Thing 23: The End?

I have completed this training. I found this to be a very interesting and informative experience. As I went through my blog journey and the different things, I learned a lot even though for the most part I knew of these topics already.
If there are any other trainings like this, I would be eager to participate.

Thing 22: Audiobooks

I have used NetLibrary and Overdrive but prefer NetLibrary. NetLibrary to me is much easier to use and you pretty much can get the book the same day and not have to put a book on hold. The download process is not to hard and they give good instructions. I just wish the selections of titles would be a little better. I love downloading audiobooks to my mp3 player and I don't have to lug the books around.

Thing 21: Podcasts

Podcasts are cool. I have my own podcast show. I searched for library related podcasts using Podcast Alley where I found The Library Channel. I then searched on Yahoo Podcast and found LibVibe: the library news podcast. I added these to my Bloglines account.
I think Podcasts are going to be another way for us to get our information and libraries will be playing a role in this as well. I am all set now in keeping up with these two podcasts.

Thing 20: YouTube

I am a YouTube addict. I enjoy going to this site and seeing all the different videos. I am a huge sports fan and here is one about the Baltimore Ravens, It's Time to Hunt.



I think YouTube would be a great tool for any library training. Just put it on there and this will save time, travel and you can do the training on you own time.

Thing 19: Web 2.0 Awards

This is a great list and I have browsed several ones. It's hard for me to just talk about one site, so I will mention a few I liked.
I am always looking for new weather sites and I checkout weatherbonk.com is a great site. You can put in an areas weather and it gives you loads of information. I really like the map which gives currents temps for the whole area. It also has some webcams for the area you are looking at. Loads of more stuff on this site as well.
I am a gamer and found Arcaplay. Lots of cool games to play. I am also into music and I am glad Pandora was on the list. Very cool site for folks who love to listen to music or want to hear similar music from their favorite artists.
I will have to checkout more from the list.

Thing 18: Zoho Writer

I really like Zoho Writer. I created a few documents, save them. Very easy to use and I would say this is much better then what we have in Open Office. It's great because you can create, save any documents and if you have internet access anywhere you can just log on and get your documents or create new ones. I am definitely bookmarking this on my work and home computer.

Thing 17 : Sandbox Wiki

I played around with this and really don't like it and will probably not use it. I did add my blog to the list. I think there are still some problems with the site. Time to move on to the next thing.

Thing 16: Wikis

I use Wikipedia all the time. It is a great starting place. Just another great informational tool. Out of all the wikis, I liked Book Lovers Wiki and ALA 2006 New Orleans Wiki. These wiki's were set up great and easy to navigate.

Thing 15: Perspectives on 2.0

I really liked the youtube video. I read all five perspectives and I believe that libraries should move with the future technologies and realize that we are in a internet age where we can get information on just about anything, interact with our friends with blogs, myspace, facebook. We don't need to have all of information in book form, since a lot of questions I get, I go right to the internet and years past, we would have to search for answers in volumes of reference books. I am excited about the future of libraries and what direction we will be going into.

Thing 14: Technorati

I have always liked Technorati. I have now registered an account and claimed my blog. I now know how to add a tag to my blog and will start using them regularly. Time to get my blog up in the rankings.

Thing 13: Del.icio.us

Del.icio.us is a good feature to bookmark your favorite sites but I probably wouldn't use it.

Thing 12: Rollyo

Rollyo is a great place to go if you visit sites or have specific topics. You can pick up to 25 different topics. If you just want a quick search tool then Rollyo is for you.

Thing 11: Library Thing

Library Thing is pretty cool. I like the fact that I can add random books from my library to my blog. I like everything about it.
You can see my list here or on the right side of my blog..