DEL.ICIO.US & TAGGING...OR FINALLY FINISHED!

Tagging is a useful tool and I found del.icio.us to be helpful in that you can find a tag and see what other users have bookmarked. I watched the Santa Cruz PL video tutorial (after reading about it on Tatiana's blog) and agree that the main advantage for using del.icio.us is that topics have been filthered by the public. I would probably use the Library Thing tagging system more because it is easier for me to use and there's no need to install buttons on my browser. I did find it interesting to go into some of the posted tags. I think this could be a good tool for my teens when doing research for papers, etc.
Thanks Terzah for creating this opportunity to explore the future trends of libraries, I appreciate all your help, esp. Sue Ellen's in getting through this whole list!
When's the party??

LIBRARY THAAAAANG!

I went into Library Thing and added my top 5 favorite books and another one that I'm reading now, I tagged them "FAVFIC". I don't know if I would use this alot as I keep track of all the books I read already but it would be fun to use if I were in a book club and I will definitely share it with some of my more vigorous reader type friends.
Terzah you can ck my account using Boulderlibrarygirl and Boulder for the password....almost done with 2.0 only one more to go!!

Overdrive

I think that it is great to have downloadable audio available to the public. Of course I had to download "West Side Story" #40 and it played on my computer at home while I cleaned my kitchen (floors, fridge and all). I wish that there was some more alternative music available. While I enjoy classical, chamber and choral, I wish there was a bit of a broader mix (Rock, Folk, Americana, Alternative...you get the idea!

You Tube Is A Blast!

I chose a video of Joni Mitchell's Circle Game because she is the reason I became a singer/songwriter and also because I just sang this song at a graduation party for the daughter of my best pal. It is a great tool for listening to songs that you are not familiar with if you need to learn them quickly (as was the case at this same graduation party- Forever Young). Mary Sue and I have been using You Tube to find Pirate Songs for our upcoming library show here at Main, it's been a hoot...especially the guy from Dublin, Ireland singing pirate songs after a few beers in his living room.

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PODCASTS

Alot of the podcasts sights that I tried required subscriptions so I went through Yahoo and found one called Loopsound.com, although this is not library related I figured it would be ok to look into a podcast that I could use in our home music studio. This sight has all kinds of sound effects that would be great to add another texture to songs our clients (or myself) might want on their CD's.
For instance I have a new song about a mother whose son is sailing off on Lake Superior and the sound of seagulls or waves would be a cool effect to add. I feel like I'm touching the tip of the iceberg and when I feel more confident doing this it could open up a whole new world of music possiblities (Terzah are you available for tutoring!!)

RSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

5/13/08
This one has taken me the longest by far....do I like it?....well yeah, I still find it a bit confusing. What do I like about it ? I like having links to the latest and greatest music being released and the art news is cool too. I will probably add a link to the Cornell newspaper once my kiddo, Kelton starts there in the Fall (so I can keep track of how freezing cold he is and all the gray days!) I found most of the feeds that I used just by googling RSS and then whatever subject matter I was most interested in.
I have spent way too much time trying to "get" this so I am going to move on to #5!
Ciao

Wiki's In Wonderland

Here's my quick upshot of the "Wiki World"
Likes:
I like the fact that they level the playing field for web designers and web novices, particularily because I am a super sonic novice! I think that the subject guides are good because a Wiki allow them to be easily updated. Annotating the Catalog is a useful tool to get more information on a subject and having extra content helps patrons when they are trying to find a particular (or obscure) subject. Community Wiki's are like a one-stop shop for community info. I think that the ALA New Orleans Wiki was helpful in getting info on how to get around, provided information about the different conference seminars and also provided information on dining and lodging in the area. Wiki's For Librarians are great for collaborating, my fav library Wiki was the Princeton Public Library- I would use this to get a quick review of a book or to find out more about a book a patron (or myself) might be interested in.
Dislikes:
When I went into "What Is A Wiki" I found out more of the "negative" aspects. Library Success now asks for e-mail confirmation becasue of vandalism to the site. I think that there are alot of honest folks who will use and collaborate on a Wiki, but to the same degree I think that it is a bit too vulnerable to ...how shall I say..."less than honest and respectful" folks. I would probably not use this too much personally for this reason (besides the fact that I am a control freak and would have a difficult time with someone "editing" all my devoted time and effort)
All in all I found this very informative.