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Thing 22: Staying Current
I definitely found myself writing more as I worked through the things. I’m sure there are some things, I will not be using. I don’t know how much I will be adding to this blog but I hope to add to my new house blog soon.
While I probably won’t be as immersed in the web 2.0 things as I am right now, I will be using some of the tools. I am more comfortable in the interactive web 2.0 world but I still don’t think I will put a lot of details about my life on the internet for anyone to see. I am not interested in doing any of the second life stuff because I have enough trouble living my first life.
I will likely use some of the things more for entertainment at home (you tube and podcasts) than at work. But there are podcasts and videos about book talks, library programming, etc that will be useful at work.
While I probably won’t be as immersed in the web 2.0 things as I am right now, I will be using some of the tools. I am more comfortable in the interactive web 2.0 world but I still don’t think I will put a lot of details about my life on the internet for anyone to see. I am not interested in doing any of the second life stuff because I have enough trouble living my first life.
I will likely use some of the things more for entertainment at home (you tube and podcasts) than at work. But there are podcasts and videos about book talks, library programming, etc that will be useful at work.
Thing 21: Student 2.0 Tools
Both project calculators would be helpful tools for a student beginning a research project. I explored the Assignment calculator in more depth since I didn’t have to give my e-mail address. I like that it goes into a lot of detail about what reading the assignment means. It gives ideas for how to look at the assignment and warns of trying to pad the paper with large margins and big font, etc. I think these tools may help some students who are overwhelmed by the whole research process but it wouldn’t do much to encourage procrastinators to start work earlier.
The teacher guide to the Research Project Calculator seems to have a lot of great information. I like the handouts and activities to help students learn to summarize sources and how to evaluate websites. I didn’t really see a lot of handouts that would be useful to have on hand at a public library. But, I will try to remember this site to suggest to students needing to know how to begin taking notes, etc.
The teacher guide to the Research Project Calculator seems to have a lot of great information. I like the handouts and activities to help students learn to summarize sources and how to evaluate websites. I didn’t really see a lot of handouts that would be useful to have on hand at a public library. But, I will try to remember this site to suggest to students needing to know how to begin taking notes, etc.
Thing 20: Books 2.0
I just looked at someone’s Kindle this weekend and it was an interesting way to read. The main problem with it that we discussed was a lack of page numbers in the books. This means researchers wouldn’t be able to use the kindle unless there is some secret way to get the page number for the citation. The screen was matte and easy to read and the text was easily adjusted from small to large.
In the information about using the Kindle as circulating material in a library, I was alarmed at the response from Amazon: “If you’re gonna let someone borrow the Kindle just to read a book, you should be fine.” I would think someone would try to pin Amazon down into making a definite statement because “should be fine” isn’t going to help if Amazon decides not to allow libraries to lend kindles.
Books On Your Phone: I looked at BooksinMyPhone. I don’t think I would be able to figure out how to get the book into my phone, nor would I be interested in reading on the 2 by 2 screen on my phone. It is interesting that they have joined the Green bandwagon and are suggesting that this is more eco friendly than buying a printed book.
Readers' Advisory: I looked at ReadingTrails. It took me a bit to find the information about this site (it is at the bottom of the page). I read through the information and looked at some of the trails they used as examples. Maybe, this site will be a better resource as more people use it. Some of the trails have a random assortment of books like one that was every book someone had ever read in order. I find it hard to believe that a professor has only read 105 books in his entire life. The site is difficult to navigate and it takes a while to look through a long book trail.
Online Book Communities: I looked at Readerville. I enjoyed looking at the book covers in the Most Coveted Covers section. I also checked out the literary tattoos mentioned in the blog at http://www.contrariwise.org/.
Book Group Resources: I looked at LitLovers. I like that the information in the reviews are taken from reputable sources like Library journal and includes both positive and negative information. I think I will be checking the book club menus, in the LitFun section, later for recipe ideas. This site is easy to navigate and appears to have a lot of good information for book clubs and other readers.
Audio Books: I have used Librivox before and often recommend it to patrons looking for audiobook versions of classics. Usually, our copy of the audiobook is checked out and with Librivox, there is another option for the patron to get the book. I have found it fairly easy to use the site and the catalog of titles is very impressive considering the readers are volunteers.
Book Reviews: I looked at One Minute Critic. Unfortunately, our internet was extremely slow so after waiting 10 minutes for one minute critic to load, I gave up. Maybe I will try again at home. Some of the topics looked interesting.
Book Rental: I looked at BookSwim. I have been using Netflix for a while and I am always impressed with what is available and their response time to suggestions. I don’t think I would want the pressure of having 3 books to read all the time. It is hard enough keeping up with movies from Netflix. They seemed to have popular titles and classics but not the more obscure non-fiction.
Facebook: I tried to add WeRead but I am still having internet problems so I may have to give up on finishing this thing today.
In the information about using the Kindle as circulating material in a library, I was alarmed at the response from Amazon: “If you’re gonna let someone borrow the Kindle just to read a book, you should be fine.” I would think someone would try to pin Amazon down into making a definite statement because “should be fine” isn’t going to help if Amazon decides not to allow libraries to lend kindles.
Books On Your Phone: I looked at BooksinMyPhone. I don’t think I would be able to figure out how to get the book into my phone, nor would I be interested in reading on the 2 by 2 screen on my phone. It is interesting that they have joined the Green bandwagon and are suggesting that this is more eco friendly than buying a printed book.
Readers' Advisory: I looked at ReadingTrails. It took me a bit to find the information about this site (it is at the bottom of the page). I read through the information and looked at some of the trails they used as examples. Maybe, this site will be a better resource as more people use it. Some of the trails have a random assortment of books like one that was every book someone had ever read in order. I find it hard to believe that a professor has only read 105 books in his entire life. The site is difficult to navigate and it takes a while to look through a long book trail.
Online Book Communities: I looked at Readerville. I enjoyed looking at the book covers in the Most Coveted Covers section. I also checked out the literary tattoos mentioned in the blog at http://www.contrariwise.org/.
Book Group Resources: I looked at LitLovers. I like that the information in the reviews are taken from reputable sources like Library journal and includes both positive and negative information. I think I will be checking the book club menus, in the LitFun section, later for recipe ideas. This site is easy to navigate and appears to have a lot of good information for book clubs and other readers.
Audio Books: I have used Librivox before and often recommend it to patrons looking for audiobook versions of classics. Usually, our copy of the audiobook is checked out and with Librivox, there is another option for the patron to get the book. I have found it fairly easy to use the site and the catalog of titles is very impressive considering the readers are volunteers.
Book Reviews: I looked at One Minute Critic. Unfortunately, our internet was extremely slow so after waiting 10 minutes for one minute critic to load, I gave up. Maybe I will try again at home. Some of the topics looked interesting.
Book Rental: I looked at BookSwim. I have been using Netflix for a while and I am always impressed with what is available and their response time to suggestions. I don’t think I would want the pressure of having 3 books to read all the time. It is hard enough keeping up with movies from Netflix. They seemed to have popular titles and classics but not the more obscure non-fiction.
Facebook: I tried to add WeRead but I am still having internet problems so I may have to give up on finishing this thing today.
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