Podcasts for all! (Library 2.0 Week 9 Thing 21)

Have you ever heard a Mugglecast? All things Harry Potter, you know. How about Manager Tools. The podcasts from this source help you find time by becoming more organized about what you do at work. Subscribe to your favorite podcasts via RSS feed and the world of audio information is at your door. Sign up today! (Library 2.0 Week 9 Thing 21)

Wikis in the Library (Library 2.0 Week 7 Things 16 & 17)

The phrase that comes to mind when I think about wikis is "shared knowledge". It seems to me that wikis allow us to realize the meaning of this phrase easily and include the additional element of collaboration. As teacher librarians we all know that we learn more when we are able to share our knowledge with others. What better way to do this than through a wiki? I envision a dynamic space in which students of all ages share what they are passionate about with others in their learning community. Shared knowledge for all !(Library 2.0 Week 7 Things 16 & 17)

Thoughts About Library 2.0 (Library 2.0 Week 6 Thing 15)

I came away from reading Away from Icebergs and Wikipedia - Library 2.0 with some thoughts. First of all we in the school library world need to move away from "collecting things". Instead we need to provide customizable access to whatever we can online and remotely. We have to move away from trying to "teach" all of our patrons to find what they need and towards empowering them to become their own information brokers by removing barriers to information access. We should also find ways "...to examine and improve services and be willing to replace them at any time with newer and better services" and always remember that "rigidity breeds failure". Perhaps this last is why the stereotypical image of the librarian that continually shushes patrons is still with us. (Library 2.0 Week 6 Thing 15)

Exploring Technorati and the Future of Education and Libraries (Library 2.0 Week 6 Thing 14)

Wow! What a find. As I explored the Technorati blog search site I ran across a feature on Thomas Frey, senior futurist for the DaVinci Institute. His thoughts on the future of education and libraries are provocative. In education he says, the "future learning system will start outside our existing education systems sometime within the next two years, and cause a revolution to begin...This new system will be able to unlock the hidden potential within us, creating a new grade of human beings - human beings 2.0." I can't wait! He also states that "the ultimate information experience at future libraries will be where great ideas happen and people have the tools and facilities to act on those ideas." Libraries as think tanks. Exciting! (Library 2.0 Week 6 Thing 14)

Del.icio.us and Libraries (Library 2.0 Week 6 Thing 13)

Interesting site del.icio.us. The possibilities for libraries are endless. How about providing reference help on popular (or not so popular sites) by bookmarking them on this site. Expanding the list becomes as easy as discovering tags that others are using for the same information and adding them to your del.icio.us account. Can't wait to get started using del.icio.us consistently. (Library 2.0 Week 6 Thing 13)

Using Image Chef to Create a Pennant (Library 2.0 Week 5 Thing 10)

I used Image Chef to create a Library 2.0 pennant. So easy and so cool looking! Try out Image Chef for yourself at: http://www.imagechef.com/ (Library 2.0 Week 5 Thing 10)

Google Reader/RSS Feeds (Library 2.0 Week 4 Things 8 & 9)

Today I set up a Google Reader RSS feed. I subscribed to several news sources such as the NYTimes Front Page, BBC News and CNN News. I also subscribed to several sports feeds including ESPN and SI. The fun feeds I subscribed to include HowStuffWorks and Daily Fun Fact. I look forward to checking my RSS feed daily to see news customized just for me. (Library 2.0 Week 4 Things 8 & 9)