2.0

Lots to think about once you start to view just a tiny piece of the information pie that exists about Library/Web 2.0. I found this quite confronting.

I read the articles on the OCLC page, and I quite liked the comments Rick Anderson made http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/2.htm.

I expecially liked his points that we are no longer a "just in case" proposition, that education is KEY and that we shouldn't be waiting for patrons to come to us. To me it points to us focussing on people rather than things/physical resources.
I realise that there needs to be relevant resources available for patrons however, I am feeling that there needs to be enough capable, up-to-date staff to meet, greet and provide services to those patrons.

(Side rant) I still feel that we are doing ourselves a disservice in the way libraries and librarians are marketed. WE know we've changed, but SOOOO many of our clients don't realise!!!

If we were to promote our library courses as "marketing 101, information technology, media, client-centred, visible, social" rather than "library, books, cataloguing, quiet, shh, computers" we would get a COMPLETELY different group of people applying to be "Librarians" (scratch that "Information Detectives, Social Investigators, Media Specialists")

Anyway, I feel more of us "ID/SI/MS people" (see above) need to embrace Library 2.0 and beyond so that we are relevant and competent to be able to provide active and attractive product to those we serve.

Technorati, shmecknorati

Wasn't really enthralled by this site. Too many self absorbed people spending Saturday night adding posts to their blog or looking at other people's blogs.....pathetic really...... get a life :)

Yum, yum, yum

Del.icio.us - I thought this would be better than it is. I have registered (http://del.icio.us/MexicanStorm) and I can see that getting the websites you use a lot and tagging them could be useful.
I would like to see how I can access these at work. I did check out a library website that was using Delicious, and it looked like it could be quite a powerful medium. As yet, I don't really know anyone else using this site. I think I need to experiment further, a quick look at this service doesn't do it justice. Could we perhaps get some more help/insight about this from the Info Team or from another of the CCLC Learning 2.0 participants who is using this and how they find it???

Rolllin', rollin', rollin...raw hide....

Rollyo - can't really see the point. Tried to set up a site. Don't have that many sites that I go to regularly that I want to search. Not really impressed. Oh well...

Library Thing...you make my heart sing...you make everything groovy... Library Thing

Well, I'm not sure how I actually link this, but I've done it...don't think I'll make much use of it though.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/MexicanStorm

Why don't you all f-f-f-ade away (talking 'bout my generation)

This week was all about generators. It took me a while to get into it, but once I found a few that I liked I felt happier. Hopefully I can figure out how to attach them now. I can see that (again) you could spend a lot of time mucking around on these sights, and a couple seemed like a waste of time. Pizza's here now, gotta go.....

We are the Storm from Melbourne town, we'll blow the others off the ground, we are the Storm and we're number one

So I've now had a quick look at Bloglines news feed and can either get generic Rugby League items, or stipulate my search tems "melbourne storm" and just get the stories I'm actually interested in.
In case anyone's interested, the heading is actually the Melbourne Storm theme song...BTW - hope they beat the Titans on Monday, even though they'll be without half the team and the coach because of Origin duties.
I think it could get rather addictive with news feeds etc. I think I'll have to be judicious with what I get pushed to me, as this could take over your life.

Bloglines (na na na na na na na na) Bloglines (sung to the theme of Batman)

I reckon I've spent about an hour and a half playing with Bloglines and RSS feeds. I certainly feel I have a bit more of an understanding, however I'm sure I've really only found the tip of the iceberg. I'm finding it quite difficult to find the time to really evaluate all these wonderful tools, and I am falling behind (supposed to be on Week 6 now, oh well).

I think it will be good to be able to see all the interesting things that are occurring out there in Internet Land. I would like to find more time to really have a look at the News Feeds. The last company I worked for was really pushing this just as I left and I could see the potential but I never really had a full understanding of how it was utilised.

Push technology has come a long way and is so sophisticated. I guess when you are time poor this is a godsend, however are we time poor because there is too much information and we are being information gluttons? I think of the "poor people" in Africa who are theoretically "so poor" yet how much richer they are in relationships because they are concentrating on the things that matter rather than seeing how many feeds they can fit in their day..... rant over. Batman will now go back to the bat cave :)