Time off

Sorry, I'm leaving on vacation and the "23 Things" will have to wait until I get back. I'll probably have a SENIOR MOMENT when I return because I'll mostly likely forget how I did some this...ha Anyway, I'll try not to have too much fun on vacation and I am going to try not to think about work or 23 things......maybe.

Thing 2 "The Ongoing Web Revelolution"

Hey, I changed my font. I thought I would be bold and do it for this blog. Anyway, I also printed off this article. The new Web is a tool for bringing together the small contributions of millions of people and making them matter. I like that sentence. Makes sense to me. With my library certification, I did alot of homework on data privacy and how to protect our users. Ofcourse the users now have the choice to opt in--to participate by sharing and using their library data. The paragraph on "More Building Blocks" is quite interesting because libraries nowdays as stated in the article are "blazing new trails"!! I do plan on returning to this article when I have more time.

Thing 2 Library 2.0 John Blyberg

I have read the article very quickly and like I said in the comment field of the article, I'm not tech person but am always willing to learn. I agree that technology has changed dramatically in the last ten years and I always wonder if I can keep up with all the changes but somehow it all clicks in and we move forward until the next update. Some of the info seems pretty deep to me and I printed off the article to use for further reference. I enjoyed reading the comments from the article. I really liked the comment from Plinius, Kjernen. That is kind of how I feel sometimes just trying to catch up with all of the changes but then like anything else, change is usually for the good.

Thing 2 Video Stephen Abram

To start out with I had some connection problem with watching the video. Not sure if it was me or my computer. A couple of things that stick out in my mind that I try to do in my own life is to set a goal and make it a priority to learn more about the library field. He stressed not to wait for things to happen but to take that 15 minutes a day and make use of it. (this is were I have problems listening to the video and understanding everything he said).

Mr. Abram talked about being addicted to bloglines. One of his statements was choosing to reflect on what you learn. That by doing 23 Things our library will look different to me. He also said that "23" creates more excitement in the environment. It was a pretty interesting video and he believes in his product.

Thing 1 "My Pink Avatar"

I know some of you are wondering about my group of "Pink" avatars. Well, I got a little carried away with them and clicked too many times but I am finally getting the hang of this. We are suppose to have fun with this and myself and a few of my co-workers got a good laugh out of all of my "Pink" ladies. This is something new for me and I'm trying very hard to do it right. Eventually I will delete a few of the ladies from my avatar but for now I'm having fun with it.