About Me
- Sherry Millington
- Live Oak, Florida, United States
- My name is Sherry Millington and I work at the Suwannee River Regional Library, in Live Oak Florida, as the Technical Services Coordinator. My husband Paul and I live at River Watch, our old house on the Suwannee River. We share our lives with 6 dogs, 9 cats, 5 birds, a tank of tropical fish and Charlie the racoon (who lives in the kitchen). On the weekends the new love of our lives, 4 month old grandson Ayden, also joins us. Life is truly amazing on the banks of the Suwannee.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thing #3
Well, I'm not sure what to say about this Thing. There's a lot of interesting information on Technorati about Blog Search Tools, with a whole bunch of facts and figures. But after trying a number of different Blog Search Engines, I'm not convinced that any of them give you a complete picture of what's really out there in cyberspace. I tried the same search in the four engines listed on the Search Engine Journal web page, and each of them gave me different results even with the parameters set the same. So what's with that? I guess if I have to use one I'll go with the old tried and true Google Blog Search since it has a familiar interface and the search results were no better or worse than the others. On to Thing #4.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thing #2
The concept of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 have given me much pause for thought since I attended by first NEFLIN workshop on these subjects, a couple of years ago. At first I was interested in the concepts but saw little or no practical applications in our library system. But things do change and I guess it's all about change and adaptability.
Even though there are still some "Things" that may not apply to our smaller rural system, there are many that are not only applicable but are already in use by staff. The next step will be to decide what we can use effectively to create interaction between our library and our patrons.
As stated in one of our "readings", the greatest obstacle to overcome is the on going resistance to change and the inability of some library staff to recognize the need and importance of some Things Library 2.0.
Even though there are still some "Things" that may not apply to our smaller rural system, there are many that are not only applicable but are already in use by staff. The next step will be to decide what we can use effectively to create interaction between our library and our patrons.
As stated in one of our "readings", the greatest obstacle to overcome is the on going resistance to change and the inability of some library staff to recognize the need and importance of some Things Library 2.0.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thing #1
Well, it took awhile to get started, but I'm off and running (maybe that should read "taking baby steps"). I'm pleased with the way my blog has turned out since I think it reflects my personality. I find it most interesting to look at the blogs of other participants in the 23 Things project. Some of them I know and some I don't, and it's amazing how they use design, color and tone of content to give you an image of their personality. What a great journey toward enlightenment this will be.
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