I just added tags to a view of my posts - kinda fun. Now I can find some things quicker.
Libraries can use tags in the library's catalog and on their website - in things like recommended lists, book clubs' readings. More and more people love participating. They like to add comments, reviews, suggestions. Then there is a need for organization.
del.icio.us gives you lots of ideas for things you might be interested in. When I clicked on the title of a bookmarked page, I went right to the page. When I clicked on a tag, I went to a list of sites and there was a list of related tags too. I love having all these suggestions. If you click on the saved by xxx people link, you get even more - everyone's bookmarks and you click on a person and get more bookmarks. It's lots of fun.

I enjoyed instant messaging. It's not as immediate as a phone call - you need to wait for the person to respond. However, it does allow you to do other things while you wait. It's good for times when you don't have access to a phone. You don't get a busy signal.
The library can use it when you want an answer, but don't want to interrupt someone, when a reference question is being asked.
I like the idea of a Meebo too.

In reflecting over the past few weeks, I find it amazing that I have learned so much.
I'm using a couple of the tools. The RSS feeds are a great way to keep up-to-date and to have information that you are personally interested in put in front of you. In my personal life I am on the lookout for vegan and raw food recipes. I don't remember to go looking for these, so I like the feeds.
I like the idea of Flickr and hope that we could take pics of a stack of travel books or a shelf area of travel books. We could post them on our website to publicize our first neighborhood. We could take shots of our newly expanded YSD.
Facebook is a neat way to interact with others. I'm hoping to find some of my colleagues there and exchange ideas.
Google docs has been a good way to share info and to invite others to have input. The calendar has been useful in knowing when others are busy or when events are taking place within the library.
The browser tools were fun to play around with.
My favorite week was LibraryThing. I can organize what I have read and what I would like to read. I receive recommendations on things I would like to read. I can see what attracted others to read particular books. I can express my opinions.
Yes, I would like to continue with the 2nd semester.
The process has worked pretty well. Sometimes I have needed to ask questions. The good thing is that I felt comfortable with asking and that I received help.
The incentive I am most interested in is LibraryThing for a lifetime.

A book that I have in Library Thing is Billy Boyle: a World War II mystery. One that was recommended is Royal murder by Elliott Roosevelt. They are both historical.
Library Thing is fairly easy to use. I find it easy to enter books. It is a little harder with dvds since they don't, or I don't have ISBNs.
I love the recommendations (for the most part). Some are a little off. I don't necessarily want to read about the history of Norway because the book was set in Norway. And the book on organizing had a recommendation for soap making. That's more than I want to do. However, there were other items recommended that I would be interested in. Under groups I found a historical fiction one with worthwhile recommendations. You can do a number of fun things with Library Thing.

I've opened a Facebook account. It was easy until I decided to add my maiden name. I had fun searching for my children on Facebook. I know they are there. Interesting to see some of their friends - kids I remember and one foreign exchange student that we hosted. I searched for some of my college friends - not there. I see the attraction.

week7
I watched the library video and tried the typing. It was a relaxing week and i caught up from vacation.

Adding photos and seeing others' photos was fun. I enjoyed Jill's. I'll have to look at all the ones on the m drive. I know I always enjoy photos by Chris.

For the week dealing with wikis, I found it was fun to search and interesting to read information about Racine County communities. As long as I clicked on Racine under the external link, I could get to our library website.
The library could use a wiki to coordinate a project. Each member of a team could enter their information.

For google docs, I added a note and shared it with several people. Debbie Yale replied. I couldn't get into the Garden budget spreadsheet and don't know how to add a slide. I'll try later.
Mary Lou

I've tried the calendar. It went very smooth. I added my vacation in June to my calendar with the meeting room calendars. I got an error message with the AIT one.
Mary Lou

RSS feeds are pretty cool. I like the idea of having information come to me that I can look at as I wish. And it's info I have chosen to see. This was easy to do and should be fun to use.

Travel neighborhood

The library is reorganizing it's travel material into a travel neighborhood. Travel guidebooks, travel planning, travelling with pets, camping, resorts, bed and breakfasts, hostels, national parks, museum info, foreign phrase books will all be in the travel neighborhood. The intention is to make it easier to find information you need when you travel. The plan is to have more signs on the endstacks and shelves as well as on the material itself.