Google Labs

These were pretty interesting. I loved Google Transit. I can totally plan my bus ride without looking at the bus schedules which I'm still unable to read. Google Mars was cool....you could spend awhile on that site checking out all the geography. Google Trends was a great recommendation. I loved that soccer is only second to football in the US. WOO HOO go soccer go soccer...okay that's enough. Most of the others I couldn't figure my way around in or I needed to download something so those were a no. Okay enough rambling.

Online Applications

I loved this exercise! I'm not sure if I liked Google or Zoho more as they both had things I liked about them. Google was much more simple and straight forward, whereas Zoho had alot of options. These are both sites that I think would benefit our patrons especially with all the insanity we've been having trying to save documents to disks. What a great idea for those group projects or meeting minutes.

Web 2.0

I loved these articles. Though I love books and understand how important it is to have print copies of information, technology is the way of the future. Technology is changing lives including the intellectual aspects. One articles states:
What are libraries? Libraries are not just collections of documents and books, they are conversations, they are convocations of people, ideas, and artifacts in dynamic exchange. Libraries are not merely in communities, they are communities: they preserve and promote community memories; they provide mentors not only for the exploration of stored memory, but also for the creation of new artifacts of memory. What was the library of the past? A symbol of a society that cared about its attainments, that treasured ideas, that looked ahead multiple generations. Librarians were stewards, trainers, intimate with the knowledge base and the minds who produced it. Librarians today are not just inventory management biobots: they are people with a unique understanding of the documents they compile and catalog, and the relationships among those documents.

It says it all.

Custom Search Engines

I used google to create my custom search engine because I didn't like how Rollyo showed their search results. Google was more cut and dry and I need simple. When I search for something I want results immediately. It was cool, I wish that the sites you add to your site would directly link to the website. Here's the link to my search engine http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=001408121415156109408%3Abue6krar6dw&hl=en.

Wiki (and it's not a Star Wars character)

I looked at all of the links on the kcls27things blog and all but the Book Lovers Wiki were pretty intimidating. Everything was text based and I, apparently, am a picture type of girl. It seemed that there was maybe too much information and you had to go deeper into each subject to find out what you were looking for. However, I think Wiki's would be great for reader's advisory. It seems like we're always getting question about "what should I read next". If anyone had access to the wiki it would be full of great recommendations.

Library Thing

Okay so doing this made me realize it's been a really really long time since I've read a book for me. Don't get much mommy reading time with 3 little girls. It was so easy and it was neat to see how many other people had the same books on their "Library Thing" too. I'll definitely be adding books as I get time to read them..........maybe this summer ; ). http://www.librarything.com/catalog/seekymlearn

del.icio.us

This is great. I can see how it can/could be extremely useful in a library setting. Not only as a great research tool for those dreaded Assignment alerts, current events, etc but also as a great tool to educate library staff. What if a cluster/library created an account where they posted new and interesting aritcles, book alerts, new and critical information, etc??? How great would that be???? I'm going to share this with my middle schooler so she can bookmark her favorite homework sites and access them anywhere there's an internet connection.