Technorati
Made myself aTechnorati account, claimed my blog http://www.technorati.com/blogs/wannabtechie.blogspot.com
and added a blog from the tracking record. I can't resist reading any blog I choose from the tracking record - I'm always amazed how knowledgeable some people are and how sophisticated they have made their blogs. Mine is starting to look very side-heavy. I thought I'd try adding some pictures or links to my sidebar but it fell to the bottom and took so long to get it back I'm not going there again! I will definitely attempt customising it once I've finished though. Anyway, I digress. I think if I was going to keep a blogroll I would probably stick to Bloglines, I find it more accessible and straightforward. But interesting to see how many sites there are if you want to cover all bases.
del.icio.us
Set up a del.icio.us account and made a link from my blog. I use the internet for searching quite a lot but do tend to stick to a limited number of websites (I'm working on that), therefore not sure I would need a website such as del.icio.us. I can see huge benefit for school children and students however. My daughter uses our home computer, the uni computers and the public library computers for her study so this would be most advantageous. Will definitely recommend to her and any of our users in similar situation.
Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries
I'm afraid I was rather amazed by the reading on Web 2.0. I thought it was just an exercise in introducing us to some different sites and possibilities on the web - not a controversial worldwide philosophy. I don't really feel I have a grasp on quite what it means actually. I feel a bit overwhelmed by the amount of reading and anxious to carry on and finish! I can see that it has been an exercise in making us aware of the potential for interacitve use of the internet and its potential for library staff, empowering library users and reassessing the role of libraries in the future. I think I need a lot more time to think about all it could mean although of course we are already using a lot of collaborative technology. Here I will just state the obvious - that it is a very good thing that Library 2.0 aims to enable libraries and their users to be more proactive and for libraries to allow themselves to be more inclusive but I suppose the real challenge is in finding viable and practical ways for that to happen. I have no doubt that it will and that libraries will function very differently in the future, how much so will be interesting to see.
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Well done, this part had a lot involved, especially the reading
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