#23 YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY...

So i finally come to the end of learning 2.0 and what a ride it has been, in the beginning i was slightly overwhelmed by the task at hand and thought i will never find the time or content to make a good blog, but along the way i have learnt many new skills and discovered many new things which i must admit before this exercise were just jargin to me. The middle part had a few complicated areas and by working through it with some of my workmates we managed to struggle through together. I enjoyed the end section particularly You Tube which is probably the tool that i would most use outside of the library, but that said i am greatful for discovering many new tools which i think will help me in many ways in the future. So on that note i end my journey a smarter web user ......

#22 audiobooks

Audio books online for free fantastic. Had a look around the various links, not sure if it something that i personally would use but i appreciate its use for others, i'm more into the downloadable music than the book, prefer the good old fashioned book in hand i think thats part of my generation i get too easily distracted and audio books tend to lose me and i drift off.............

#21 Podcasts!!!

yay so we keep ticking along and are now very much in the business end of things... so on to podcasts; i think podcasts are great and a fantastic and easy way to discover various things on the internet. Podcasts are great as a learning tool as web 2.0 has shown us. My favourite as a music lover would have to be ITunes, what a great way to see what is happening in the great music world around us....if only this was available in the 80s when music was really happening!

#20 YouTube...How i love thee let me count the ways!!

Yay so i finally make it to my favourite; YouTube, how could you not love something that allows you to track down all those fantastic music videos from the decade fashion forgot!, yes my beloved 80s. YouTube is such a great way to share and explore so many random videos that we may never have got a chance to see!. For a fanatical Fleetwood Mac fan like myself i just had to put a mac clip on my Blog. This one that i have chosen is fantastic because it has i think 5 clips which cover the early days right through to 'the Dance', awesome everyone a winner. Anyway to sum up i love YouTube i'm not sure how it can be beneficial to libraries but it is so smart i'm sure it will find a way :)

#19 Web 2.0 Tools

Just had a good play round looking at the Web 2.0 nominees and winners, what a great tool i really liked it, easy to navigate and just gives you the top three ( according to them but hey who am i to argue), but i thought it was great and a real time saver, in terms of libraries you can just direct someone straight to the one place and let them explore for themself and make up their own minds.

#18 Web -Based Apps

Zoho ho and a bottle of rum....well i have just had a little play on Zoho and what a great idea i can not believe it has not been done before!. The abilitly to work on a document regardless of what computer you are on is fantastic. In regards to the library world it is a great tool which will allow borrowers to work on their own documents regardless of if they have a memory stick or floppy disc etc. The only drawback i could see was that even though i'm sure it will seem like childs play once someone is used to using it for my initial play i found it a little difficult to decipher the different tabs, oh well the best way to solve that problem is to play play play!!!

#17 PBWiki

So i have just had a nice little play around on PBWiki and thought it was pretty cool and good fun, added my Blog to the favourites, not quite sure if i have done it correctly as it seemed too easy (therefore you always doubt yourself when this happens 'surely i have made a mistake?'), anyway that seems to be all for now, and away i go again into another week of fun fun fun playing on my little ol Blog...

#16 Wikis

Yes we are up to Wikis...now i like Wikis when they are used for group planning and discussion i think this freedom to edit and save as you go and then see what others have written is fantastic, my friends have a constant need to 'Reply all' in regards to emails, now when there is 50 people on a list this can get fustrating to constantly receive emails that are of no use to you. So on that note i give the common Wiki and its concept a thumbs up!, in regards to Wikis popular child Wikipedia i'm not so sure, the positives turn to negatives when too many people can edit and information that can be taken as 'gospel' can often be misleading or incorrect.
When it comes to Wiki use in libraries i am all for it after having a look @ the Princeton booklovers Wiki (which i was forced to tag after realising i had been there for probably longer than i should have!), what a great idea, let people add their own book reviews to public library sites and then have subsequent Wiki bookgroups independent of the library!, great stuff....so that's my thoughts on young Wiki :)

#13 del.icio.us

yum yum yes it is delicious!!!, so i am a little out of order but i really wanted to do the del.icio.us part of 2.0 properly, so with a little help from my friends ( thank you Jonathan ) i am very happy to say i feel i have mastered it and now am happy to post my findings for your viewing pleasure....

