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Thing 16 & 17

I''m adding a Library staff technology wiki to my wish list. It could be used to expand the staff's knowledge of online resources by sharing information ,expertise and new ideas. Would be a good way of brainstorming about what our library needs and what we can feasibly accomplish. The wiki I got the most out of was PLCMC core competencies. So well written and so practical. I really like the fact that questions can be posed and answered and that issues can be discussed. A wiki subject guide would also be valuable. I also want to have my own wiki in the very near future. Added my two cents to the favorites wiki and added my blog. I could have added more but didn't want to be overbearing.

Thing 18 Zoho Rules!

Zoho was a great surprise and is one of my favorite new "things". It would be a useful alternative to Word for our computer users because it is easy to access and easy to use. I'v seen adults and students lose documents they labored over because they ran out of time and neglected to save their work to a disc or didn't save it properly. It takes one click to save on zoho writer . The multitude of templates are also useful. I used the recipe template to see how everything worked and it was very user friendly. Anyone familiar with Word should be able to use Zoho writer without a problem.

FROM BARB MALEK'S KITCHEN AND ZOHO

Name of the Dish: Nutty Grapes Type: Yummy Dessert

Serves: Depends on Your Willpower

Calories: You betcha

1 1/2 lbs . red grapes 1 1/2 green grapes Beat together : 1 cup sour cream (I used light because I'm in denial ) 8 oz . cream cheese (Ditto)) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon almond extract ( If anyone needs some let me know, Fold in grapes and put in 9 x 13 pan ( or 2 smaller pans or whatever) Top with 1 cup low cal crushed pecans (ha ha) and 1/4 cup of brown sugar splenda. Refrigerate

Educational and Amusing Site

Added Urban Dictionary to my Favorite Links and am determined to use at least one word from the site daily although I may not be able to use it at work. Check out the meaning of earworm, something everyone of us had been afflicted with, and find out the remedy for it which may be worse than the original malady. I also discovered that I'm earthy-crunchy (yuk) and I know I'm not the only one on the staff who is.

Thing 15

A few high points for me from "Icebergs ,"Into a New World of Librarianship" and several other resources that I explored were: Eliminate the barriers between users and the information they need by providing easy to use programs and one button commands. Everyday I get asked the same questions about the catalog by people who know how to use a computer but are unable to use our system. They can't figure out without help where material is located and if it's available. The catalog should be more user friendly to computer literate users. Eliminate the "just in case collection" which becomes outdated by the time it reaches our shelves in many cases. I also find that when helping students find information for school often the only reason that I use a book is because it is required by the teacher. We have wonderfully informative databases which also are not as accessible as they might be or used as much as they could be. We really need to work on that and the first step might be to put them in a more prominent position on our web page and in some cases use more common terms. Adding an RSS feed to alert patrons to new acquisitions, library events, exhibitions, changes in hours, etc would be a major step forward. Don't use a feed with DTD because it isn't supported by IE. I found that out when I tried to access CPL's feed. The feed can also be used to connect our users to feeds that we've subscribed to that would be of interest to them. The more I read the more excited and inspired I become. The importance of the aspect of sharing in Library 2.0, especially for those of us who are novices, cannot be overstated. I've learned so much from reading the blogs of other library staff and I've incorporated some of their ideas into my blog. PLYMC is fortunate to employ so many creative, talented and motivated people. There are so many possibilities for the future and I"m really sorry I'm nearing the end of my career and not just starting out.

Presenting My Flickr of Cats- Louis, Jay and Katie

Things 13 and 14

Very del.icio.us but a little filling. Spent more time on these than any other and still have a lot more work to do to become proficient in using del.icio.us and technorati. So far though I've listened to the podcast and read the discovery sources. I've also registered for both, added buttons to my toolbar, imported my bookmarks, added several sites that interest me to del.icio.us as well as tagged 3 favorite Plymc posts. I've also experimented with tagging. I tried tagging my blog but I"m not sure it worked, If not, I'll keep trying. Wow! I just checked and it worked.

Thing 12

I created an account with Rollyo and added the rollbar to my tool bar and seach bar to my blog. Sometimes when I first read the exercises they seem overwhelming but once I start doing them things more or less fall into place although I've had my share of glitches. I also like to go back and explore more in depth once I've got the basics taken care of. I added a few searchrolls just to get started including organic gardening and poker news.

LOUISA AND AGATHA FOR BEING THERE