Summing Up the 2.0 Experience

When I first saw the List of 23 Things I could not have imagined finishing any of them. As the program progressed, the new tools, new terminology, and new options started to become more familiar. I really liked the blog. After I got a few posts and photos up I was beginning to feel like a real columnist!

I was familiar with using the Office products to insert pictures. The tools that I found on del.icious.us and flickr are a new world. It's taking a little more naviagation but the process is getting easier.

I can't think of improvements that could be made to the 21 Things program. We had a good support system. I think that the most important thing now is to continue to explore the possiblities. For me, the more applications that I can find to use these tools, the better my product will be. I'm interested in working on finding the best match of technique and content. That's going to take a bit more experimentation.The articles, while sometimes technical for the newby, give a real glimpse into the future. The marriage of information sources with the ability share and collaborate on research brings a new dimension to information technology.

If we have another program I would definitely participate. From the reading material in the program, the later versions of the program are already out there. It will be interesting to see how far we can go.

Site Pal

I've played around with Site Pal. It may be old technology to some but it's a new toy for me. Now, if I could just find a library application for it. I would like to be able to upload photos that could use Site Pal for narratives. I can see a lot of applications for children's programs. It looks like an option for letting children write and tell their own stories.

2.0 and Beyond

A Temporary Place in Time 2.0 and forward as it applies to the future of library service. The aspect that I like most is the idea of cooperation with the specific information needs of the patron. I see it as a tool that allows librarians to tailor information so that the patron gets a true match for their query. In the past we have often been confined to either digesting the information for the user or giving them an overload of material that hits somewhere in the area of the needed information. We can now expand that information, adding ways to connect to outside resources with accurate information about how those resources can be located and obtained. The tools that are available through 2.0 provide the patron with an integration of informatin available on the general browser (google, yahoo, etc.) search with the sometimes more accurate and well documented research that is available in other formats. Whatever the query, the researcher has a wide choice of information to compare and use.

Gorilla

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bz8NQdgj-iY

News Spot

Discovering NetLibrary

I visited NetLibrary and was amazed at the range of topics on the site. I listed a title by Margaret Maron to test it. Then I downloaded a brief section of the book and I THINK that I understand where to go from here.

The Steam Train at Fort Edmonton

The Steam Train at Fort Edmonton
Originally uploaded by one42chrisp.

Headstones

Headstones
Originally uploaded by Paramentic.

Heads Up - It's Time to Clean the Cemetery

Stone Book

Stone Book
Originally uploaded by Paramentic.

This is my first flicker photo. Except for the other two that I can't find.

"Away From "Icebergs"

A recent article about the use of websites and other sources of communication and storage in the future of information services. New technologies have given us means of finding and sharing resources that were beyond our wildest dreams. However, we do need to balance these resources with the

Summer is Almost Over But We Can Get Out the Bulbs and Seeds

This is my first photo post. It's not exciting but it's a cheerful sight. I'll try to get something more in line with the rest of the posts as time goes on.

Railroad History

Read On Carolina

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The railroad has been a major force in the settlement, growth and economy of the United States. Trains connected the vast, sparsely populated country of the early 1800s and continued to help to build the country through the movement of products and people.

Genealogists and historians can find the records of the railroads and of railroad enthusists a rich source of information. Two of the sites that I find useful are:

The Railroad Retirement Board's site: http://rrb.gov/mep/genealogy.asp

The Railroad Genealogy Society site: http://rrgs.org/

North Carolina Mystery Books

If you enjoy mystery books that have a North Carolina setting. Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron is the perfect end of summer read. In this book Maron introduces a new character, Amy Steadman. Reviews refer to the setting as the Piedmont area of North Carolina but the characters and dialogue are Eastern North Carolina all the way. It's a page turner that will have you looking twice at the gang at your next family reunion. Amy barely sorts out her family connections in time.

Blogging Along

The 2.0 lessons are getting more complicated but they are interesting. I'm not sure that I'm doing everything correctly but I'm surprised at what is developing on the blog.

Read On Carolina

Read On Carolina