So much "stuff" to browse! Read or visited these sites:
Literacy Debate - R U Really Reading? As a grandparent of a 12 year old boy who does not particularly like to sit and read a book, I can understand parents just being thankful their children are "reading" something whether it is online or not. Like the girl in the article, my grandson still manages to carry a 4.0 gpa in 6th grade. So to me, reading is reading regardless of the format.
Reader's Advisory:
Reading Trails. This site was hard to navigate. A sequence of books linked in different ways on trails with intersections. You could share trails, visit open trails or create a new trail. I think you can just get lost without ever finding the right trail.
What Should I Read Next? A good site to find books that are similar to those you have read in the past.
What's Next? A great place to find a list of series books by a particular author. This would be great for patrons who read in order. You did not have to know the particular series just the author or a book title.
OnLine Book Communities
BookGlutton and the Unbound Reader. This site you could read books alone or with groups. This is not for me. I want to read with a book in my hand.
Book Group Resources:
Reading Group Choices. Information on books that may be of interest to book clubs or groups. You can find what's new to read, review, reader reviews and even a list of conversation starters for the book club.
Audio Books:
LibriVox. Found older non-copyrighted material which is read by volunteers to put on the site. During my first look at this site, finding material was hard. However, after realizing that the material was "non-copyrighted" and starting to look for older books, the site was easier to navigate. The material is listed by the last name of the author and once the material is found it is easy to listen to - right off the computer. I have already given information about this site to a patron for use with her son's reading of "The Odyssey" by Homer. They were having difficulty with pronunciation of names and with the flow of the words written.
Book Reviews:
BookBrowse. You can find books by age group or topic. Once you find the book you want you can look at the various reviews, including reader reviews, and even read an excerpt from the book just to see if it is something you may want to read. This is something you can also do on the library's website.
Facebook:
Visual Bookshelf/WeRead. Visited Visual Bookshelf and WeRead. Added WeRead application to my FaceBook. I added three books that I have read and one that I am wanting to read. I am on the wait list with the library.
The Books 2.0 tools can be rather daunting. There is sometimes too much information to absorb at one time. I think that most patrons will find the one source for information that they are comfortable with, whether it is in person from an individual at the library or one or possibly two websites. It is still good to know that these sites are available for future patron interaction.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thing #19 - Other Social Networks
I went to Gather.com which promotes writers and books like MySpace does for music. I visited Bake Space, Nibble Dish, What's on my Bookshelf and a craft site. I didn't much care for What's on my Bookshelf because I don't particularly like trading books, I'd rather check out from the library. I also went to a craft site which had some good sewing ideas. I created an account with NibbleDish, formerly Open Source Food, and I liked this site. You can swap, add your recipes, and look for recipes on this site. The photographs of the recipes made this site very appealing.
In the future I might create an account in a craft networking site. I can also see myself looking for new and interesting recipes on NibbleDish.
In the future I might create an account in a craft networking site. I can also see myself looking for new and interesting recipes on NibbleDish.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Thing #18 - MySpace and FaceBook
I created a MySpace account a short time ago as I was anxious to share with friends and family, especially grandson and granddaughter. I created my account, uploaded photos, added music and changed the background. My grandson enjoyed teaching me things that he knew. I have added friends to MySpace.
Today I created a FaceBook account. It was somewhat easier to do since I had already created MySpace. On FaceBook, I joined the Gainesville, Florida Network, uploaded a photo for my profil, and searched for family and friends to add. I am waiting on responses from them. I searched for "Alachua County Library" and viewed the Alachua County's Youth Services Department's FaceBook. It looked interesting but the wall had not been updated since 2008. FaceBook and MySpace could be used as a tool for libraries to get information about programs, events, and the library itself to the public, but without routine and timely updating of the information the spaces would be ineffective.
The differences I see between MySpace and FaceBook and after talking with users of both are that MySpace can be more of a social atmosphere whereas FaceBook allows joining of groups, etc. and appears that it can allow more networking for jobs and interests.
For myself, I prefer MySpace.
I have since made comments on Facebook on my granddaughters walls and sent an invite to 23Things@Neflin to be my "friend".
