Thing 17 Podcast

I explored several podcast's and preferred using podcast.com the most. It was a lot simpler to use. I just went under browse our podcast collection and selected books, than comics, than DC. I found pages on options to choose from. I especially enjoyed the one called "Superman World of New Krypton." The following is a link to the podcast:
http://books.podcast.com/episode/35796596/13350/

I wouldn't want to make my own podcast however. I'm not much for a broadcaster. Just thinking about how many people tuning in gives me stage fright! I know it's a weird way of thinking about it but can't help it. But I wouldn't mind subscribing to the one for comics and whatever else I find.

In Response to Erin's Comment for thing 9

This is in response to Erin's comment for my thing 9. I was having issues with databases and she recommended that I try Blist. So here it is! Sorry Erin that I'm responding like 2 weeks later! Just needed to think about how I could use it for the library.

I used Blist to create a list of possible books to use for a display I've been thinking about called "All a Fluttered." It's a display about birds.

Display: All a Flutter

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Thing 16 YouTube

Attached is a video clip of the library scene from Gone with the Wind. It's a classic scene from the movie and plus it's got books in it. It's the best of both worlds. I think Scarlet was out of her mind to not instantly fall in love with Rhett Butler. It took the whole movie for her to realize it. Tisk Tisk...



So what did I think of youtube? Well not much I normally go to sites like veoh.com or http://www.crunchyroll.com/ because I think the video isn't as fuzzy or grainy. I found a video clip on youtube with the Cookie Monster in the library (the blue puppet from Sememe Street). But the volume was so low that even with no one moving and the volume turned up to the max it couldn't be heard. Youtube can be handy but the quality isn't always the best. There's a million of these sites out there, I think, that have more to offer.

What I did notice was that there were over 2,000 videos that came up under the search for library tours. I think that can be useful to a library. You can show the patrons around while they are in the comfort of their own homes. It might entice them to get up and visit their local libraries! The wackier the video the more interesting the library might seem. Like this library tour done by Haper College library!



We could probably make our on videos to promote the summer reading programs too. All we need is a camcorder, a director, and actors! ^O^

Thing 15 Rollyo

I went to Rollyo and created a search engine for children's literature using sites like:

www.randomhouse.com
www.kidsreads.com
childrensbooksonline.org
www.cbcbooks.org
www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrenschildrensbooksforparents.com
www.slco.lib.ut.us/children.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

It's a handy research tool because you can create a list of all the research sites you normally go but instead of going to each one at a time you can go all at once. Very useful for patrons at the library that have a hard time figuring out where to begin their search.

A link to my Rollyo

Thing 14 Online Productivity

I choose to use pageflakes as my homepage. Mostly because it had the myspace and facebook features along with it. I could pretty much do the whole assignment from it. It had a link to my bookmarks from delicious. It had a sticky note option. It had a To Do list option for creating lists. I could get news feeds from diggs. It also had box net online storage where I can upload documents and save it on to it. I thought it was pretty handy. Even so I did try 30 Boxes calendar and I loved that fact that the calendar was huge. I hate it when computers try to use fine print on you. It's a huge screen why on god's beautiful green earth would you want to only use a third of it and make yourself go blind? It was simple and easy to use. I don't need any fluff. I also used Tada and created a book list of random books I've seen recently this week while putting away books. I say by far though pageflakes had the most uses for me. It had a ton of features that we've already gone through so far in Neflin's 23 things. Plus the Tada list will do wonders for me when I'm creating new display's. I simply listen to my Jimmy Cricket(that's Pinocchio's little fella right?...) to give me an idea for a new display than use Tada to create a list of books that I can use for that display. When the display runs low on books I just pull out my handy dandy list and get the books. Don't have to hassle through the cataloger because I'll already know where to look.

Thing 13 Library Thing

Well I can put some of the books I own on it but I couldn't find everything. Well books were easy to find but not comics, or magazines. I mean yes I was able to find some it's just that not much of it had a picture to go along with it. I like having a picture to go with it. I'm a very visual person. Just a personal preference.

Creating book lists can help people narrow people search for specific types of books that match their interests whether it be for vampires or dogs. It's also very handy to keep organized. You can create lists of summer reading, or most popular books, or classic books, etc.

Truth be told, I only knew of books a million on 13th and Newberry, Barnes and Nobles at archer and the library. Never knew there were so many places that were book related. Maybe I did but it never sinked in I guess.

Thing Twelve Wikis

What did you find interesting about the wiki concept?

I've heard about how wiki can be used to build on previous knowledge. I always assumed it was for educational purposes, not really everyday life. So after watching the short video clip in regards to email vs wiki I felt enlightened. As if I were whacked with a stupid pillow (yes pillow because a stick would hurt)!

What types of applications within libraries and schools might work well with a wiki?

I believe the youth services department is using wikis for book lists. For example, a list for displays created and a summer reading list. I'm sure there's tons of other uses they are employing but that's beyond my knowledge at the moment.

Many teachers/faculty "ban" Wikipedia as a source for student research. What do you think of the practice of limiting information by format?

When I went to college I remember all my professors banned wikis as a research tool because they felt it was not a reliable source. I'm not sure why it's not consider a reliable source. It's viewed by it's peers and critiqued is it not? What gives an individuals judgment more authority over another? In a way wikis always seemed like someone else doing the research and providing a summary of what they took away from it. But that's there opinion; if I were to read it I might take something else away from it. Maybe what my professors hoped I would learn is that some times it's better getting it straight from the horse's mouth.

Which wiki did you edit?

neflins23things wiki