Well, I started my Wiki homework by clicking on everything clickable on our Lesson page.
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Librarian
The link above was something I clicked on while browsing the Bull Run Library wiki. (A definition of "librarians" from the Uncyclopedia that was too funny not to share...)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Bad News...Good News
The bad news is that I'm two weeks behind in my lessons. The good news is that I didn't die, or even get sick... Just had way too much other stuff happening.
The bad news is that our library has had a pathetic Young Adult section ever since I started working here. The good news is that our new director has gotten approval for a Young Adult position, which will actually be a shared position among three current staff members (I'm one.) We're pretty excited about the possibilities, and can hardly wait to start brain-storming.
The bad news is that our shifts at the library rarely overlap, so having planning sessions seems difficult-to-impossible. The good news is that through some of these new tools we're learning (like del.icio.us and wikis), we can have an ongoing discussion and feed on each other's energy and ideas. So I actually did set up a del.icio.us account today, then went out web surfing for Young Adult ideas (programming, web pages, advisory councils), posting and tagging as I went.
The bad news is that I couldn't spend more time on it because it was last week's lesson and this is this week. The good news is that our next lesson is on Wikis, and one of my YA-sharing partners told me she thought Wikis would be a cool tool for us for this new job share.
The bad news is that I'm signing off now, and the good news is you don't have to read any more of this.
The bad news is that our library has had a pathetic Young Adult section ever since I started working here. The good news is that our new director has gotten approval for a Young Adult position, which will actually be a shared position among three current staff members (I'm one.) We're pretty excited about the possibilities, and can hardly wait to start brain-storming.
The bad news is that our shifts at the library rarely overlap, so having planning sessions seems difficult-to-impossible. The good news is that through some of these new tools we're learning (like del.icio.us and wikis), we can have an ongoing discussion and feed on each other's energy and ideas. So I actually did set up a del.icio.us account today, then went out web surfing for Young Adult ideas (programming, web pages, advisory councils), posting and tagging as I went.
The bad news is that I couldn't spend more time on it because it was last week's lesson and this is this week. The good news is that our next lesson is on Wikis, and one of my YA-sharing partners told me she thought Wikis would be a cool tool for us for this new job share.
The bad news is that I'm signing off now, and the good news is you don't have to read any more of this.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Conan the Librarian
I can't believe I found one of my favorite all-time clips, from the 1989 movie UHF (with Wierd Al Yankovic)
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Podcast Prayers Answered
I looked at our new lesson on podcasts early in the week, went out to the podcast sites. Nothing looked interesting to me. I thought "I wonder if you can get NPR." (National Public Radio) It is just about the only thing I always enjoy listening to. But a search for it came up empty.
Then, lo and behold! This morning I thought I'd better do something for this week's lesson, but as always I started by checking my bloglines to see what other people were doing with this lesson. In addition to following fellow librarians blogs, one of the other blogs I subscribed to is called Montana Bibliotechies. And there was the link for adding NPR podcast to your blog!!!
Also, a Bibliotechie post from earlier this week was totally related to podcasting and making it a useful tool for libraries. It included some way more interesting podcast suggestions than I had been able to find on my own.
Here's the link: http://mtbibliotechie.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-on-video-podcasts.html
And here's to lovers of NPR everywhere:
Then, lo and behold! This morning I thought I'd better do something for this week's lesson, but as always I started by checking my bloglines to see what other people were doing with this lesson. In addition to following fellow librarians blogs, one of the other blogs I subscribed to is called Montana Bibliotechies. And there was the link for adding NPR podcast to your blog!!!
Also, a Bibliotechie post from earlier this week was totally related to podcasting and making it a useful tool for libraries. It included some way more interesting podcast suggestions than I had been able to find on my own.
Here's the link: http://mtbibliotechie.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-on-video-podcasts.html
And here's to lovers of NPR everywhere:
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
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