WEEK 10 # 23 THE END..........

I am glad to have had the opportunity to learn new technology and be able do it during work time. I would like to say that the project was challenging, but even more challenging was to find time to complete the exercises without jeopardizing the quality of my work.

My favorites discoveries were the Avatars, Web applications, Flicker and YouTube.

I have always felt that I can learn anything if I really try, and if I can't it is okay too, real failure is not trying, the program reinforced that feeling.

The surprise for me was that I was able to accomplish all the exercises which seemed impossible to do at one time in my life. Having a Bloglines account now is for sure a take-away for me.

I think most of the technology involved in this project is already playing an important role for Libraries. Wiki probably can be used by HCPL to create a newsletter where employees may share ideas and anecdotes

I would like to learn more about eHCPL catalog, to be able to explain to customers when they ask: What is an ebook or audio ? etc. etc. and help them check out items.

WEEK 9 # 22 DOWNLOADABLE MEDIA

This has been by far the most valuable exercise, since it relates to our work at the library. I am glad it was included. Up until now the HCPL digital catalog had been strange terrain to me. This has given me the opportunity to explore it. In just a few minutes, I found at least 5 titles I would like to check out, one of them is "Too Good For Her Own Good" by Claudia Bepko.
I explored LibriVox and Wowio and there is hardly any differences between the HCPl site. Wowio advertises selected titles with animation in the home page. I liked that!

WEEK 9 # 21 PODCASTS, SMODCASTS

PodcastAlley.com was my choice to select a podcast to add to my Bloglines account. I selected one named Filmspotting since I love movies and want to know about new movie reviews. In that way I found the discovery process useful. It was exciting to have the opportunity to review past excercises by adding another RSS feed to my Bloglines account, and to be able to remember how to do it. I found many podcasts about libraries. I will mention one. Thomas Ford Memorial Library offers Click -A-Story, an audio recording of a story read by a staff member from the Youth Dept. honoring the Dial-A-Story programs that libraries offered in the past.

WEEK 9 # 20 DISCOVER YOU TUBE

I explored You Tube videos, and only within 2 categories, it was impossible to explore more, or to explore other video sites, the sytem was veryyyyyyy slowwwwwww, and time is precious. I found a video that I liked titled 'Elevator Claustrophobia'. It is funny, and very realistic, I am one of 'those people' afraid of closed spaces. I will try to copy and paste the video to my blog later to share with everybody. I found another one called 'Alcool droque et sex' I was not able to unload the video to actually view it, it never opened. I guess it has a high demand. I thought it was in bad taste.

WEEK 8 # 19 MY ZOHO DOCUMENT

BOOK SALE !

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2007

AT SOUTH HOUSTON BRANCH

HARRIS COUNTY LIBRARY

WEEK 8 # 18 SOCIAL NETWORKING

I think is great to be able to meet people, form friendships and exchange ideas from the safety of your home. I am mostly familiar with my space since my daughter and most of my nieces prefer it. I liked the rate my space because decorating appeals to me. Actually, I am in the process of re-decorating my bedroom. I did not like the infield site. I do not like car races. I loved the fact that there is a web-site for cat and dog owners, naturally, I have a cat and a dog running around my house.

libra

WEEK 7 # 17 BLOG ABOUT TECHNOLOGY

In this few weeks I have learned so much about the Web technology. I am more inclined to appreciate information technology. It is exciting for me to be able to navigate and find all kinds of news with the click of the mouse. I also love the entertainment technology, in special, the image generators, and the links. I found a blog with an avatar post that I found very cute, and I added a comment to it. I love this project!!!

WEEK 7 # 16 WHAT'S IN A WIKI?

I found WIKI to be a very awesome concept, since I love writing and like to express my opinion if possible (If I have a knowledge on the subject). I have learned so many new things during this project. I discovered sites that I never imagined existed on the WEB, but WIKI has impressed me the most. I found the WIKI from SJCPL very interesting where they offer to the public the opportunity to 'talk to the library'
I think WIKIS can be utilized within the library to create a forum for the public to exchange ideas about library services and discuss books and movies.

