Thing #10

Of course I've heard a lot about Delicious but until this time have not made use of this social bookmarking site. I set up my account without any problems but found that the initial offer to set up the bookmarklets didn't function properly, so I had to go about it another way. The other thing I noticed is that unless you download the Delicious toolbar you don't automatically add any new bookmarks to both places (your browser favorites and Delicious). I generally try to stay away from a lot of extra toolbars so I'll just make do with the bookmarklets. Now that I have a Delicious account and have set up my bookmarks, I'll try to get in the habit of using it to my advantage.
The potential for use with library reference seems unlimited. Every reference desk could at least use Delicious for recommendations of worthwhile sites with good solid information, and I'm sure that there are many other applications that have yet to come to mind.
Look to your right and check out the little Delicious "bookmark me" link. Cute huh?

Thing #9

As you can see I created a mosaic using Big Huge Labs Mosaic Maker. It was a little tricky but I muddled through. I imagine that someone who has never uploaded photos or used this type of tool would have a difficult time and need the help of someone with experience. For the creative library staff member (and one who has some time on their hands) there are endless possibilities for sharing through these types of sites.
By the way, the title of my mosaic is "River Watch" and the photos are all taken around my house on the Suwannee. This Thing did give me a great excuse to spend last evening roaming around our woods and yard snapping photos.

Thing #8

I have to say, this was not nearly as much fun as Flickr but interesting none the less. Even though I have not done much IMing, I am familiar with the stuff discussed in this "Thing" and have used some of them in my library setting.
Email is by far the most prevalent tool used by our library staff. Along with computer generated forms and scanned documents, faxing between branch has been all but eliminated and phone calls have been significantly reduced. Since our 8 branches are spread over a large geographic area, with multiple telephone exchanges, email has become a budget friendly tool.
Webinars and web conferencing also play a major role in our staff training. Needless to say this advancement has saved both time and money for the library. I personally have used a variety of this type of communication tool, from Wimba to OPAL to Live Space and WebEx. For our library staff I would consider this to be the most important of the Web 2.0 communication tools.
I certainly see us using some of the other tools in the future but we just aren't there, yet.

Thing #7

Oh good, more fun stuff. Of course I haven't gotten much else done today except play with 23Things. Here's something I made with Poetry Blender from ImageChef.

Thing #6

Playing around with Flickr a little more! Fun Fun Fun! I used "Spell with Flickr" to create the niffty little 23Things@NEFLIN over to the right. And since the mashups were sooooo much fun I couldn't stop at just one. Hence the Flickr Pics, also over to the right, which was created with "Flickr Badge".

Thing #5

"Four Roofs from a Window"

This Flickr thing could easily become an addiction. I had a lot of fun with this one but suffered "The Walmart Syndrome". That's what happens when you get immersed in something and lose all sense of time and the real world. This photo was taken from the living room window of Dennis and Dottie's home. I really love the progression of angles and roofing materials. Flickr, I shall return. Just let me finish the rest of these 23 Things first.

Thing #4

RSS Feeds. What a great tool for web news and sports junkies like my husband. The only things missing are the embedded photos and videos that pop-out at you from the web pages themselves. In deference to him, I have added CNN and ESPN to my Google Reader and I must admit that I am more inclined to read the news myself since I don't have to spend the time bouncing from one site to the other. And if I just have to see those graphics I link to the original page. I also find it easier to read the 23 Things blogs I am following by having them on my reader. This Thing is definitely a keeper and I will be adding new sites on a regular basis.