LibraryThing

I LOVE LibraryThing

It's quick

It's easy

It's facinating

So much fun to see what people are reading, get recomendations, chat etc

In library land it's a great resource for BookClubs and reading groups, and as a way to get peer suggestions for storytimes and themed genre / author lists etc

Nice :D

Here's my LibraryThing link
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/kleem01

del.icio.us II

and the answer is no...

I must admit that this bit has broken me. I have saved my favourites to del.icio.us but can't seem to link my del.icio.us account to this blog (is it supposed to embed like Flickr does?)

it tells me that I don't have anything bookmarked and yet I can see them there...sigh

I am now moving on to save my sanity, although I will revisit del.icio.us if someone can give me some pointers

here is my del.icio.us address just to prove that I have an account

http://del.icio.us/kleem01

del.icio.us

have I linked it????

that's the question...

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After looking at the pages suggested in 2.0 I have to say that I like the Cleveland Library del.icio.us page as it sings to my librarian soul

.... it has a contents page and is organised beautifully ...

I feel that del.icio.us is a slightly less than attractive site and that Cleveland has done a great deal to making their page easy on the eye and on the brain by setting out the list of contents to help people find exactly what they are after

YouTube videos and libraries

Of all that we have seen so far in 2.0 I have to say that video sites like YouTube seem to offer the least to libraries

I am sure that there are many visionaries out there that are now busy telling me about the wonderful applications and opportunities that we can use to promote libraries through YouTube, but all I can see is that anything we do will almost certainly be lost in the millions of videos uploaded yearly, not to mention the issues of privacy and security

On a final note - if we are to use video sites for our libraries please be sure to make the uploads 'cool', clever, vibrant and relevant to the audience. There would be nothing worse than having a video (like certain recent electoral campaigners) that is so bad/boring/sad that our audience is left scoffing at our lame efforts

One of my favourite bands (Oh and because it's a part of 2.0 training)

Wikis for 2.0

Hi again

I am on a roll tonight.....

Wikis are pretty cool. I like that they are interactive and can be used for anything from providing professional information to peers, to being an obsessed fansite like Wookieepedia

In libraries wikis could be used for so many things - progressive storytelling, book/movie/music reviews (like Book Lovers Wiki), FAQ sessions, homework help/assignment help, "If you like, why not try" lists and so much more

I am excited about the idea of libraries using wikis in creative and fun ways, there are just so many avenues for interactive information sharing, online events and more

RSS - no muss no fuss, it's easy

well I have gone through the RSS (or Real Simple Syndication) notes in 2.0 and I have created a Blogline account as directed

it was much easier than last weeks Flickr exercise I must say

as for which feeds I now subscribe to well, who can go past the dry humor of Dilbert, the opportunity to learn a new word with dictionary.com word of the day, the Powerhouse Museum's picture of the day, the Shifted Librarian, and my own guilty secret - a special feed to new release paranormal romance books & authors

I will get serious and add news and information sites etc soon, I am sure........