#15 - Web 2.0 & Library 2.0

Some people (including me) were hesitant to even find out about the whole Web 2.0 mistery...We were scared, in a way...but after going through with this iHCPL training I've found out that I've been using these tools for a couple of years now. I just didn't know they were labeled as Web 2.o tools....

I searched for Library 2.0 comments and found this statement which opened my eyes towards the advantages of using it in our branches...

"Imagine a student comes to the reference desk and mentions that her class is working on a project and has to look for resources about 'x.' X may not be a good search term, and the catalog certainly won't return any results for that class (pretend it's 'en3610'), but after blogging about it (which should happen with all reference questions), the reference librarian could tag them, including a tag for the course number. Or perhaps the URL could be formatted in such a way that the search hits are tracked. Either way, the record becomes more relevant for a search that is just now important." - ALA Techsource

#7 - Online Photo Editing

I am not a big fan of online photo editing, but I can see where many people can take advantage of this if they don't have editing software in their PC...

here's a picture I edited with Snipshot...simple but I liked the outcome...I do all my editing in Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, and PaintShop Pro8...

#6 - Flickr (Flappr) - Mashups

I have to agree with everyone... Flappr is the greatest...I was able to find many local photographs which I loved, you can save your searches, and just have tons of fun with this Web2.0 tool....Gotta Love it!!! Search "Houston Dynamo" and enjoy.. :) heheheh

#5 - Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14662653@N08/2075510301/,
originally uploaded by mvillase2007.

I had tried Flickr before, I believe it's part of Yahoo, therefore, I can log in with my yahoo account. This is used mainly by people wanting to share photos with the world...very Web 2.0!!!

Flickr's not the only place where you can store/tag images for online use..there are many other websites like this one...just do a Google search for "Online photo hosting" and you'll see how many are available...Try it!!!!

here's a picture I uploaded to Flickr and I am not posting here for you...(one of the many features available there)

#11 - Library Thing

LibraryThing is a very informative site where people can see, catalog, review, tag and recommend books they've read and are interested in...You have to get an account and it can be considered a "My Space" for book readers...Enjoy!!!

#16 Wikis

Wikis are a wonderful way of finding, sharing, posting and researching on the web....Great tool, I have to go with Wikipedia.org as the best one...but you still have to be careful and do your homework...

In the library wikis become a superb tool while helping out patrons....

#13 & 14 Tagging / Technorati

I love tags...very easy way to find specific topics while browsing for blogs, pictures, news...

I just started posting our Computer Classes on http://www.chron.com/ , our local newspaper here in Houston...and started adding tags to those posts so that people in the Clear Lake are can find our classes while searching through the newspaper site..

Very cool...other places where tagging is available: Technorati, even places like Youtube.com...

Try it and have fun... :)