projects unless the project was one that involved research.

The quick study links did not work when I clicked on them.

Certainly some of the information in the Teacher Guide could be printed and used with the public not only with students.

Step # 19

Of the podcast directories listed:

Podcast.com was easy to use.
Podcast.net was a dead link.
Podcastalley.com seemed busy and when I clicked on any of the podcast titles I got an error message.
Yahoo Podcasts - I didn't find even in the advanced searching a way to leave out the music audio and limit only to spoken word.
Education Podcast Network was really a directory. I didn't see a way to search by keyword or subject.

I wasn't able to find a podcast that interested me or that was short enough. There were several music "podcasts" that I would enjoy but all the spoken word ones disappointed me. I'm sure if I had more time I could find something useful or interesting.

I would be interested in subscribing to some of the Minnesota Public Radio podcasts.

Step #18

I chose this because it's fall and the start of a new football season. Go Gophers!

When I clicked on the link to Eyespot I didn't appreciate the loud music which came immediately.

I like Google video - It's a really neat way to see the news. I like that you can choose most shared, most viewed etc. Also, can do by date.

Thing 7 Communication

E-mail does take up a lot of time but then lots of things are actually DONE via e-mail. As with everything one can always try to be more efficient. Our library provides IM reference so I have answered questions using IM. Our telephones will be going to VOIP this fall so it was interesting to read about that. We have been looking at doing reference with text messaging but haven't yet. I have attended many Minitex webinars.