#23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning ...

Learning 2.0 was more time-consuming than I expected but worth the time spent! Hours more could have been spent on each activity but I feel that I have had a good introduction to Web 2.0 technologies. I would like to further explore and make use of: RSS feeds, LibraryThing, Rollyo, Del.ico.us, Technorati, Wikis, and Online applications. These would be useful for library work.

#22 Audiobooks

Explored some of the titles searching in http://worldebookfair.com/Mp3eBooks.htm. Found the Project Gutenberg site more user friendly (http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page). The site is well organised and the searching for titles in the catalogue thus is easier than searching the World Book Fair site. Audiobooks are popular and it's good to see that there is free (although limited) access to audiobooks online.

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

Explored the 3 directories listed and found Podcastalley.com the most user-friendly. Liked LibVibe the best (http://feeds.feedburner.com/LibVibe) because it deals with library news world-wide. As with YouTube videos, podcasts would be used for the promotion of library events and activities.

#20 You too can YouTube

Explored the 6 suggested links - think that being able to add subtitles is a good idea, found Conan the Librarian funny. Also thought the YouTube Help video funny, too. Conducted a search on global warming. There were videos of varying lengths: e.g. Al Gore : Global warming testimony@Congress, 3.21.07, which ran for 37.28 minutes. The one which I particularly liked was a lot shorter (1.49 min.) "Blue Man Group on global warming". It starts slowly and builds up to a hard-hitting finish. It was short and to the point, and effectively sent a message about global warming. The graphics were quite good c.f. Al Gore's video which was "fuzzy" in parts. Library websites could produce videos of similar style, short and snappy, to advertise promotional events.

#19 Discovering Web 2.0 tools

Checked out some categories and websites. Favourites: http://answers.yahoo.com (Questions and answers category); http://reader2.com (Books category); and http://www.medstory.com (Health category). Would like to spend more time exploring these further and some of the other categories.

#18 Web-based applications

Checked out Zoho writer - could prove to be useful, especially in public libraries, where you don't have to have word processing/spreadsheet programs installed for people to be able to create documents (e.g. resumes, letters) and send them via email.

#17 Playing around with PBWiki

Added my blog to the Favorite Blogs page.

There's so much information (maybe too much and too little time to read; one link leads to another!).

#16 So what's in a wiki?

The discovery exercises expanded my view of what wikis can do, and informed me on how to set one up. (Gave lots of resources for further assistance and information.) There is so much information out there (on the Internet) about wikis and some interesting examples. I liked the layout of the SJCPL subject guides - useful for library users.

#15 On library 2.0 & Web 2.0

Particularly interested in what John Riemer ("To better bibliographic services") and Rick Anderson ("Away from 'icebergs'") wrote on the future of library services. This "post print" era has many implications for the way we work and what library services do and should provide for its users. In "To a temporary place in time... ", "Wendy Schultz's projections of the impact of Library 3.0 and 4.0 raise some serious questions about how libraries of the future will function, too.

# 14 Getting not so technical with Technorati

Found a website: sociallibrarians.com and from it a link to another interesting site: ACRLog - Association of College and Research Librarian. Read a lengthy but interesting item about the use of Libraries 2.0 in tertiary libraries.

Technorati could be useful to read blogs from others in the library industry - problem is to sift out the informative, articulate ones from the nonsense ones!

#13 Tagging, etc.

Along with the first two Discovery Resources, I found "Social bookmarking in plain English", being so visual, clarified how I can use Del.icio.us . The aspect I liked best about this social bookmarking manager is that I can access favourite sites from any PC.

# 12 Rollyo

Created an account and searched for some websites that interest me in order to create a search roll. Tried to link to my blog but I don't think that it worked. I need more time to research Rollyo but am getting behind schedule. It will prove to be quite useful.

#11 All about LibraryThing

Found LibraryThing easy to use. Most titles searched for were found in Amazon.com and added to "my library". It was useful to therefore have a choice of sources for locating titles.
http://www.librarything.com/addbooks

#10 Image generators

I produced an image of a can using MultiCherry.com (http://www.multicherry.com/makepic/can.php?photo=Maize&field_companyname=multiCherry.com&color_companyname=orange&field_productname1=Amazin%27+maize&color_product_and_subtitle=black&field_productname2=&field_subtitle=sweet%27n%27juicy&field_weight=454g&color_weight=white.

#9 Finding feeds

The instructions were quite useful in directing me as to how to go about finding feeds. I am particularly interested in keeping up with the latest current affairs and I like the Australian News.net site.

#8 RSS feeds

It took quite a while to read through/listen to all the links about RSS feeds but I can see the benefits. While initially time-consuming to learn and set up, accessing the news that I want to read has been made simpler.

7. Blog technology

ICT opens up a whole new way of communicating with a whole range of people from all over the world in an instant. We've come along way from communicating by paper and pen and sending our letters etc. by sailing ship!

Mashups

Found it interesting to upload photos and then add them to maps to show where they were taken.

My best friend

Just look at this face! The dog - "man's best friend".

" Take my pups. You will raise them and call them Dog. They will be your guardians. They will alert you to danger, keep you warm, guard your camp, and even lay down their life to protect your life and the lives of your children. They will be companions to you and all your generations, never leaving your side, as long as Mankind shall survive. In return, you will share your food and the warmth of your fire. You will treat my children with love and kindness, and tend to them if they become ill, just as if they were born from your own belly. " First Man and First Woman agreed. ... Before she disappeared into the darkness, she turned and spoke once more to First Man, "My children will honor the pact for all generations. But if Man breaks this pact, if you or your children's children deny even one Dog food, warmth, a kind word or a merciful end, your generations will be plagued with war, hunger, and disease, and so shall this remain until the pact is honored again by all Mankind." With this, First Dog entered the night and returned in spirit to the Creator. from The Pact of the Fire, Lakota Sioux Legend

Progress?

The advance of technology over the past 10 years boggles the mind. In almost every area whether it be computers, electronics, home audio and video, the Internet, portable audio and cell phones, the leap forward is clearly evident. Has technology helped us or hindered us as human beings? It’s a difficult question to answer. While many of these devices are meant to give us more free time by increasing efficiency, many would say that they’ve had the opposite effect - that we’ve become slaves to the technology. We can’t let the mobile phone go to voice mail and we surely can’t leave our e-mails unanswered. What affect does the use of computers for personal use during work hours have on our performance output? And what about the impact of mobile phones on our health? Is this progress?

Ahh, technology!

Finally worked out how to set up a blogspot - problems with the pages. Also, it took a long time for each page to come up.