#17 Playing around with Pwiki

I found this exercise a bit confusing but muddled through it I was not sure if we needed to type a response in a wiki or just add a link Anyway I had a go and learned something new.

#16 So what's in a wiki?

The wiki sites varied in content, purpose and functions available. I was really impressed with the flexibility the technology has. Developing a library wiki would require a lot of communication and pre planning however with the degree of flexibility it can be adjusted as you go to adapt to your user group.
I would tend to use a wiki for readers advisory, reference and joint projects. I would also benefit from links to other resources and a reference list. I found the experience of browsing enjoyable. I think though at times there was a bit of information overload and the sites were very busy and difficult to navigate. I think to begin with it would be worthwhile keeping the site simple. There was some duplication on sites with advise to wiki contributors on functions etc.

#15 On library 2.0 & web 2.0

To a library place in time by Dr Wendy Schultz

This article explores the future of libraries and library 2.0 It fits into the State Libraries vision of collaboration, innovation and engagement Dr Schultz defines libraries in a timeframe of technologicl develoment and promotes the idesa that libraries are active places to provide communities of information sharing. She sees libraries as inclusive and as expert tour guides in subject specialities including virtual libraries.

Learning 2.0 is a tool to provide a filter for relevancy of subject areas and provides instant links to current information. The trust and support the user requires can be provided by experts such as library staff to provide more authority to the content. Librarians will be key players in the future of information and knowledge searches as well as providing training for users in information literacy tasks.

#14 Technocrati

1. Search for learning 2.0
Finds:
Blog posts located 6,890
Tags located 671
Blog directory 695
Topics 6,891
Popular 6,888

2.Popular
Items listed in currency order such as posted 1 day ago . The topics did not appear relevant to my expectation I narrowed my search for geographical area , subject specific for example readers advisory, Australia, library.
The site provided a chart such as mentions by day which gives the searcher a sence of information available on a daily basis.
The popular site was useful for general information on a topic. I would use the tool to be aware of current developments in a specific area. I was not sure if I would use it for a report reference.
The results appeared to list a range of sites from acaedemic and international and professional locations.
It would be really useful to have one place to list all relevant blogs for a specific subject . It would be time efficient.

Week 6 #13 Tagging

http://public.aregner.com/bubblewrap.swf
This site is therapeutical and a great stress buster I found it a bit too addictive
The tagging del.icio.us site was interesting but I had some difficulties locating a string of information to see how it worked I found I got a bit distracted with the content rather than the tags but I'll keep looking. The resources are useful for research as well as subject speciality but the danger is information overload so being very specific about the subject tags is essential. I did have some difficulties viewing some of the sites & would have liked the tutorial to provide me with going through setting up an account but having the option to do as an example before doing it in reality. It may have given me more confidence in attempting the exercise.

#10 Playaround with image

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

I found this site the most fun I also played at the following site http://generatorblog.blogspot.com/

I enjoyed practicing with these links and learned many new skills

#11 All about library thing

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

I had some difficulties choosing 5 books only and what criteria to use to select the 5 I chose ones that have had the most impact on me and changed my attitude to things in general. I had some difficulties with the user name and my name must be very common. I learned a lot and will benefit from accessing this site for readers advisory services.

#12 Roll your own search engine with Rollyo

This was a useful exercise but required a bit of concentration. I was concerned about adding some sites to my list as I was not sure how legitimate the sites were and would not want to recommend something harmful or commercial. The search roll can be used for subject specialities and may create an online social network around a paricular issue , subject or topic I think the exercise was a worthwhile experience for me and would be useful in the areas of themes, topics and genres for reading and recommending books and authors.

RSS and Newsreaders 8# make life really simple

http://www.bloglines.com/public/hbblog

Some things I find really simple others I struggle with. The public account assists bloggers to share sites and ideas. What I liked about the RSS is that it provides direct links and provides excellent administration of listing favourite items and is reasonably user friendly.

The uses I could use it for is the reader advisory sites for work, author lists etc. I could also use it for study purposes. It opens up options to access information quickly and globally. It would help with my professional development and I could develop quick links to sites in answering library borrowers questions.
I would imagine it would be helpful with ready reference options.

Libraries could list the links on there sites for bookgroups, upcoming events , author biographies and information literacy skills and development. It would assist academic libraries to provide curriculum links and subject links.

This weeks exercise was really helpful to develop my knowledge and skills and help me manage my time better.