Things 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20

Thing 20

Yes, YouTube is the place to be! The site is user friendly and loaded with lots of fun videos from all over the world. It’s amazing what YouTube has done to the internet!

Thing 19

My pick from the Web 2.0 Award list is Findory.com. I found the concept of compiling your own news page along side your favorite blogs fascinating.

Thing 18

The new online documents management methods are really cool. They kind of work like Wikis – in that they allow users to follow the changes. But, they also offer features like document templates and samples.

Things 16 and 17

I like Wikis, and I find them quick and easy to use! For me, the most impressive feature in Wikis is the tracking tool to allow people to easily keep up on what has been changed and by whom

Thing 15

The library 2.0 discussion was interesting. Rick Anderson’s three “icebergs” theory; The “just in case” collection, Reliance on user education, and The “come to us” correctly explain the problem with the current models of customer service in many libraries, and also offers easy common sense solutions libraries need to embrace. For example, regarding ‘Reliance on user education’, Mr. Anderson, advises that “we need to focus our efforts not on teaching research skills but on eliminating the barriers that exist between patrons and the information they need, so they can spend as little time as possible wrestling with lousy search interfaces and as much time as possible actually reading and learning”.