Thing #18 Google Docs

I love Google Docs. I used it to put my previous comment on my blog. Cool!

I love the idea of being able to carry your documents from one computer to another. And, that you don't have to worry about different versions of the software they are using. There are so many times when a customer has typed up their work on a different version of MS that for whatever reason won't open on our computers. I think this would make things so much easier for them. Now the hard part is getting them to use one of these free apps. We are all so trained to use the MS products.

Thing #17

This exercise was really difficult to follow. The directions were terrible! They say wikis are easy to use or user friendly, but it took 2 of us to figure out how to add a link to the page. And, I know HTML! Like I said before - wikis are not my favorite.

Thing #16 - Wikis

I'm not crazy about wikis. They are just too much in flux for me. I noticed that a lot of wikis haven't been updated in a while. Maybe people think wikis a great tool, but then they don't have time or get bored with it and don't go back to update it? I think the idea of a wiki has value, but I'm not sure it's something I want to create on my own.

Thing #15 - Library 2.0

It's scary to think that people are already talking about Library 3.0 and Library 4.0 when we haven't reached Library 2.0 yet. I think our library system is on the right path, but we still have a long way to go. We still need so many things - federated search, RSS in our catalog, tagging in the catalog, a library Flickr account....

We do have a Teen MySpace page though! :)

Thing #14 - Technorati

Wow, people have a lot of time on their hands. I don't know how people can spend so much time talking about nothing, which is how I feel about many of the blogs I saw on Technorati. When I looked at the top searches for today, I had no idea what or who most of them were! I must be living under a rock.

Honestly, I'm not sure how we would use this in the library world except of course to see what other people are blogging about libraries.

Thing #13

I created my own Del.icio.us account

http://del.icio.us/maryanne6828

Not much on it at this point. I need to re-train myself to use this instead of my bookmarks. Old habits die hard. I like the idea of Del.icio.us though. It will be great to access it from anywhere.

This could be a great tool for our Reference staff especially when they work Sundays. It's nice to have all the websites you use to answer customer questions in one place. Perhaps the Reference staff could create a site that they each add things to.