WEEK 16: Final Posting

I have reached the finish line!  It's been great fun, challenging to find the time but well worth the effort.  I have learned that the "23 things" are not so intimidating when we have good instruction and take a little time.  The online weekly  format and due date allowed for enough flexibility that those of us with tight schedules and little off desk time could participate.   I was able to learn and play with many tools I have wondered about, namely screencasting, shelfari, google reader and feedmyinbox.  Many of the tools are applicable to the workplace and I am already incorporating some of them.

Thank you to all of the mentors for making this possible.

Week 15: Wikis

I really don't feel qualified to edit a Wiki.  I did, however,  explore some of the examples you provided.  I thought the Oregon State Library's was especially easy to navigate and well organized into "spaces".
We tried using a wiki in our branch as a communication tool but it fell by the wayside.  I'm not sure why,  but I suspect it was just one more password to remember among the many we already have and a reluctance to use the technology.

Thanks to all of the mentors for making 23 Things Kansas available.  It was a great experience for me.

Week 14: Library Thing

I like Librarything. I like the format,t he many options if offers me and the fact that I have used it for long enough that I have a nice bank of info to pull from when I need it. I also like Goodreads because that is where my friends are, but I am not as fond of the format for use as a toll at work.

This week I tried some of the features on Librarything that I had never spent much time on. I peeked in on some Talk Forums and Author Chats. They were interesting but much like what I see on listservs and Twitter. Now that I am so "connected" I see common themes in all of the chatter.
It's kind of fun to be aware of it all now.

Week 12: Screencasting

I chose to demonstrate how to access one of our databases from our Website,
LearningExpress Library. It has multiple practice tests for elementary through college exams, workplace and citizenship practice exams. This will be a nice tool to use for training and staff meetings if I ever should need it. This project was much easier to do than I thought it would be.

My screencast can be found at:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6hYDeiQf

Week 12: Screencasting-Cats Sleeping

I had fun with this project but I'm not sure when I would use it in my job, other than when a patron had a question on something they were working on. I can see using it for making videos for personal use for parties, slides of vacation pictures etc. It will be fun to experiment with it more at home.

Cats Sleeping
Cats Sleeping

Week 10: Video on the Web

Balloon artists John & Johnna Perry of "Up, Up & Away!" donated their time and 3,000 balloons to create this dragon!

Week 9: Instant Messaging

I have been using IM at home on face book for some time now to chat with friends and family all over the country but I do not use it at work.  We do have a program set up which specified librarians use IM for public service. Our desks are really way too busy in the branches to use IM at the desk, but I can see the possibility of it being a useful tool in the right setting.