Beauty of the Mantis

YOUTUBE

I have never youtubed any thing I mean I have never used Youtube just beacause of the notion that anything and everything can be youtubed. I dont want the kids thinking that it was okay to use youtude. After having watched the videos that others have posted in their blogs it is getting my attention.I would not recommend any kid using it even for fun.
My positive comment about it is Youtube could be used as a link for a library tour, for instructions that need step by step visuals, and also for demonstrations like small crafts etc.

CRAIGSLIST

I went to this web 2.0 site and I found it interesting.I heard about it but never tried it. The site is pretty well organised from locations throughout the world and this particular feature amazed me. Then I went to the detailed subject aprt where there are several categories that will help users find what they want in just a click.If someone like me don't have a clue of what to look for you can just browse through the subject areas and find anything.It also displays a search field on the left margin of the page if you precisely know what you want.I also liked the featureof the calender where one can pick the date and the list of all the advertisements during that period shows.I tried to find some guitar classes and succeded in doing so but most of the advertisement didnot give the price. I think that is a draw back since you found what you are looking for but you still have to call the instructor for the fee and other details which is not reducing the list as in yellow pages.I think that is a drawback.

jpl learning 2.0

Activities on JPL learning 2.0

Discovery Exercises	No: of comments	Difficulty of the exercise in an expression
#1 Discovery Has Never Been So Much Fun!	6 comments	a
#2 Lifelong Learning & L2	22 comments	a+b
#3 Grab Yourself a Blog in 3 Easy Steps	13 comments	a+b=c
#4 Register Your blog and Join the Party	36 comments	c
#5 Discover Flickr	35 comments	c3
# 6 More Flickr Fun	23 comments	c3+d
For thing #7	28 comments	a+b
#8 Make Life "Really Simple" with RSS & a Newsreader	35 comments	c3+d4
#9 Finding Feeds	25 comments	c3+d4*8
#10 Play Around with Image Generators	28 comments	c3+d4+c3+d4
#11 A Thing about Library Thing	28 comments	a2+b
# 12 Add a Jaxcat Gadget	30 comments	a2+b2+2ab
# 13 Tagging, Folksonomies & Social Bookmarking in Del.icio.us	19 comments	a2+b2-2ab
#14 Getting Not-So-Technical with Technorati	21 comments	a+b+c+d
#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0	19 comments	X2/4
# 16 So What's a Wiki?	15 comments	x4+y
# 17 Playing Around with PB Wiki	17 comments	a6

This table has been created using Zoho writer and published through Zoho. Regardles to say I have created an account with Zoho and created the document. I felt it more convinient as you don't need to search in the menu options as to where to go to do a formatting change etc. Zoho writer have all the options as icons on the top and i think it is more user friendly to people who are allergic to computers.I particularly liked the "subscript and the superscript" options which I dont know in microsoft word. I created the table only till the exercises I completed.

My doc can be found in Zoho at http://writer.zoho.com/index.do?docId=jpl-learning-2.0

PBwiki ---------Sandbox

It was so much fun doing the exercise. I added my blog to the favorites blog and I also had the previlage to add few other comments to the other pages.As it was fun I wanted to attempt the challenge or the optional part. I was only partially successful as I could create a new page but alas I couldn't link it. I would have been proud of myself if I could do it all by myself.

I think this wiki concept would be a great idea for a family to share any family events or calender or pictures etc etc etc. It could be a good idea for a group on a project.

My View on WIKIs

For until a few weeks ago my first sorce and I assumed the easiest source to find basic informaion was WIKIPEDIA. But it was just 2weeks ago I came to know that the information in the wikipedia can be edited by anyone and everyone. Fortunately I used it for some basic information and nothing serious.I think I would continue using this but only for starter and some general information only.
Having library wikis is a useful as long as only authorized people can edit it just like the St. Joseph County Public Library system.It would also be useful for booktalks. It would also be useful for group oriented activities.If a library has an accountable website then having a wiki beats the purpose.
The advantage of not needing to learn a language or software to create and edit in a wiki is an awesome feature.

Into the new world of librarianship

The perspective "Into the new world of librarianship" seems to be more reasonable in my view although moving away from icebergs is true to some extent.

The reason I am not convinced with moving away from icebergs is

Not all the customers have computers &
Not all of them are as feasable with the technology &
we dont have all the time and the resources to train them all.(getting people to use the self check is a next to impossible task!!!)

Coming to why I favor the other perspective(Into the new world of librarianship)

Being physically there makes the customers feel a sense of comfort(as they know where to go rather than getting lost in the huge unknown world of internet and going in circles).
Also it is like helping each and everyone of the customers to the very last one.
I think we are in the transition phase where we should start embracing the new technology as we still cling to the traditional old way.