Of all the Wikis, I found the ALA 2006 New Orleans Wiki to be the most interesting. Information was gathered for conference attendees so that they optimize their conference going experience. The ALA 2006 wiki provided many informative links and was practically a guidebook to New Orleans. I found it accessible, easy to read with many practical and interesting links.
I would find that a subject guide wiki would work well within a library. The subject guide wiki would provide links of interest to the public for a variety of consumer information as well as library information.
Wikis would contribute to easier collaboration among staff. The wiki would allow staff to focus on creating informative content and eliminate a lot of emails.
I found content to vary from wiki to wiki just like any other website. Some wikis are strictly created for participants within certain professions and others are created for the general public. Many wikis now ask for user name and password in order to circumvent malicious content.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Thing 15- Library 2.0
"Into a New World of Librarianship,"I found to be the most relevant to the human aspect of librarianship in considering the customer's point of view when deciding what new technology to implement. Michael Stephens discusses how Librarians 2.0 can use technology to satisfy their customers needs and wants. One of the principles he adds to the Library 2.0 meme is that “the Library is human” because it makes the library a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience. Librarians 2.0 plans for their users, Librarian 2.0 embraces Web 2.0 tools, Librarian 2.0 controls technolust-not purchasing technology for the sake of technology but creates a "living, breathing technology plan. He believes that Librarian 2.0 should purchase technology that meets the users needs in a new and improved way.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Thing 14 Technorati
The top favorite blog on Technorati at this time is Boing, Boing. If one is not able to find an item by keyword search, sometimes tags related to the topic come up. Many of the top blogs are discussed technology.
The top searches are more eclectic and are more related to current events, entertainment or sports. The topics range from earthquakes to political candidates.
Boing, Boing appears in the top blog category as well. Four technical blogs top the list, with
5th place going to a political blog.
I am not surprised that the technology related blogs were at the topic of the favorite blog list, given the nature of the beast.
The top searches are more eclectic and are more related to current events, entertainment or sports. The topics range from earthquakes to political candidates.
Boing, Boing appears in the top blog category as well. Four technical blogs top the list, with
5th place going to a political blog.
I am not surprised that the technology related blogs were at the topic of the favorite blog list, given the nature of the beast.
Thing 13 Del.icio.us
Del.icio.us appears to be an excellent site for conducting research. A researcher can find people bookmarking or tagging topics that interest them. After a while, one will find certain names that continually appear on articles you like and learn to trust their selections. One can discover authoritative writers or bloggers who deliver trusted information as well.
Del.icio.us can also be used for bookmarking your favorite topics all in one spot for easy access versus having to add bookmarks to each computer.
Del.icio.us can also be used for bookmarking your favorite topics all in one spot for easy access versus having to add bookmarks to each computer.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Thing 7 Trends in Technology
Teleradiology
Due to the shortage of radiologist in the U.S. the reading of radiology scans has been outsourced to trained radiologists in India. The Indian radiologist are able to read the important emergency CT scans in the middle of the night U.S. time, saving valuable time and in turn saving lives. The scans are double read in the morning by the U.S. doctors who make the final diagnosis. Some feel that the outsourcing endangers U.S. radiologists jobs. The example used by the MSN article focused on the small town isolated hospitals that lack the staff and the resources to be available around the clock. According to the article the U.S. doctors appreciated the use of teleradiology because it increased their effectiveness in providing good patient care.
Radio Broadcasting on the net
One can set up to broadcast your own radio station on the net and broadcast to your friends and other fans. You can also do it legally by setting up an account on Live365 system. Astreaux World Online Radio advertised this on their website www.astreauxworld.com. You can listen, exchange and discuss music on the site as well. They have bookmarks to concerts venues, record labels and other radio broadcasts as well. They also make it clear that they want to follow copyright laws. This site would be excellent for the New Age and Space Music enthusiast.
Due to the shortage of radiologist in the U.S. the reading of radiology scans has been outsourced to trained radiologists in India. The Indian radiologist are able to read the important emergency CT scans in the middle of the night U.S. time, saving valuable time and in turn saving lives. The scans are double read in the morning by the U.S. doctors who make the final diagnosis. Some feel that the outsourcing endangers U.S. radiologists jobs. The example used by the MSN article focused on the small town isolated hospitals that lack the staff and the resources to be available around the clock. According to the article the U.S. doctors appreciated the use of teleradiology because it increased their effectiveness in providing good patient care.
Radio Broadcasting on the net
One can set up to broadcast your own radio station on the net and broadcast to your friends and other fans. You can also do it legally by setting up an account on Live365 system. Astreaux World Online Radio advertised this on their website www.astreauxworld.com. You can listen, exchange and discuss music on the site as well. They have bookmarks to concerts venues, record labels and other radio broadcasts as well. They also make it clear that they want to follow copyright laws. This site would be excellent for the New Age and Space Music enthusiast.
Thing 5 Flickr
I enjoyed viewing Flickr because there were so many beautiful photos of natural phenomena and scenic vistas that I would normally have had to wait for a coffee table book to be published on the topic.
Thing 12
I tried to use Rollyo and I did create an account. It could be useful for those who want to categorize many websites for easy access.
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