Week #9 Wikis

Well, I have been exposed to Wikis before this assignment. I always wondered about authenticity. I was told the other day by a college student that his professor won't allow them to use Wikipedia, that made me feel a little better, at least now I know that those young minds are told that they need to beware of where they get information and that there are other places to get what they need. On the other hand, I do see a positive side to this that maybe most of the people (like me) who post to these, will learn to trust others more. I am striving to be more open and listen to patrons and trust what they say and who they are.

I'm not sure just how my individual library could use a Wiki. I could see a catalogue where people would add there own tags, to help other people search. It's funny thing that I have been telling my help for years to not to give up on a search right away, keep trying until you have exhausted all of the possibilities of where to search.

Here is a link to our library's website, keep your eyes on it it will be changing, soon I hope!

Week #8 Tagging & del.icio.us

I was familiar with tagging before this lesson, but I thought about all it could do for me and others. I also never thought about all the uses for del.icio.us! I can understand Research, what a great way to keep track of all the web sites you would use for reference.

I like the idea of for recipes, but better yet I could use del.icio.us for keeping all my quilting and card making web sites together. I'm not sure that I like the wish list idea though. Maybe a Wiki would work better that way you could have others mark what they have got from your wish list, as long as it wasn't a surprise!!!!

Week # 7 Library Thing

Here is my Library Thing account. I've only just begun, but I feel confident that I will be adding to it on a regular basis. I find that it is very easy to add to the list of titles there are so many places to search and ways to search. I really can't say that I feel that there are any major weaknesses, I have been playing with it for most of the week, and found most things easy to navigate. I also think it is a great idea to swap books. what a great way to get rid of what you don't need and get some you need to read.