audiobooks and the digital collection

greetings

with the new overdrive digital media collection, patrons can gain access to selective books. have up to 5 in your collection at one time, a patron can store the books in their computer or burn it to a cd. i really didn't like overdrive, because of the restrictions. now that i tried it, i like it a bit more. i wish the collection was broader for sure, but i did find some good books i plan to down load in the future.

i would like to have a class on overdrive in the future. i believe the more we are a teaching library, the more patrons would utilize our resources.

PBCLSwiki

i just finished PBCLSwiki. i have mixed emotions about this type of wiki. i went ahead and established my own wiki from pbwiki and it is hard to navigate. you definitely need to have a plan, in order to make a wiki worth utilizing. i still believe that a wiki at its basic use can be a great tool for library system, but keep it simple.

pbcls wiki is okay. i hope pbcls will expand on wiki. i think some patrons would really like it and feel involved in their library.

del.icio.us

del.icio.us

well it makes me hungry, hungry for information. get it!

that is very corny, but i do like delicious alot. the way delicious organize websites is much more flexible that in the past.

as far as research for patrons, it would take time for them to understand what is going. i really hope in the near future, that pbcls can create some classes using these tools.

better yet, have these tools taught to kids and then they can teach others how to use these tools.

i think it would be great idea to bring about three options to our library system.

1. community involvement:
2. intellectual networking:
3. library 2.0 marketplace

delicious is clearly a tool of the future. more for networking purposes, than research with access anywhere in the world.

librarything

just when i was thinking about creating a personal catalog, now i find out about librarything. it is a good resource to put together your own personal library (elibrary). for the most part, i like it and it could be a good tool for patrons who want to organize the books they have read or going to read. i thought it was okay, but a bit overwhelming with so many ways to keep your library together and informed. it reminds me of craiglist, which is a mess. too much mess leads to more mess. organize the mess and lets get to the point.

i may try my own way of organizing my books in the future. =)

interesting to say the lest!

http://www.librarything.com/home/ronaldcaglass

rss and newsreaders

rss and newsreaders are great tools in technology to gather information. i may start using rss for my own personal usage.

rss can be a good source for tech savvy library patrons who want to know what is going on at the library in a faster and easier way to retrieve information.

rss is good for me, especially because i like to read newspapers and blogs all of the time. it saves alot of time for me to recieve information.

the library system should start a rss feed. i think it will go really well and it is a great start for pbcls to dive into the library 2.0 world

blogs for library systems

hello again

i was thinking ways that blogs can benefit library workers and library users. just looking at library blogs, i like seattle pl the best. however, think we can utilize blogs at pbcls a bit differently.

subject reviews
library staff would blog about various subjects and the materials available in particular subjects like:
history, graphic novels, movies, historical fiction, etc...

programs
talk about different programs at the library and suggest new programs.

youth services
interact with youth about libraries programs and books.

branch blogs
each branch create a blog about news and events at the branch.

patrons blog
patrons of the library can share their view of the library and what they look for in their library usage.


of course, blogging take commitment and time. i really would like to see the library try a blog and see how it works out. the future is now!