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Thing 17

Wikis can be great! I found them quite easy to edit, as compared to some of the other Web 2.0 tools. After submitting an entry to the Favourite blog page, I added Wuthering Heights to Favourite Books and a couple of films to the Favourite Movies page. Definitely will use the Discovery Resources links again. I may even create my own wiki, if I ever have the time.

Thing 16

Found the SJCPL subject guides and the wiki developed by the Princeton Public Library very interesting and relevant. Liked the way the wikis mix teaching with title recommendations, new books, images etc. I later went on to view other library wikis including an interesting Library technology training wiki, which Auckland City Libraries could adapt.

Thing 15

Before I started this programme, I knew nothing about Web 2.0 and so this process has been a steep learning curve for me. As part of this task I read three articles from the OCLC Next Space Newsletter including Into a new world of librarianship by Michael Stephens. I agree with a lot he had to say about new technologies and the future of libraries, particularly the role of librarians and libraries in anticipating the way users access, consume and create content. It will be an extremely challenging role. I like the way the author cautions that librarians should not buy technology for the sake of technology, but that technology must be put to the test along with other traditional services.

Thing 14

Have previously briefly looked at Technorati, but this session gave me time to examine it in more detail. Liked the advance search option, although it was a bit off-putting getting varying results when searching Learning 2.0 using blog posts, the blog directory and tags. The tagging option proved to be more helpful than I would have first thought.

The lighter side to this task was exploring the popular blogs, searches and tags. Who would have thought that a blog with the name Boing Boing would be such a favourite! The list of top searches were also interesting, with more predictable top searches (Google, MySpace etc.) alongside the more obscure Zoey Zane.

Thing 13

Briefly read through the Us.ef.ul : a beginners guide to Del.icio.us and then began to explore the site. Thought it was a great idea, although the format was not very user-friendly and I don't know whether the public in general would approve of how it is laid out. However, I did manage to set up a Del.icio.us account for myself and proceeded to create a few bookmarks - found their tagging suggestions quite helpful. Read a few of the user reviews which helped with my selection.

Thing 12

Signed myself up to Rollyo today and then found a few good Zealand cooking sites. This could be quite a useful tool for adding and updating lists for the website. Had trouble successfully installing a searchroll onto my blog. The Rollyo icon is on my blog but I was unable to get it to link through to anything. Will try and come back to this later, if have time.