Today I created a FaceBook account. It was somewhat easier to do since I had already created MySpace. On FaceBook, I joined the Gainesville, Florida Network, uploaded a photo for my profil, and searched for family and friends to add. I am waiting on responses from them. I searched for "Alachua County Library" and viewed the Alachua County's Youth Services Department's FaceBook. It looked interesting but the wall had not been updated since 2008. FaceBook and MySpace could be used as a tool for libraries to get information about programs, events, and the library itself to the public, but without routine and timely updating of the information the spaces would be ineffective.
The differences I see between MySpace and FaceBook and after talking with users of both are that MySpace can be more of a social atmosphere whereas FaceBook allows joining of groups, etc. and appears that it can allow more networking for jobs and interests.
For myself, I prefer MySpace.
I have since made comments on Facebook on my granddaughters walls and sent an invite to 23Things@Neflin to be my "friend".
Thing #17 Podcasts
I went to Podcast.com, Podcastalley.com, and Educational Podcast Directory. On Yahoo I did a search for "country music" and the things that came up were for itunes or sites to purchase the music. I did a search on Podcast.com for the Dave Ramsey Show since I knew that his radio show was available. I listened to CNN news update and part of the Dave Ramsey Show. Also at the Podcast.com site I went in search under a heading Kids and Family and found "Bedtime Stores My Kids Love to Hear". There were several stories about "The Man in the Can" that I listened to briefly. I also listened to the very beginning of a book titled "Dark Matter" but I think it would be more convenient to download books on a library site.
Podcast.com was the easiest site to navigate. I didn't find any podcast I wanted to add to my blog. I can see why someone would like to download items of interest to listen to at their convenience. I was not inspired or interested enough to spend my time on podcasting.
Podcast.com was the easiest site to navigate. I didn't find any podcast I wanted to add to my blog. I can see why someone would like to download items of interest to listen to at their convenience. I was not inspired or interested enough to spend my time on podcasting.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thing #16 YouTube
Holey!Moley!, as my Great Grandson Dalton would say, there is just to much "stuff" out here in YouTube land. There is so much to choose from I can see where it could become addictive, time consuming and a big distraction in the workplace.
I explored YouTube and viewed several videos. I liked the "Library Dominoes" and "Library Musical Prank" I explored several different ones and decided to add "Forest Gump, One Minute One Take" to my blog.I liked this one as it was planned so well with the props and it was awesome the way you remembered the movie while watching for just one minute.
YouTube may be beneficial in a library program to show videos relating to the presentation or a booktalk to spark interest in the program.
I explored YouTube and viewed several videos. I liked the "Library Dominoes" and "Library Musical Prank" I explored several different ones and decided to add "Forest Gump, One Minute One Take" to my blog.I liked this one as it was planned so well with the props and it was awesome the way you remembered the movie while watching for just one minute.
YouTube may be beneficial in a library program to show videos relating to the presentation or a booktalk to spark interest in the program.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Thing #15 - Rollyo
Finally on Thing #15, Rollyo. I created an account and a custom search roll. I decided on Country Cooking as I love to eat and cook. I included 7 food and recipe sites from a wide variety of options - everything from Paula Deen, Rachel Ray to America's Test Kitchen. I searched for "rice pilaf" and got over 52000 hits using my "Country Cooking" search roll.
In a library setting Rollyo could be beneficial for research because the sites selected would be sites you trusted and were confident the information would be factual rather than opinion.
As you can see, I have added a searchbox tool to this blog so you too can enjoy Country Cooking.
In a library setting Rollyo could be beneficial for research because the sites selected would be sites you trusted and were confident the information would be factual rather than opinion.
As you can see, I have added a searchbox tool to this blog so you too can enjoy Country Cooking.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Thing #14 Online Productivity Tools
Thing 14 was fun to work on and learn new tools.I looked at Igoogle, Pageflakes and My yahoo and decided on My Yahoo as my start page because I already have an account there.It was easy to add a calendar to keep up with my Grandson's baseball games and other family activities. I created a countdown widget to add to my blog. A Ta-Da list was very easy to create and I have started adding to a list.I think this was one of the more useful "Things" and I intend to go back and explore more of the online tools on my own time.
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