Tuesday, April 1, 2008

#23 !!!!!

This was an eye opening discovery program. I got off to a slow start not knowing what or how to do some of these things, luckily help was right there.
Some of the tools I found most useful were the Wikis, and the Bloglines, and RSS feeds. I also enjoyed using these the most.
Flickr was alot of fun to learn but I think I wouls use this on a more personal level than professional.
Youtube was probably the one that I was most apprehensive about at first, but after playing around with it, and realizing the content was of my choosing, it was alot of fun.
I would definitetly participate in another discovery program, nothing worth learning comes easy, and there were moments when this wasn't easy, but well worth it.

Netlibrary

Opening an account with Netlibrary through PLCMC didn't work for me, however I found another way in, using extranet.netlibrary.com, I was able to open an account with Netlibrary.
Netlibrary has over 160,000 titles to choose from at this time, and that figure is sure to increase as the site becomes more popular. I don't think Netlibrary will replace the library and the people who use it becuase the ebooks aren't cheap, it may eventually affect booksellers.

podcast

Podcast are a great way to stay informed on your favorite music, radio programs, book reviews, etc....
It's difficult in the library setting to utilize podcast to it's full potential without headphones.
I subscribed via RSS feed, the travelpod.com to my bloglines account. It gives a insiders first hand view of very unique and exotic travel destinations around the world.
I think podcasts do provide a useful service for library use, it simply depends on what the patron or staff are searching for.