WebFeat is a really great time-saving tool, which allows one to search across many different databases using one search. It also increases the validity of one's search, since it is only searching a set of specific databases.
I searched for my home town of Osceola, Wisconsin (a really, really small town!) and found only a few relevant articles. The most interesting was titled, "The Word Is Out! Osceola Student Wins Wisconsin State Championship in Nation's Premier Vocabulary Competition".PR Newswire 2007-03-20 NA (377 words). Unfortunately, I do not know the girl who won this competition, but it's good to know that someone in Osceola has great vocabulary!!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Library Thing
I've been using Library Thing for a while to create of list of books that I've read. I blogged about why I like Library Thing in a previous blog entry and have included a random mosaic of book covers from my Library Thing catalog in my blog. You can view my entire Library Thing catalog at http://www.librarything.com/catalog/aarthay
Monday, June 30, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
RSS Feeds - Week 4 Web 2.0 Exploration
Overall, RSS feeds make it easier to access information from the web that you access frequently. I subscribed to local news, the weather, and several professional sites. Now I just have to remember to check my Bloglines account! I am planning to recommend this to my husband since he is a news junkie and is constantly checking multiple news websites.
I think RSS can be used in libraries if the library has a blog that is updated on a regular basis. Patrons could subscribe to the library feeds and be alerted to news about library programming, book reviews and library happenings.
I think RSS can be used in libraries if the library has a blog that is updated on a regular basis. Patrons could subscribe to the library feeds and be alerted to news about library programming, book reviews and library happenings.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Favorite Web 2.0 Technology - Week 3 Web 2.0 Exploration
Here are some of my favorite Web 2.0 technologies:
Pandora Radio from the Music Genome Project (http://www.pandora.com/) : This awesome site allows you to create your own radio station. You just input all of your favorite music and it plays back music it thinks you will like. I have discovered so many groups that I didn't know existed! It also has detailed histories of artists and gives information about the albums and songs. Lots of fun and very addictive!
Library Thing (http://www.librarything.com/) : This sight allows you to catalog your own library. I am using it to create a list of the books I have read. It also allows you to tag your books, write comments and shows the book covers of most titles. You can also join in conversations with other members, view the libraries of other members with similar reading tastes and get reading recommendations.
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) : Although I haven't used this site much, I see a lot of potential uses, especially for training. My 13-year-old son uses it to share skateboarding videos with other skateboarders. He takes videos of himself and asks other YouTube users to critique his tricks and offer suggestions for improvement. He has gotten a lot of feedback from other skateboarders. This is one tool that I plan to explore further.
Pandora Radio from the Music Genome Project (http://www.pandora.com/) : This awesome site allows you to create your own radio station. You just input all of your favorite music and it plays back music it thinks you will like. I have discovered so many groups that I didn't know existed! It also has detailed histories of artists and gives information about the albums and songs. Lots of fun and very addictive!
Library Thing (http://www.librarything.com/) : This sight allows you to catalog your own library. I am using it to create a list of the books I have read. It also allows you to tag your books, write comments and shows the book covers of most titles. You can also join in conversations with other members, view the libraries of other members with similar reading tastes and get reading recommendations.
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) : Although I haven't used this site much, I see a lot of potential uses, especially for training. My 13-year-old son uses it to share skateboarding videos with other skateboarders. He takes videos of himself and asks other YouTube users to critique his tricks and offer suggestions for improvement. He has gotten a lot of feedback from other skateboarders. This is one tool that I plan to explore further.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Charlotte (Flickr)
This is a picture of Charlotte, a spider that made my patio her home. Every night as soon as it would get dark she would spin her web. It was amazing to watch! Every morning the web would be gone and we wouldn't see her until evening. She did this every evening for two or three months. She is gone now and I'm hoping she just moved on to a better location, since I became rather attached to this fascinating spider!
DSC01720, originally uploaded by aarthay.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Blogging in Libraries - Week 2 Web 2.0 Exploration
As a librarian, I see many applications for blogs, especially in the public library setting. Here are a few of my ideas:
*Book reviews
*Book discussion forums
*Library news topics
*Library program announcements
*Community forum to discuss current topics
*Children's/teen blogs to discuss programs, books, homework topics
Blogs are an easy way to update the content of a library's website and the constantly changing information will keep patrons coming back to the website to check what is new.
*Book reviews
*Book discussion forums
*Library news topics
*Library program announcements
*Community forum to discuss current topics
*Children's/teen blogs to discuss programs, books, homework topics
Blogs are an easy way to update the content of a library's website and the constantly changing information will keep patrons coming back to the website to check what is new.
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