Wikis in the library

Wikis begin to look like useful tools. There are a lot of uses for them in the library setting as well as outside the library. I thought the idea of a wiki for book reviews and comments would be great and helpful; also a community information one for a community calendar and activites; or a travel one to share restaurants, motels, and sites to see. One of the biggest problems I see would be the accuracy of a wiki. Depending on their use and intent, I think they would have to monitered in some way - too many tricksters and scammers out there!

Libraries of the future?

From a lot of the predictions, libraries are going to face some real challenges in the coming years. Technology is changing the way libraries serve their patrons and the way libraries function. I think it will be important for libraries to know their patrons and their needs and wants in order to make the best decisions. Library staff will need to be more technology literate, too, especially since there are so many helpful tools out there. It should be interesting and challenging to see where libraries go in the future, especially in our system where we will be most impacted.

New image?

I said the image generator was fun! It was fun to play with it and create an image. Another fun thing is that you can change the image daily. Stay tuned and see what tomorrow brings!!!

Technorati

Technorati - I had trouble spelling it so you know where I am!! This was interesting to explore. I found some of the same blogs in several places. The number of responses varied with Blog posts having the most. I was amazed at the number of blogs out there and the rate they are increasing. It took some experimenting, but I can see this as a useful tool in searching for information or opinions in blogs. It was also interesting to read different blogs and see what they were about and what people had to say. I could spend a lot of time on this site!

Del.icio.us

I discovered Del.icio.us. I can see it's possibilities and use for research and for finding information through other people's tags. I also can see how tagging can help retrieve information quickly and easily and lead you to more information.

Rollyo

Rollyo has some possibilities! With some additional practice time I think I would find it useful and quick. It seems to be a quick and easy search tool - being able to search many sites at once from one place could save time. It gives you choices, too, so you can search your favorite or most reliable sites.

LibraryThing

LibraryThing has good possibilities for those who want to keep track of books they have or have read and who are looking for new authors or to share books and ideas. I think some patrons would like this. I was surprised at how easy it was to catalog books.