thing # 22

I looked at Project Gutenberg and I am amazed at how many people use downloadable books. In one sense, I decry their loss of the experience of holding a big, fat book full of promise and things to come, to paraphrase a well-known novel, "How Green Was My Valley." On the other hand, I see that need seems to surpass the esthetic, as so many of the authors tapped are classic authors, so obviously, students must be using this to get reading list books. The whole downloadable thing is still a bit of a mystery to me and I will explore this further, as many of our patrons ask about this.

thing # 21

Podcasts seem pretty hit and miss. I did find this teen book review podcast that looks pretty helpful in a library setting and could serve as a model for teens.

thing #20

You tube. I explored it. It is addictive. This would be great for library websites to use to get people to explore them more.

thing # 19

Reading other people's travel blogs was a disappointment. I would much rather read a well-done travel book and get proper information. Still, some things might be worth exploring.

thing # 18

I set up a googledoc account and finally figured it was down to me to put something in it. (oh, what a steep learning curve I am on!) So I wrote up a test doc on London pubs, and saved and closed it out. Not sure if I really want to give out this vital information as there is nothing nicer than a QUIET pub, and should the word get out about these gems, they will not be QUIET any more, although these pubs are really famous. Clue: Thames.

thing # 17

Someone stole the sandbox page I need to add my blog to the favorites log page. I had Angela helping me and she says that link page is not there; perhaps someone inadvertently wiped it out.
So I did go to Sandbox, and I tried!

thing # 16

Wikis.
First of all, it should be "wikki's". The way it is spelled now technically would result in being pronounced why-kai.

I am not a fan of wikis in that anyone can purport expertise on a subject....people tend to think if it is printed, it is true. However, I can see the benefit for library use by letting patrons add book reviews. This would be great!