It's a Library Thang

My favorite thing, by far, is del.icio.us. I figured out how to import William Poore's Explorer bookmarks into my account and I couldn't be happier with all the nicely organized, tagged weblinks I have access to from any durn computer I log into. This is especially useful in a clustering situation where I'm moving from library to library, computer to computer. That would be awesome if KCLS had our own del.icio.us account as a link from our web page for our patrons, and staff, to use. Very cool.


I like my Library Thing too. I've put up my books and seen other people's books. I need to explore more, but it looks like it could be a great reader's advisory tool.


Technorati is cool, but blogging isn't my thing right now . . . maybe someday, but I-heart-del.icio.us now.

Facebook and Friendster and SecondLife, Oh MySpace

Ahhh, now we're getting into some cool stuff. I like the whole idea of social networking online and this is *exactly* where libraries need to be to stay relevant to the upcoming generation. These youngsters are a new species that are using a completely different way of communicating than anyone over 20. It's a different language that we need to become fluent in.

RSS is Really Super Special

I like them, I like them a lot! What I like about newsreaders is they compile everything you care about in one central, easy-to-reach location and the feeds give you the quick headlines. Just enough information for you to make a quick decision whether you want to read more, or not. A quick glance can catch you up on late breaking news items and you can feel confident you are up to date.

I'm hooked up with my Mom's local newspaper in Ogden, UT; Unshelved comics -- they are really (really!) funny, but I never think to go to the website and get the daily comic, so this is awesome!

I added a feed on Angelina Jolie, so I can keep up on what her and Brad are doing. Plus I added a feed from a blog on dog behavior. I had more trouble with feedster than I thought I would (I like to think I'm pretty tech-savvy and hate it when I get flummoxed!), I had the easiest time with Blogline's search tool. I wish my job could be sitting here and figuring this stuff out for 8 hours -- it's hard to try to rush through in a half-hour, or between questions at the desk!

Flickr apps

Two posts in one day!

Those Flickr applications are really cool! All of them -- I didn't love the mosaics one, but I probably didn't give it enough time.

My favorite application was the Color Fields. Pick any color on the wheel and it brings back beautiful photos all sharing that same tone.
Fun!

Flickr Fun

Well, I've created my own account in flickr and, similar to blogspot, they make it very easy for the novice.

My photos haven't shown up yet, but I see others "kcls27things". I am particularly enamoured with ramparts54's photos -- that person has a keen photographers eye and some very nicely composed shots. Kudos ramparts54! Who is ramparts54 -- can anyone tell me?


This was one of the pictures that caught my eye. I like the colors, the composition, the variety of texture, the crispness of the crags. Rampart54 can see the angles and asthetics is an everyday world. I wish I could!

Look how far we've come, baby!

I'm really enjoying looking at all the KCLS blogs going up like weeds all over the Internet, however it's driving me crazy not to know whose is whose!!

I'm amazed at the leaps and bounds of technology, certainly over the last 100 years, but especially these last ten years!! And especially these last two years!!!

I think by the end of our 27-step program, the participants will definitely be ahead the game -- KCLS is helping staff to bridge the "digital divide", but it's more a digital divide of old vs. young, than rich vs. poor.