Fred
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Wikis
Today lesson was learning about Wikis. I went to the wiki called St. Joseph County Public Library's Subject Guides. This is a wiki that connect the library, the community, weather, news and more. They called it a Pathfinder, with type of wiki you don't need to be going to different web address,just click on a link and you're right there. One stop shopping. This wiki or other wiki make it easier to access the informatin right at your finger tips and saves you.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Library 2.0
The last exercise for this week was learning about Library 2.0 and how it will effects libraries. Looking on back to how library first started with just books and now how it has evolved to offer so much more., with Internet access to online searching of books or information, to have tpatrons access the same information from home. One wonders what will the future hold in the information world. Will library have books in the future?
Fred
Technorati
The second lesson for this week was to go to a website called Technorati and learn about how to search for blogs and how to use Tags. When searching for blogs you can use keywords for searching for certain blogs like libraries, travel or sports. When you the keywords Web 2.0, the results came up with different tags for ex technology, Internet, Web 2.0 and techcrunch. What surprised me the most was how many Blogs there are, there are 175, 000 new blogs being created everyday! Wow So I guess there is a blog for everyone and every subject, you just have to do a search or use a Tag!
Fred
Del.icio.us
Del.icio.us
One of this week's exercise was exploring an social bookmarking website. Where you learn to save websites and add tags. This is much better then saving websites on your computer. With your favorites you are limited to just your computer, but on a social bookmarking web site like Del.icio.us you can save and share you websites or add your websites to other peoples lists. So not only are you helping yourself but you are also sharing your information with others and you can access your websites anywhere you have computer access, which to me would be important if you don't have access to your computer. Good Idea!
One of this week's exercise was exploring an social bookmarking website. Where you learn to save websites and add tags. This is much better then saving websites on your computer. With your favorites you are limited to just your computer, but on a social bookmarking web site like Del.icio.us you can save and share you websites or add your websites to other peoples lists. So not only are you helping yourself but you are also sharing your information with others and you can access your websites anywhere you have computer access, which to me would be important if you don't have access to your computer. Good Idea!
Fred
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Webfeat
This week exercise was using the link called Webfeat which can be found on the library's home page. By using this search and putting in my home state , I was able to come up with some interesting facts on New Jersey that I didn't know. I lived in New Jersey for 15 years and now just learned some interesting facts from the world book encyclopedia
The first drive-in motion picture theater was opened on June 6, 1933, on Crescent Boulevard outside Camden. The theater presented two shows each night on a 40 by 50 foot (12 by 15 meter) screen. Inclined rows at the theater accommodated 500 cars. Richard Hollingshead, Jr., the owner of the theater, originated the idea for the drive-in.
A huge clock in a riverfront park in Jersey City can be read from across the Hudson River in New York City. The clock, which came from the old Colgate-Palmolive building, is 50 feet (15 meters) across. The minute hand, about 26 feet (8 meters) long, moves 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) every 34 hours 4 minutes.
The first electric sewing machine was made in 1889 by the Singer Manufacturing Company at its factory in Elizabethport (now Elizabeth).
This week exercise was using the link called Webfeat which can be found on the library's home page. By using this search and putting in my home state , I was able to come up with some interesting facts on New Jersey that I didn't know. I lived in New Jersey for 15 years and now just learned some interesting facts from the world book encyclopedia
The first drive-in motion picture theater was opened on June 6, 1933, on Crescent Boulevard outside Camden. The theater presented two shows each night on a 40 by 50 foot (12 by 15 meter) screen. Inclined rows at the theater accommodated 500 cars. Richard Hollingshead, Jr., the owner of the theater, originated the idea for the drive-in.
A huge clock in a riverfront park in Jersey City can be read from across the Hudson River in New York City. The clock, which came from the old Colgate-Palmolive building, is 50 feet (15 meters) across. The minute hand, about 26 feet (8 meters) long, moves 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) every 34 hours 4 minutes.
The first electric sewing machine was made in 1889 by the Singer Manufacturing Company at its factory in Elizabethport (now Elizabeth).
Fred
Library Things
This week's task was to visit a web site called Library Things and create a library of our own. This was fun and interesting because you can connect with other readers who are interested in the same type of books as you. So basically its an online Reader Advisory for the world. One nice thing about this week site you can keep track of what you have read or make a list of books for furture reading. If you love books and read the same type of books then stop by and check it my library here the address:http://www.librarything.com/catalog/flbookreader
This week's task was to visit a web site called Library Things and create a library of our own. This was fun and interesting because you can connect with other readers who are interested in the same type of books as you. So basically its an online Reader Advisory for the world. One nice thing about this week site you can keep track of what you have read or make a list of books for furture reading. If you love books and read the same type of books then stop by and check it my library here the address:http://www.librarything.com/catalog/flbookreader
Fred
Here is my ideal keyboard. A button that will answer the mystery of "Where is the Any Button"
I found a generator web site that would let you create your own keyboard or maybe you always wanted your name in chocolate. This would be a fun place to go plus it's a fun and simple.
Here the web site: http://www.glassgiant.com/
Fred
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