nt23 things says: "For Thing 16, go to http://www.librarything.com and sign up for a free account. Add a few books from your home library, and tag them with appropriate keywords."
My LibraryThing account is: http://www.librarything.com/profile/lillylibrarian
Surprised, UNT Willis Library didn't exist, I added the "venue" http://www.librarything.com/venue/45118
I was hoping it was in the local tab but I will have to tell our LibraryThing affecionado.
The LibraryThing blog is one of the best tool specific blogs. I'm not a cataloger, but the mission is noble to me. Kudos!
From the famous group, http://www.librarything.com/groups/iseedeadpeoplesbooks, I clicked on completed libraries, then Susan B. Antony---impressive! Oh the power of LibraryThing!
The UNT hands-on workshops for 23 T are done. Luckily, a student assistant extraordinaire was a pro on library thing. I just got started on Library Thing. Note the neat widget!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thing 15: Digg
On the video, he said it defaults to technology because it used to be very techie-focused, but I notice now it goes to "All News, Videos, & Images." I liked browsing the technology tab. What was really interesting is that a search for UNT, lead to this story: UNT launches nation's first Facebook-based property protection program
There were some seemingly unrelated results too.
Thing 14: Delicious
Computer acting crazy and ya don't wanna lose your bookmarks? Try delicious! It's portable and also has a lovely firefox add-on so you can tag as you go. I'm a fan anyways.nt23 says: Please make a post on your blog about your experiences with Delicious. Post a link to your Delicious page within your blog post.
I utilize delicious a lot--I've imported many of my bookmarks and it saves a lot of time. I add tags but try to use some common ones as well. Only hard part is signing in (not really hard) but you can stay signed in. A while back I created a separate delicious account for the academic queue of our virtual reference consortia. It is a good way to share sources with colleagues. I also enjoy viewing or adding bookmarks from people in my "network" too :)
My delicious account: http://delicious.com/lillylibrarian
Thing 13: Tagging
"You don’t have to sign up or explore any application for Thing 13. Instead, write a blog post on tagging. Does tagging belong in the library? Does it replace or complement subject headings? Should we encourage or discourage the practice?" (From NT23 Thing 13 task)
Tagging is fine when it makes sense. It's one of those things that could work well or just be a nuisance. There was one area of our website we offered tagging and no one used it, so it turned that feature off in favor of other ones. In delicious, it rules. I like the recommended tabs and for one of my projects, I came up with 10 recommended tabs for chat so the categories "made more sense". At least in that case, people seem to like the idea better than just bookmarking without intention.
Tagging is fine when it makes sense. It's one of those things that could work well or just be a nuisance. There was one area of our website we offered tagging and no one used it, so it turned that feature off in favor of other ones. In delicious, it rules. I like the recommended tabs and for one of my projects, I came up with 10 recommended tabs for chat so the categories "made more sense". At least in that case, people seem to like the idea better than just bookmarking without intention.
Thing 12: Twitter
Twitter has taken on new relevance with it's use in the media lately. Not only have Persians used it in Iran to report the recent election controversy, but major news entities like CNN have had a correspondent scouring Twitter for news from the people. I signed up (lillylibrarian) a while back and think my pals tweet better than I. Tiny URL feature is really cool. If you want to link your Twitter account to things like Facebook, or just want a convenient Firefox add-on, try Twitterfox.
Thing 11: Instant Messaging
Chat. The first duty I had as a new librarian was to coordinate the virtual reference service at UNT. A must for programs with distance students. We've gone from a local Docutek system (now Altarama) to trying a Tutor.Com via a Consortia with AskColorado's academic queue to offer 24/7. In addition, we now have a meebo widget for our AskUs page and most librarians, who are liaisons to subjects, have a meebo chat agregator account for their area. Mine is sociology, and my IM name is lillylibrarian for all accounts. Another neat tool is tinychat.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Thing 10: Ning
As I mentioned in my Ning post... I was part of the TWU SLIS Ning page back in the day but never created Ning content until now. Their page looks slick. I will need to invest more time in my page for it to be decent. Not sure I like the upload from computer feature only for pictures and videoes... unless I'm missing something there isn't a link to flikr or youtube. All things in time, I joined 3 minutes ago, and I am most likely missing something obvious (& blogging)
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