Posted for while

I have not posted for a while so thought I would continue. Probably will not be as interesting but need to keep up the new learned skills.

I have been sick for last couple weeks so have not gotten much done at work and nothing at home. I have been on Librarything but that really has been it.

It is snowing here right now - April 25 and snowing. I really need warm weather!! This is not helping my sinus' at all.

Thing 22

I have found many useful tools that will help me at work. I have many websites added to my RSS page that will help keep me up to date. I will just have to take time everyday to look at the new adds to each on my google reader page. I did enjoy learning all the new things and adding to my web knowledge. The trick is to keep up with it. I hope not get so caught up in everyday work and keep adding to my new skills.
Hopefully I can connect to other librarians on blogs - that makes me feel more connected as I am a rural librarian and sometime unless I am at a meeting I am out here just doing everything and forget to reach out to other librarians that can be of help to me.

Thing 21

Well I left one message with a DL librarian but will spend some more time in 23 things network to see if I know any of the other librarians that have gotten that far. I really did not look any farther than myspace and facebook. Of course not many my age on there but do talk to my kids. Nice to find a network that would have someone with my same interests. LOL I do use WebJuntion but not as much as I should. Need to put it on my Google reader.
I did link to my page so check out my photo slide show - which I have never put on myspace so yahoo for me. I did not spend as much time creating my page as I have on myspace but will work on that too. I do like to create attractive pages. Even if I am the only one that goes to it.
I looked at some of the other socialnetworks that were provided. Will look farther into a movie, besides my boys basketball, we do go to many movies. I really don't have any other hobbies right now but basketball will be done some day. Maybe gardening will be the next area for me to find a network for. I am sure they are out there.
I went back last night and found another librarian that is in the picture at the bottom taken in Washington DC. Fun to talk to someone that I have not talked to for while. Hopefully we can keep in touch. She has some great ideas and is in another system so maybe some new ideas for me!! Missed her.

Thing 20

I already had personal accounts on myspace and facebook. Mostly I use it to stay in touch with my kids and some of my kids parents accounts too. But not very many much like IM I use it to talk to my kids and sometimes my sister but none of my friends IM. Too bad too - I really like all of these. But not very my folks my age have the desire to even look into these.

Facebook I join Library 2.0 Interest Group and NextGen Librarians both sounded interesting and hopefully I will be able to learn more from both of these groups.

I knew that Hennepin teen library had a Myspace and I have looked at it before but I asked to be a friend. That way when they have something new it will show up on my page. Denver looked very interesting also so I asked to be friend here too. Maybe I will get some ideas for my teen programming from them.

Both places I noticed had new books on them, teen programming, let the teens have input and some ownership. Plus if you have them as a friend other people that are your friend will see that and then maybe take an interest in them too. Then they will find out what is cool and happening at the library.
One of my teen patrons was impressed that I blog and asked if they library had a blog!! Something to think about! What could I write about -

Thing 19

I listened to SHP#25 - Magical Maintenance Harry Potter podcast. I found both podcast.com and podcast.net easy to use. I had heard lots of things about podcasts but only had really listened to one because it was a class that I was taking.
I think they are great and also did like -http://hzapps.hclib.org/teens/Podcasts/GetXML.cfm because I think Hennepin Library is very progressive with their teen library services.
But for right now I have no desire to do any podcasting. I would have to have a reason like something for class to do a podcast.

Thing 17

This was one of the more difficult things for me to complete. I was barely familiar with all of these except NetLibrary for downloading eaudio books and ProQuest for research. And in ProQuest I have only showed patrons how to email the articles they would like to take a closer look at to themselves. I don’t think that the directions were very clear for these things. But here is what I got.

The search alert is a great way to follow a subject that anyone is researching. I had a hard time using the RSS but was able to email.
I did not find EBSCO page composer user friendly, and could not see the changes I made until previewing the webpage. I found it to be a bit difficult. I completed two web pages but I never did get the image to work here.
ProQuest is a great research tool. I am more familiar with this site. I usually direct patrons to this one. I did the work and emailed the page to myself and will forward to my supervisor.
NetLibrary is the future of reading. I have downloaded eAudio books to my mp3 player before. I think it is great to be able to type in a word and to search for it in an entire book in a matter of seconds and it allows you to write notes online that I was not aware of before this training.

Thing 18

Ok I skipped thing 17 but I am at home and that one I will go back to it. But wanted to work some more on this.
I have been on youTube before but not very much. I did post my favorite tagged "library"video on here. Also the Minnesota Librarian was Maryann Vancura - Hi Maryann!! Maryann is also on the picture at the bottom of my page - taken in Washington DC. Noticed it was not me on the video - I believe myself and 3 other rural librarians were there too.
I really don't see how this ties into library other than knowing how to navigate in them and be able to maybe answer questions when patrons are trying to find something. I had youTube top viewed already on my google reader but added the google video too they do cross over now but some of the videos were different on home pages. And usually I only have time to look at the home page to see what is new. I really did not like web 2.0 player but that is mostly because I am used to youTube home page.
Check the funny librarian exercise video I posted below!!