Thing 21: Mashups

I played around with some of the different mashup suggestions.  I don't have a twitter account so there a few that I wouldn't use.  I did like the Spell with Flickr.  It reminds me of these pictures that you can have made where they take pictures of different architecture that looks like letters to spell your name.  It comes in black and white or sepia tones. Here is my name from Spell with Flickr:


                                                   
           

Thing 20: Tagging and Social Bookmarking

I have seen the potential use for this tool.  One of our librarians created a delicious list for our databases.  We had a problem with our local system and could not connect to our databases through our consortium.  She was able to set up a delicious list and students were able to connect to the databases this way.  It was a nice backup.  It came in very handy :)

http://www.delicious.com/NOVALibrary

Thing 19: Multimedia

I have been looking at Youtube videos for a long time.  I use it to see new videos since they are no longer on MTV.  I have also used it to find new music.  Links to Youtube videos are often sent in emails and one of my favorites was the Dancing Machine.  Hilarious!  I decided to look for a library related video.  I remembered a funny video that was sent to me a couple of years ago during National Library Week but couldn't remember the name.  I was actually able to find it.  Here it is:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEOg8-EzQpQ

I think it might help with promoting the library.  We could create videos/slideshows of events in the library.  I am interested another site that was mentioned, Animoto.  Now if only I had time to play with it...... 

Thing 17: Social Cataloging

I have had a Goodreads account for a while now but have not done much with it.  I think this past year has been so busy, I haven't had time to read.  I think it can be a great resource.  It's like an asynchronous book club.  Instead of trying to meet at specific times, you can still chat with others about a book but do it mainly on your own time.  Hopefully, this will be something I can get back into in the next few months.  I only have 2 books on my list (like I said, I started but didn't do much with it).  Here is the link...please add me if you are a member of goodreads.  Suggestions are always welcomed :)

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1912806

Thing 16: Ebooks

I really like the idea of e-books.  I think it would be a very good alternative for students.  They could get their textbooks quicker and cheaper.  We have a lot of students who need to use our reserve copies because they are waiting for their books to come in.  They can print only the pages that they need.  I have had classes in the past when I haven't used most of the book.

I do have some concerns.  Since we don't always own the book and just have access to it, this could affect accessibility.  My concern with Google Books is that when we have one source, then they can control the costs and the access. 

When searching the APA PsycBooks database, I found it difficult to find the book.  When you use other vendors, you search by topic, title, or author and retrieve the whole book.  You can then search within that book.  When searching PsycBooks, I retrieved chapters and had to read through the citation to see which book that chapter was in.  There was one result that gave you the book and a list of the table of contents.  You can go through the table of contents and pick a chapter.  It would link you to the records page for that chapter and then you could click on the full text pdf.  It was a lot of steps.  When I use Safari, I retrieve the whole book and can go right to each chapter with one or two clicks, not 4 or 5.

I do not have an e reader but am interested in getting one.  I am deciding if I want to buy a Kindle or just wait for the kinks to be worked out of  the Ipad and for the price to come down.  The Ipad is bigger and can allow me to do more.

Thing 15: Creative Commons

I do think it is a good idea to show the different licenses in Creative Commons.  Finding images and videos that you can use without violating copyright is very difficult.  Students and faculty think that they can search google images, copy and paste, and they are fine.  This gives them a place to go to find what they need and teaches them how to do it legally and respectfully.  I would consider sharing content in this manner.  I would probably assign my works with the Attribution Non-Commercial license.  I searched through flickr to find photos that contained maple leaves.  I am using maple leaves as part of the decor for my upcoming wedding.  Perfect for fall :)  I like that you can search using the different attributions.  If is frustrating to find the perfect photo and then find out you cannot use it or you have to wait to hear back from the owner.  Here is one of the photos that I found.  It is owned by James Lee, screen name jronaldLee.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jronaldlee/3987330047/#

Thing 8: Screencasting

I chose to use Jing for screencasting.  This seems like it will very useful for online reference, especially since we have so much trouble with co-browsing.  I created a short video on how to narrow your search to include only books that critique an author or his/her work.





When I embed the video in its original size, you cannot see the whole screen.  So I changed the height and width in the code and this is what you see above.  However, you really can't see the small print so here is a link to the video as well. 

Author  Criticism

Thing 14: Online Surveys

I see a lot of potential for online surveys.  I have taken several of surveys from Survey Monkey.  It works well when you are trying to schedule a meeting around a lot of people.  It helps you find the time that most people can make it.  I can see it being used for overall library surveys or for specific issues/situations in the library....instruction, circulation experiences, online reference.

Here is my survey on how you relax:

Thing 13: Document Sharing

I see a lot of use for Google Docs.  I have been working on a website for information literacy with faculty members on different campuses.  Google Docs allows us to work on this project without relying on email.  We can edit and work together on information before we post it to the website.  It is always good to have a second pair of eyes checking grammar and spelling :)  It would also be a good source when we are working together on issues for the VCCS.  Members are at different colleges throughout the state and this would allow us to work together since we don't share a common network or drive. 

I am going to cheat a little and share the presentation I created for the slideshare thing.

http://bit.ly/cZ6NYe