Web 2.0 Tools - 43Things

I chose to explore the website www.43things.com. My favorite aspect of it was that you could make of list of things you want to do (like personal goals) and see how many other people had the same goal(s). I liked it because I think websites like that help you feel more connected to other people. I don't really think this website has an important place in the library setting, but nonetheless, I think that many people would enjoy exploring it.

Zoho

I can definitely see a place for this in the future. I thought it was just as easy to use Microsoft Word. The fact that you don't have to worry about different software versions is great. When I was in college that was a problem I ran into when I would use my old computer at home and then try to open the file again on computer lab or library computer. This web-based app would have also been useful for group work in college because it would also eliminate the problem of trying to share a document with a group of people who have all different typing programs and versions.

Wiki

I can see how this tool could be useful to our library system. I especially like the one that the Stevens County Library had. I thought it was a great idea to have people post about their favorite things about the area. I do have a concern with wikis that was validated with the Library Success wiki and that is vandalism. Since anyone can post it seems like if we do have a wiki for the library it will be necessary for us to monitor the content that does get added to make sure that this doesn't become an issue for us.

Library 2.0 & Web 2.0

Of the posts that I read, I thought they all brought up good points. One thing that especially stood out to me was in the first one when the author discussed eliminating barriers that keep the patrons from the resources. From what I have seen of the new website, I think that we are starting to do this ourselves. The current website can be frustrating to navigate to access information (other than just the catalog). The new one makes it much easier to find that information and will hopefully help people find the what they need when they are trying to visit us remotely.

Technorati

It is interesting to see all the stuff that people are blogging about. I could see it being a great tool for researching various people's opinions on specific topics.

Del.icio.us

I think that this could be a very useful tool. The fact that you can create bookmarks through it that can be accessed from any computer is definitely my favorite feature.

Rollyo

I created a search roll of my favorite online bookstores. http://www.rollyo.com/judybelle/my_online_bookstores/