Method 4
If you spend a lot of time on the Internet getting caught up on news, going to favorite websites, and reading blogs, you'll want to subscribe to an aggregator, such a Google Reader. I have used Bloglines for several months and find it saves me a great deal of time. I enjoyed viewing the video "RSS in Plain English" because I thought it spelled everything out really well for a beginner and might be useful with teachers in my school.
For this exervise, I set up a second account in Google Reader and subscribed to three book blogs/sites: Books -The New York Times; The Online Books Page; and NPR's Book Reviews, Book News, and Author Interviews.
Of the two RSS Readers, I prefer Bloglines for its layout and ease of us.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Method 3
The term "Cloud Computing" is a new one for many librarians, but most of us are familiar with the concept. We've heard of, and some of us have even used, such Internet-based applications as Google Docs, Zoho, Gmail, and Flickr.
While the percentage of people who have abandoned programs and hard drives for virtual storage is still relatively small, it is growing. Greg Cruey's blog post: "Cloud Computing For the Masses" makes a strong case for for its future in terms of economic potential and universal access to personal documents.
Issues of security and privacy are legitimate concerns, as spelled out by Jenny Levine in her blog post, "We're Not All Ready For the Cloud Yet." I can see, however, applications, particularly Zoho Writer, Google Docs, and Google Calendar that would be useful to me today in my high school library situation.
The term "Cloud Computing" is a new one for many librarians, but most of us are familiar with the concept. We've heard of, and some of us have even used, such Internet-based applications as Google Docs, Zoho, Gmail, and Flickr.
While the percentage of people who have abandoned programs and hard drives for virtual storage is still relatively small, it is growing. Greg Cruey's blog post: "Cloud Computing For the Masses" makes a strong case for for its future in terms of economic potential and universal access to personal documents.
Issues of security and privacy are legitimate concerns, as spelled out by Jenny Levine in her blog post, "We're Not All Ready For the Cloud Yet." I can see, however, applications, particularly Zoho Writer, Google Docs, and Google Calendar that would be useful to me today in my high school library situation.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Methods 1 and 2
I just watched the video "Stephen Abram launches Murdoch University’s 23 Things" and found it relevant for libraries and librarians today. Mr. Abram discusses a 23-step program to prepare librarians for the challenges we face in this period of enormous change. Two statements he made resonated with me: He said we must immerse ourselves in the technology of Web 2.0 in order to understand it, and he used the phrase "experience-based learners" to describe the process of acquiring this understanding.
I also recently read an article by Mr. Abram entitled "Social Libraries: The Libraian 2.0 Phenomenon." This article went into more detail about the skills the Librarian 2.0, whom he calls "the guru of the information age" needs to acquire.
I also recently read an article by Mr. Abram entitled "Social Libraries: The Libraian 2.0 Phenomenon." This article went into more detail about the skills the Librarian 2.0, whom he calls "the guru of the information age" needs to acquire.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Linda's Book Nook
Welcome to my new blog! If you have a book you'd like to share, you're in the right place. Any genre...new...older...a classic. Let's talk books!
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