#15 Library 2.0 perspectives...

Well i have just read through the various library 2.o perspectives and found it all to be somewhat overwhelming jargon, very interesting all the same yet quite complicated for me to get my head round some aspects. I did however enjoy what Dr. Wendy Schultz had to say and her opinions for the future and wholeheartedly agree with the things that are envisioned for the future of libraries....to infinity and beyond!!!!!!!!!!!!

#14 Technorati

Well i have had a little play round with technorati and signed up (why not, when in Rome...), i am though a little unsure that my tag may be somewhat misleading if any poor soul did fine their way to my blog for i feel i may disappoint, yes i have made young Stevie Nicks my tag but alas i feel i am not worthy and still need a lot more added to my blog to make it remotely appealing to any self loving Stevie fan... so on that note if you have stumbled here in hope of Stevie i ask just give me some time i am trying and will hopefully update soon...:)

rollyo maybe no such a go...

Well i have just had a good play round with rollyo and i don't think its my bag, i found it quite complicated and so far not very helpful, maybe i am just not using it to its full advantage but i don't know if it is something i will use much in the future, but alas i am still happy all the same that i have had a little play as we all love a little play....

Library Thing is ace!!!

well i have just been on Library thing and it is fantastic, what a simple and effective way of cataloging all my favourite books!. Now i want to do all my books at home too!, this is a Librarians' ( or the Library Officer) dream!. Cool now where shall i explore next?.....

Stevie Nicks on top of the world!

Well through some play on a certain generator i have discovered what we all knew already that the one and only Stevie Nicks should in fact be running America, oh what a world it would be, 'Rock on Gold dust Woman...' Rock on.....

Bloglines

well after some help from my faithfull assistant i have managed to get the bloglines part of my blog up and running. Now at first i was dubious as to the usefullness of this addition but i am pleased to say i am a believer!. Bloglines is ace how it allows me to look at all my favourite things so quickly, never will i doubt the wisdom of 2.o again!!!

#7 Ipod Broken boo hoo..

Now it is time to write about something technological i will write of my beloved IPod (R.I.P). We have been together now for a couple of years and i thought things were ticking along nicely untill yesterday when we go to enjoy a lovely run in the sunshine and i find that he has gone to a better place (that being IPod heaven where apparently all go after four years solid use), so now i find myself without my friend and cruising apple.com (great site) for a new IPod. The new nano 8GB seems to be the one for me as it has the new cover flow and is the perfect size as a running companion ( we all need to get out there now that the days are getting warmer), so then goodbye ny old friend i hope your replacement will give me as many happy days as you have!!!

Flickr Fun

While playing with some Flickr images i happened to stumble upon a slightly interesting magazine called 'Bears Most Wanted'. Well it just goes to show you that there is something out there for every demographic, who would of thought a bear would be hiding out at a local library. I guess now we will have to be onguard during bed time storytimes as i seem to recall a few shady characters turned up for it last time (don't let the little fluffy ears fool you, these bears can be very dangerous if provoked).

#6&7 Flickr fun and mashups

Well we seem to have mastered somewhat this Flickr thing with the help of some friendly bovines (from the foot of the cathedral mountains, ah you lucky cows), now onward and upward to whatever challenges lay ahead....

Week 3, # 5 Flickr

... 'How can we get on board this Blog thing, maybe if we all stand in a row and stare then someone will add us to their page!'

What crazy adventures await those who dare?!

The first step is complete now we must be patient, for those who wait will be let in on the mysterious world of the room that is filled with books!, but i have said too much and must not carry on...