thing 23

I like the guided format. Like a lot of folks unless there is a somewhat formal format I won't necessarily go looking for the some of the things we were introduced to.

There were activities that I'll probably never use but I think it is important that I am aware they are out there since I never would have gone looking for them and if I happened upon them I probably would not have paid any attention to them.

I appreciate the time and effort that went into bringing this to us and would welcome other such programs in the future.

You should be proud of the program. No matter what individual staff thought of it, the program did open channels of communication. GOOD JOB!

thing 22

I've used netlibrary for ebooks. I use overdrive to download audio books because I have dial-up and netlibrary takes too long to download and I always end up loosing the connection and what has downloaded. But with overdrive I can download the audio book in parts over an extended period of time. I currently have about 10 books on my one MP3 player and 3 on my other MP3 player - have to save room for music and pictures. I think it is great that we offer this service and would like to see even more titles made available. As soon as I ditch dial-up I'll be downloading netlibrary audio books.

thing 21

Podcasting could be a great way for LCPl to do a book talk. Then patrons and staf could listen at their leisure. We could explore the right to podcast some of our programs. I listened to several book discussions. It was interesting. I probably won't seek out podcasts. I'd much rather have the discussion with my friends - much more lively.

thing 20

YouTube is okay but like a lot of things on the Internet it can turn into a huge time waster. I viewed several different videos. But this one os of note http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFPRLNA9Tz0 and is dedicated to my co-worker.

YouTube could be used for training or recording programs or recording book talks.

thing 19

Naturally, I checked out the books category. There were no winners but several honorable mentions. I looked a a couple before trying out Reader2. The first title I searched came back with very childish tags (crapaddictive mental-illness smut). I may not have cared for the book but the childish nature of some who can stay behind the wall of the Internet was evident with this posting. I did search another title and was intrigued by some of the what to read next suggestions. From the list of about 20 titles I have read all but two of the titles but was suprised by some titles on the list. The reader's comments were interesting. I doubt that I'll ever use this myself.

thing 18

I used Google since I already have an account. This has been useful when I've not had access to Word. I've used it when traveling. I like it much better than OpenOffice. I'm so use to Word that I have to remember the subtle differences

thing 17

Don't think I'll ever use this. I'm not that interested in most of these blogs.

thing 16

I like the idea of Wiki with the obvious caveat that the information does need to be verified. I like the Princeton Library's summer reading page - definitely something we should consider along with various ongoing reader's advisory. I think this type of reader's advisory would be popular with patrons. I also like the idea of pathfinders; many patrons want to feel self-sufficent and this would give them a place to begin their library journey. Mayn years ago when I was a reference librarian at Xavier University I found that the students really liked the pathfinder as their starting point.

thing 15

I think for us at Cascades the biggest obstacle is the physical layout and equipment. Most of us at the reference desk use and have been using many of the components of Web 2.0 either at the library or in our private life. Some of us try to help the users take advantage of the Web offerings the library has whether it is in the form for example, of databases, online catalog, or the downloadable products. I am a user of the Overdrive audiobooks and recently upgraded to a 2 gig MP3 player just for the audiobooks. But I have found that some users aren't patient enough to wait through the clicks to get to the material we offer or find that having to use the PCs which ar in the middle of the traffic flow just too frustrating. So they don't.

thing 14

I didn't find this at all helpful. At least for the the things I surf the 'net for technorati is not very useful.

thing 13

del.ico.us is mildly interesting. I guess I don't "live" on the 'net enough to have a lot of use for this. I looked at several different topics and some of the comments were interesting but some of the tags seems to be a bit of a stretch.

thing 12

I must be missing something but this has no value for my personal use. It was eay to set up but I don't think I'll have much use for it.

thing 11

I don't think I'd used this for my personal collection but it was interesting to see the rating and shared feature for each book.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=cinhal

Thing 10 - Penguin Display

Penguin Display,
originally uploaded by cinhal.

I tried my hand at a quick "magazine cover". It was easy to do. I can see how this tool could be very useful for scrapbooking, dressing up a report, those year-end family newsletters, etc.

I did a very basic design but with little editing it could be made as "commercial" as one wishes.

Thing 10

Mistoffelees,
originally uploaded by cinhal.

Using FD Toys was fun and very easy to use.

thing 9

For me it is easiest to add RSS from the parent web site. This way I can keep my page fairly uncluttered. There is too much available and this method keeps me from cluttering my time, I'm only viewing the stuff I really am interested in - keeps me honest with how I spend my time.

Thing 8

I already subscribe to several RSS's on my Yahoo page. I like Bloglines as away to bring everything together in one place. I use the RSS feeds as a quick way to stay up-to-date with several groups and news sites. One of the RSS feeds I subscribe to is the library's. I wish it was more than just the press releases.

Public bloglines URL: http://www.bloglines.com/public/cinhal

Thing 7

I would be lost without my MP3 player. I've only used it to download audiobooks from Overdrive so far at the current rate of two per week.

My creation

My creation,
originally uploaded by cinhal.

This wasn't too difficult to create.

thing 5

2005 Bee Monster8,
originally uploaded by cinhal.

This wasn't so difficult to do and could be fun.

This is a photo of the Cascades Library former mascot. We used to dress it up in various costumes.

Here the mascot is all a-buzz for Spring