#6-Social Networks 1

The exploration. Sue sent me email indicating there were 20,000 UCSC users in Facebook and she was interested in creating a "flyer" to reach these folks to let them know about our changes in the copy cards as we move from Xerox to the Slug Card. So, sure enough I explored facebook and found that there were (at that time, and all I could find) three UCSC library folks in the UCSC network. Robin then created the McHenry Library network, so Sue, Robin, and I are the only members at the moment. We encourage others to go visit this site. There are some other good links to other facebook networks. When I get time....My Space.

#5b More about RSS

O.K. loved the ability to add the bookmarklet to my Firefox toolbar. Also in this exercise went back to my ACRL feed in Bloglines and changed it from podcasts to news. I'm unclear how to delete posts once you've read them. I shall inquire when I have the time.

#5 a. RSS feeds and Bloglines

It was really easy to set up the Bloglines account. I really didn't understand RSS feeds until this exercise. Now instead of going to each of my favorite news sites, I just have to log into the Bloglines account.
I could see how the RSS feeds might be a way to share new administrative information with managers and supervisors. I'd have to explore this more before seeing if it was a viable choice. There would have to be protocols set up to make it effective.
I think RSS feeds have a lot of potential for library services. I'll be interested to see what other public service folks think.

#4-Flickr

mangia
Originally uploaded by katemcgirr

This is the real Bur-reau.Kat. She begrudgingly posed for this photo this weekend. I set up the flickr account. It was a little cumbersome. The upload from my computer was easy. Flickr let me identify this blog, which I set up, then I got lost and had to wander around the site to finally find out how to "download" the file back to the blog. I do like the customized settings for posting to the blog.
This is mangia, our 13 year old tortie mix. She is very aptly named which you could tell if she'd just stand up from that snuggle ball.

# 3 - Blog Search Exercise

Well, technorati, was too techno-ratty for me on a Friday afternoon. I looked at them all. Enjoyed some stuff I found on peregrine falcons on Blog.ask.com. It lead me to a video of a falcon with a camera on its back as it did one of the famous dives at an ungodly speed. Found that three UC library blogs on Academic Libraries- Blogging through LisZen. Unfortunately, the only UC links that worked were Berkeley's Gov. Pubs blog; and Berkeley's California Policy Index blog.

# 2-Blogging Addendum

In my first blog I talked about the great ACRL-WSS session I attended at ALA in Washington. I did get in touch with Joan Lippincott from CNI, who passed on the link to her presentation on Net Gen attributes. Here's the link to her presentation and the other presenters at the "Once upon a FURL..."

#2 Blogging: First Post

I'm interested in looking at the many different ways the newest technologies can improve the way we disseminate information.
Fresh from ALA, one of the best sessions I attended was a panel sponsored by ACRL-WSS (Women's Studies Section) titled:
"Once Upon a Furl in a Podcast Long Ago: Using New Technologies to Support Library Instruction" Librarians are teaching to the Net Generation. Students are growing up in a world of technology. Ever wonder how to creatively use new technologies in the classroom?
The session was jammed packed, there were at least 170 people in a room that held a little over 100. Joan Lippincott (CNI) did a great job describing the Net Generation and their preferences for e-learning. I'm going to email her for her slide presentation and then post it. Kathleen Burnett (Florida State)Described the work of Marc Prensky and commented on the Pew Study "Internet and American Life" http://www.pewinternet.org/. Kathryn Shaughnessy, from the Center for Teaching and Learning at St. Johns captivated us all with her description of an international learning project on social justice issues she conducted using technology such as robodemos, SKYPE, IM Chat, etc.. and finally Heather Thomas (Carlton College) gave us her passionate thoughts on teaching students using FURL, RSS feeds, etc. It was a great session.