WEEK 6 # 15 LIBRARY 2.0 & WEB 2.0

For this exercise I read the perspectives, in more detail: 'Librarianship' and 'Icebergs'. I think is great that Libraries are willing to evolve at the same pace as technology in the Web and are welcoming the same concepts in order to better serve the public. The Google map mash up of local libraries created by Chicago librarians is a great example how we can make a difference in the community of users. On the other hand, I agree that technology should be tested to see if it provides the users with the information they need and seek . As a Library employee, Library 2.0 means to me, an opportunity to learn new web tools in order to advance in my profession, and to offer better customer service to the public.

WEEK 6 # 14 Getting not-so technical with Technorati

Well ....for training purposes I did the regular discovery exercises. I did an advanced search in the 3 suggested categories. I chose Astrology as my subject. Blog posts and Tags seemed alike, in fact, it produced the same blog post for the top one. Blog directory was exactly that, a linked directory to blogs. It is clearly different. I explored Popular, the rating of movies and news was fascinating. In reference to the optional exercises. Am I up for the challenge? YES!!! But........... some exercises are time-consuming. Honestly, I wish I had all the time in the world, but it is impossible. Surely, I will complete them later on my own time, not because I have to, but because I want to.

WEEK 6 # 13 TAGGING IS DELICIOUS !

I explored the web site DEL.ICI.OUS, I view some of the sites that people have bookmarked, and their opinions and tags they attached . I felt like I was peeking into people's chest drawers to see what they have stored away. It is definitely a way to discover what people like and make comparisons. I believe it can be used to do research if you are writing a report or an essay.
You can also research a specific industry or occupation.

WEEK 5 # 12 THE ELF

I enjoyed this discovery step, I guess because it is simple. I loved the 'Elf', or more precise what it does. It's neat and helpful for persons who have more than one library account, check out a lot of items and tend to be forgetful.

WEEK 5 # 11 LIBRARY THING

Library thing is great!! I loved it, opening an account, adding books to create a library was fairly easy, doing the link to the Library thing site was not easy, but I managed to create one.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/zuazua55

WEEK 5 # 10 IMAGE GENERATORS

WEEK 4 # 9 FINDING FEEDS

There is so much information on the Web......... Sites which connect with other sites, and these connect with others and so on............one can get lost! Nevertheless it is amazing. I particularly liked Syndic8 for finding feeds, the interface or home page is simpler than the others. Also I liked the search engines at the Bloglines site ( I think I said that in the previous post) I did not find anything really unusual, I guess I did not search long enough. Personally, the fact that a person can get the latest news from all over the world with the click of a mouse, is intriguing.

RSS AND NEWSREADERS

WEEK 4 #8:
Exciting! Enlightening! Educational! This is just a few words to describe this part of the project. For me it was really a discovery, I have finished the exercise, once I found on the home page of the 'Bloglines' site a link to 'the 200 most popular feeds' it was relatively easy. Before that I try many sites, but I could not get access to them. I also subscribed to two blogs from HCPL participants.

WEEK 3 # 7 EDITING IN 'PIXER'

WEEK 3 # 6 MORE FLICKER FUN

WEEK 3 # 5 DISCOVER FLICKER

WEEK 2 # 4

Privacy is very important to me. I think online safety is every individual (who navigates the internet) responsibility. In regards to children, parents should supervise. I feel that there has to be a balance, as in everything we do in life. Must be selective on what you share.

WEEK 2 # 2

This is an exciting project. I love learning new things. I have 'arrived' just a 'little' late but I am eager to complete each step, I have watched the tutorial, and I think that focusing, concentrating and setting goals are very important learning habits.

WEEK 1 # 1

This is a challenge, so it is motivating.