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23 Things was an interesting experience. As someone who does not use the internet often this program was a great way for me to learn more about the web 2.0 technologies that are out there. Some of my favorite Things were Flickr and LibraryThing, both of which I plan to continue to use after this is all said and done. I definitely see how many of these web 2.0 technologies can be used in a library setting, and I hope that many of them will be used someday. Valete!

Res XXII

I took a look around Project Gutenburg and listened to some of the e-books. I definitely prefer the human read books to those read by a computer, the tone of the computer voice just made me really antsy. I like the idea of downloadable books and if I had internet access at home, you can bet I would be using Project Gutenburg all the time. There was only one aspect of the site I did not like - I found no browsing categories, no spot that listed the mystery or non-fiction books that were available. Something like that would be very helpful to me, since generally I don't know what specific book I wish to read (or listen to) only that I'm feeling a bit mysterious or romantic today.

Res XXI

So I have to say I found most of the podcasts that I listened to kinda boring. Maybe it's just that I didn't stumble onto any one topic I found particularly interesting, but one thing is for sure, if you're going to do a podcast, please don't have a monotone voice - it only makes me fall asleep faster! One interesting podcast I did run across was a library podcast done by teens for teens. The teens reviewed books and movies and although the one I listened to did not sound very professional, it does seems like something our library could do on our website, or on the Teen 'Zine site.

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Res XIX

I looked at several of the 1st place web 2.0 awards winners and I liked most of them. Fuzzmail was very interesting. I don't think I would ever use it - I think it would require me to be a bit more talented in the planning and composing aspects of e-mail writing - but I do think it would be neat to receive a fuzzmail from someone. I also really liked Pandora and the concept of building my own radio station.

Res XVIII

If only I had known about this in grad school.  Having all your documents online sounds like a wonderful idea.  No more worrying about if your word processing software is compatible with the college computer's software, or with your classmates stuff.  Its all online and easily accessible!  If I had internet access at home, you can bet this would be one of the new technologies I would be using at home.  Eh, who knows, maybe someday I will get internet just for this feature, hmm... probably not .  And now it's time to see if I can post this to my blog...

Res XVII

I must admit I was expecting a little bit more from the sandbox than what I found. It was rather easy to use, which made it fun. There were also some interesting favorites pages that I visited, but all in all I found the whole thing slightly bland. Oh well.

Res XVI

Wikis are good. I think a wiki on the library website would be a wonderful thing. Just imagine the possibilities. Customers could write reviews of books and do there own readers advisories. Librarians could write about their favorite books, make lists of must reads and do various other things to share and promote a love of reading. Wikis are a great way to build up community relationships and share knowledge and resources, things the library is already a pro at doing.

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In some ways I think Library2.0 is a great thing. So many people these days work, shop and play via their computer and the internet, that it is almost unthinkable that that the library not be apart of that. On the other hand, there are still thousands of people who do not have the internet, who do not know how to use a computer, and who want nothing to do with either. How do we support both? I think the next few years are going to be difficult, not only for the library and its collection, but also for the library's customers. We will all have to adapt to a new way of doing things, teachers will have to realize that an on-line encyclopedia is just as good as the on the shelf kind, and we as librarians will have to think up new ways of getting real books into the hands of those who only read blogs.