http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?section_id=5&page_id=94
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm
http://www.grouchy.com/angst/
http://www.teenreads.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/
http://www.ubl.com/
http://www.ym.com/
http://espn.go.com/
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Digital Media -eAudiobooks
I was aware that Queens Library has a digital media subscription, but I not really familiar wit it, so I especially look for to this excerise.
Most of the patrons that come to my particular branch don't have home computers or access to the internet at home, so I haven't hooten many inquiries about this service, but I do realize that it is important to know about all of the services that Queens Library has to offer.
Searching through what was availab;e, I was happy to find that our most popular authors at this particular branch, James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Nicholas Sparks etc... all had eAudiobooks through our site. I will definitely take advantage of this in order to stay up on my bestsellers.
Most of the patrons that come to my particular branch don't have home computers or access to the internet at home, so I haven't hooten many inquiries about this service, but I do realize that it is important to know about all of the services that Queens Library has to offer.
Searching through what was availab;e, I was happy to find that our most popular authors at this particular branch, James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Nicholas Sparks etc... all had eAudiobooks through our site. I will definitely take advantage of this in order to stay up on my bestsellers.
It finally Happened!!!!!
Well, it finally happened. I've become a blogger. A person who blogs. A memeber of the blogigentsia. It's not that I have anything against blogs, I just never really had anything to say. I mean, what, I'm going to spend hours thinking up library realated Haiku? Actually........
At any rate, this Library Learning 2.0 thing seems pretty interesting so I'll give it a whirl.
At any rate, this Library Learning 2.0 thing seems pretty interesting so I'll give it a whirl.
Anybody Out There
Facebook seems to be one of the best of the Social Networking sites. At least the ones of which I am aware. MySpace is skewed to young for me and some of the pages are shall we say "not offic appropriate". Facebook seems like a fairly respectable option. I haven't seen anything too risque. I signed up but I don't know how often I will use it.
There seems to be a hugr gap between the potential and the reality. Potentially, you could use Facebook to reach out to our customers and provide better service. It serves a similiar purpose but is way more professional.
There seems to be a hugr gap between the potential and the reality. Potentially, you could use Facebook to reach out to our customers and provide better service. It serves a similiar purpose but is way more professional.
YouTubing ITubing
Within the last few months, I have become a fan of YouTube. I'm not ashamed to say so. Wanna know what started me up on it? Youoll be surprised: The "Superman Dance" by Souljah Boy. I guess you can say that I'm an official YA Librarian now if I know who that is. It's alot of fun...not to mention that it's coll that this entire dance was built around this one song...and then people started posting videos of themselves doing the dance.
Playing Around with Wikis
Unfortunately, I didn't have a good experience palying with Wikis. Almost every Wiki I tried, I was blocked form editing and changing them. They all required a login name and password. Right now I don't even remember how many accounts I have since I started with Library Learning 2.0 I just don't want to have another one unles it is necessary. My colleague showed me one that didn't ask for login, and I tried it. It works. It is very time consuming!
Technology
Technology is good when it works. When we first had RFID in place in our library, neither the customers nor staff like this new system, because people were so used to the old way of checking out materias in the library. When the new system had problems or gliches,, they even became more impatient. Afetr a while when they get used to it, they like it very much. It is much faster, and also saves both staff and customer's time. It is always the case that people are resistent to new things. When they get used to it, they are so attached to it. Technology is good in a way that it speeds up everything we do noe in this world, but when it breaks down, it creates more problems, therefore, we cannot depend on it completely.
Make Life Simple with RSS
It is so handy. Before I knew anything about RSS, I bookmarked several websites for current news. From time to time, I had to go back to or refresh the sites from my favorites to check the updates. Now I don't have to do that anymore. I just go to my Bloglines for my newsfeeds and check the updates- save me so much time. Signing up for Bloglines is very easy but subscribing to feeds is a little bit confusing at the beginning. It took me some time to subscribe to more than 10 feeds. I feel so good now because I can read the updates without being bothered by the unnecessary information.
On Library 2.0
Library 2.0, an adaption from Web 2.0, is a user-centered, inofrmation and resource sharing web. Lots of people may have not realized that we are already a user of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. This shared network space provides people with almost everything they do.
With Library 2.0, more services are available to users. Users are encouraged for feedback and participation in the library services, such as Ask A librarian, a two way communication. With Library 2.0, library can save shelf space by providing users with virtual reference. That's why we weeded our reference collection heavily and got rid of some of the "just in case" collection. As libraires are moving into Web2.0, our customers will expect access to everything. That places us into a new direction - "it means integrating our services into their daily patterns of work,study and play" (Rick Anderson).
With Library 2.0, more services are available to users. Users are encouraged for feedback and participation in the library services, such as Ask A librarian, a two way communication. With Library 2.0, library can save shelf space by providing users with virtual reference. That's why we weeded our reference collection heavily and got rid of some of the "just in case" collection. As libraires are moving into Web2.0, our customers will expect access to everything. That places us into a new direction - "it means integrating our services into their daily patterns of work,study and play" (Rick Anderson).
Lifelong Learning
Everyone has his own lifelong learning styl. Some can learn by reading, others can learn by playing. Everyone is different. But the important things is to have an objective in your mind so you can plan ahead and plan well. For me, it is easier to set an achievable and short term goal. Once you acheive it, youe feel you are awared and relieved, and then you set up another goal. Therefore, it is never too old to learn because you have different goals for different period of time in your life, until you achieve your final objective. The hardest lifelong learning habit for me is to use tech to my advantage. We are used to the everyday pace we set up before, and always feel that we don't have time to keep with the technology. To participate in the Library Learning 2.0 is to try to overcome this obstacle and to achieve this short term goal-blog with people
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