So, I set up my Flickr account and posted a few- I felt a little strange, at first, but it is kind of addicting. I spent the next day or so, seeing things as though I held a camera in my hand, and grouping possible shots to post later. Weird.
It seems like there are lots and lots of boring photos on flickr. (mine included) I am amazed anyone has the patience to photo mine out the good ones to enjoy.
For most of my life, people with photo albums of babies, vacations etc were chuckled at- and home videos of other people's family vacations were not a top item on anyone's to do list.. How ironic that there is a whole culture building up around sharing these very same things online with friends and strangers alike.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Facebook applications
hmmm... I tried the LibGuide and thought this could be an awesome way to connect, but for me at least, there were some issues with the way it is set up. I like the IDEA of it, especially if there is a way to let UAB people know to add it!
Some libraries have added applications to their catalogs. Could be useful..but I think I'd rather see something broader, with online tutorials, links to chat and email for questions, news and more!
Some libraries have added applications to their catalogs. Could be useful..but I think I'd rather see something broader, with online tutorials, links to chat and email for questions, news and more!
Ok-
I have heard the hype and I signed up.
I'll admit it- I don't get it!
Why would I go onto Twitter to write stuff like "I just had dinner with my folks" which is the kind of stuff that is up there now?
I am puzzled....
I have heard the hype and I signed up.
I'll admit it- I don't get it!
Why would I go onto Twitter to write stuff like "I just had dinner with my folks" which is the kind of stuff that is up there now?
I am puzzled....
Well, I went back to my Facebook account, which I had created a while ago, before Facebook was opened to the world. It was generic, and I dropped it when a couple of one of my daughters friends found it and she was not amused.
I added many of our LHL friends as friends, chose a couple of applications, and added a picture. I already had a couple of friends- my other daughter, her wedding photographer who used Facebook in lieu of a website, although that has changed, and a few miscellaneous other people.
Personally, I am just too private, at this point in my life, to share my personal thoughts, experiences and photos with the world...but that could change! However, I keep thinking about the world- meaning my kids, their friends- and by extension everyone I have ever known- will know what I put up here, so.......
I had previously joined the MLA group, and would be interested in being in groups with other librarians. I think the potential is there to meet and interact with students, for example in our liaison areas, possibly, especially the study groups. "Events" posts and the wall offer great opportunities to get news of fun library events or offers to assist out to those who don't visit the library or the webpage.
Lots of potential!
I added many of our LHL friends as friends, chose a couple of applications, and added a picture. I already had a couple of friends- my other daughter, her wedding photographer who used Facebook in lieu of a website, although that has changed, and a few miscellaneous other people.
Personally, I am just too private, at this point in my life, to share my personal thoughts, experiences and photos with the world...but that could change! However, I keep thinking about the world- meaning my kids, their friends- and by extension everyone I have ever known- will know what I put up here, so.......
I had previously joined the MLA group, and would be interested in being in groups with other librarians. I think the potential is there to meet and interact with students, for example in our liaison areas, possibly, especially the study groups. "Events" posts and the wall offer great opportunities to get news of fun library events or offers to assist out to those who don't visit the library or the webpage.
Lots of potential!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
WetPaint Wiki
So, I set up a new wiki on WetPaint for the reference unit's working group that is working on creating (and organizing) online tutorials using Camtasia and Captivate software. We're planning to put guidelines in place that will ensure the quality and standards for these videos, as well as supporting each other (and others, if the pilot is a success) as we move forward.
This wiki is different for me, as everyone in the group will be able to add pages and change the format, so the wiki meets the needs of the group. It should be a real collaboration. All of us wanted the experience of using a different wiki from the reference agendas wiki (pbwiki) so we are using WetPaint.
It will be interesting to compare the two, as the project moves forward!
This wiki is different for me, as everyone in the group will be able to add pages and change the format, so the wiki meets the needs of the group. It should be a real collaboration. All of us wanted the experience of using a different wiki from the reference agendas wiki (pbwiki) so we are using WetPaint.
It will be interesting to compare the two, as the project moves forward!
Wikis
We have been using a wiki to manage our unit meeting for almost one year now- I made it on PBWiki last August. In that year, PBWiki has made sooooo many changes that make creating and using wikis quite easy! The wiki has worked quite well for us, and eliminates sending all the agendas and various papers we might be discussing as email attachments. Usually the recorder posts the minutes to the wiki and asks everyone just to jump in with additions or corrections. Anyone it the department is free to add items to the agenda when they have something for discussion.
Another wiki that looks very promising is an Evidence Based Medicine wiki, EBM Librarian which was started by 3 librarians at Duke, Dartmouth, and U of Newfoundland; it offers a platform to share clinical scenarios, exercises, suggestions for evaluation, and discussion. I think this will be useful as we continue to work with the medical students, especially as EBM is a thread throughout the entire first two years in the new curriculum.
Another wiki that looks very promising is an Evidence Based Medicine wiki, EBM Librarian which was started by 3 librarians at Duke, Dartmouth, and U of Newfoundland; it offers a platform to share clinical scenarios, exercises, suggestions for evaluation, and discussion. I think this will be useful as we continue to work with the medical students, especially as EBM is a thread throughout the entire first two years in the new curriculum.
My Learning 2.0 Blog
This was much easier to set up than I expected! Even uploading the pictures was fairly simple and straightforward. I have followed some blogs for a while now (I use Bloglines) and actually have a couple of PubMed questions set to update via RSS that are sent there. I thought this would be a really neat current awareness tool, but every time I have mentioned it in a consultation or a pubmed class, I get really blank looks!
I subscribe to some fun and news blogs, but mostly, I try to read some key librarian and medical librarian blogs a couple of time a week. So far, I haven't ever posted a comment to any of the ones I read. Maybe this experience will encourage me to be part of the larger conversation that blogs inspire.
I subscribe to some fun and news blogs, but mostly, I try to read some key librarian and medical librarian blogs a couple of time a week. So far, I haven't ever posted a comment to any of the ones I read. Maybe this experience will encourage me to be part of the larger conversation that blogs inspire.
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