Thing 21 - Finding & Listening to Podcasts

ODEO is the way to go! With a little help, I found Odeo to be much easier to use than Podcast.com to select my "Happy Music" podcast. This adds a new dimension to my blog - sound!

Thing 20 - You Tube

My favorite video clip on YouTube is Mom Singing to William Tell Overture.
This reminds me so much of my mother. YouTube is a riot. I did enjoy searching this site.

Thing 19 - Web 2.0 Awards

My favorite Web 2.0 Award was in the Health Category. Peertrainer is a great service for losing weight by finding a support group and a wealth of information for helping you to reach your goal. What I like best about it is it's free. I really enjoyed searching this website and hope to use it myself in the near future.

Thing 18 - Web Apps

It's great that you can get free office applications software online through Google Docs and Zoho and even better that these allow you to work together with others on the same project. At the Lacey Branch I help coordinate the librarians' input for the monthly brochure. Now that all program types (adult, children, teen, etc.) have been blended to display chronologically, using a Google Docs word processing software would save me time. Instead of the librarians giving me separate input, they could enter their programs in date order into an online document that we send to P&G.

Thing 17 - Playing in the Sandbox

The Sandbox was a fun place to be. Editing the OCL wiki was easier than I thought it would be. Using a wiki would work great for committees at work, especially when the members are from different branches.

Thing 16 - Wikis

Wikis are a great way of organizing input from a group. The Library Success wiki had plenty of useful ideas for recycling weeded materials. I enjoyed looking at the OCL wiki and found the history of our library very interesting.

Thing 15 - Library 2.0

I believe that Library 2.0 is when libraries keep up with the current technology by meeting the whims of a technological society.
Rick Anderson, who writes, "Away From the Icebergs" gives off panicked vibes concerning libraries possibly not being able to keep up in the future because of their difficulty "letting go". These futuristic thoughts that are valid and forthcoming will also contribute to our society becoming lazier physically as well as mentally. The enjoyment of reading a tangible book for fun, walking to the library for the book, and knowing where to find it, helps to keep us more active, as opposed to pressing a few buttons to achieve results without working for them.