This week I revisited Twitter. I signed up during the first 23 Things, but didn't really use it. So I'm reevaluating. I have subscribed to some of the recommended library sites and have found useful information.
I also signed up for RSS a few years ago, but again did not keep checking for new feeds. I have refreshed my following list and will try it again.
As for Pushnote, I signed up, looked around and unsubscribed. If I can't keep up with Twitter and RSS then I certainly can't keep up w/this!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Thing 2, Thing 3 and Boomer Angst
The blog recommendations in Thing 2 were very helpful. I have subscribed to "Librarian by Day" & NeLearns 2.0 on Facebook. Of course, my blog mentor is NP's own Dancing Thoughts from Cranefarm.
The best part of the NCompass live presentation was listening to Charlotte and Niamh. Their enthusiasm is contagious! In addition, the global scope the project demonstrates the power of social media.
Now, Thing 3 really got me to thinking(always a dangerous thing)about my online identity. I don't have a strong online identity, only this blog as my professional platform and a Facebook page w/a small friends list for my personal life. I have spent 35 years or more crafting my professional "brand" in my community, so do I really need to increase my online presence? Do I have time to maintain it? The answer to the time dilemma is, probably not.
So, if I were to expand my own online brand I would use the suggestions from Boyd and Fleet. I would connect to the global community using cpd23 as a staring point. I would become more vocal in Facebook, make more comments to the participants of NElearns and cultivate more connections in the library community outside of where I live.
As part of Thing 3 I did Google myself. 14 Gayla Ward's are found online. Unfortunately, one is a murder victim. Yikes! That dampened my interest in the exercise.
Thing 3 did make me examine how I do present myself online and how I could expand what I have already established.
The best part of the NCompass live presentation was listening to Charlotte and Niamh. Their enthusiasm is contagious! In addition, the global scope the project demonstrates the power of social media.
Now, Thing 3 really got me to thinking(always a dangerous thing)about my online identity. I don't have a strong online identity, only this blog as my professional platform and a Facebook page w/a small friends list for my personal life. I have spent 35 years or more crafting my professional "brand" in my community, so do I really need to increase my online presence? Do I have time to maintain it? The answer to the time dilemma is, probably not.
So, if I were to expand my own online brand I would use the suggestions from Boyd and Fleet. I would connect to the global community using cpd23 as a staring point. I would become more vocal in Facebook, make more comments to the participants of NElearns and cultivate more connections in the library community outside of where I live.
As part of Thing 3 I did Google myself. 14 Gayla Ward's are found online. Unfortunately, one is a murder victim. Yikes! That dampened my interest in the exercise.
Thing 3 did make me examine how I do present myself online and how I could expand what I have already established.
Monday, June 20, 2011
CPD23: Thing 1
I learned a lot from the first 23 Things, so I'm excited to get started with cpd23.
Where am I in my career? In 2006 I started with Basic Skills classes and volunteering in the Public Library. A year and a half ago I was given the opportunity to find a new job (I had been employed in retail for over 30 years). I was very lucky to find a full time job and I'm still volunteering at NPPL. I hope to keep my certification up to date and so the 23 Things for Career Development is just what I need!
Thing 1 Blogging. Even though I have been blogging for a couple of years, it takes me forever to compose a post. I hope to become more comfortable with the process! No more dithering over what to write and how to say it. I'm hoping to gain some ideas and insights from other blogs and bloggers. So here we go and let's hope I can get my next post done in less than an hour.
Where am I in my career? In 2006 I started with Basic Skills classes and volunteering in the Public Library. A year and a half ago I was given the opportunity to find a new job (I had been employed in retail for over 30 years). I was very lucky to find a full time job and I'm still volunteering at NPPL. I hope to keep my certification up to date and so the 23 Things for Career Development is just what I need!
Thing 1 Blogging. Even though I have been blogging for a couple of years, it takes me forever to compose a post. I hope to become more comfortable with the process! No more dithering over what to write and how to say it. I'm hoping to gain some ideas and insights from other blogs and bloggers. So here we go and let's hope I can get my next post done in less than an hour.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thing 46 Stixy
I enjoyed learning about Stixy. I found it very useful communication tool for a FOL project. As a volunteer, I sort book donations for the book sale. In the past,
book tally sheets have gotten lost and not everyone gets the same info. With Stixy
4 people keep up to date. I like being able to email everyone in the group with updates and leave or receive notes. In the beginning I asked everyone to initial and date the posts. This worked well for our group.
Stixy could also be a fun project for a library book club or family genealogy.
"How to Stixy" could be a fun mini-class to share with patrons.
You can see my Spring Stixy here.
http://www.stixy.com/guest/113589
password Thing 46
book tally sheets have gotten lost and not everyone gets the same info. With Stixy
4 people keep up to date. I like being able to email everyone in the group with updates and leave or receive notes. In the beginning I asked everyone to initial and date the posts. This worked well for our group.
Stixy could also be a fun project for a library book club or family genealogy.
"How to Stixy" could be a fun mini-class to share with patrons.
You can see my Spring Stixy here.
http://www.stixy.com/guest/113589
password Thing 46
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thing #27
I had heard of Facebook for years and even been "invited" by a former coworker, but had not done it till now. I found the Butterscotch tutorials very helpful! I have bookmarked their site for future learning.
I chose to join Friends of Ne. Libraries as this fits my involvement in the library world at this time. I added a few friends, became fans of a retail company and financial guru, and added Worldcat to my links. I want to checkout the Visual Bookshelf as posted by Cranefarm, it sounds right up my alley.
Our library does not have a Facebook site but I was able to get to the website through a search of Nebraska libraries.
Social networking has become so important in our daily lives. I know of a several business who market solely through the web. Some newspapers are only available on the web. The digital age marches on. It will be important to keep learning or we will be left behind in a blink of an eye. Thanks again Nebraska Learns 2.0 for the opportunity to learn and pass the info on to patrons.
The more I learn the less I know!
I chose to join Friends of Ne. Libraries as this fits my involvement in the library world at this time. I added a few friends, became fans of a retail company and financial guru, and added Worldcat to my links. I want to checkout the Visual Bookshelf as posted by Cranefarm, it sounds right up my alley.
Our library does not have a Facebook site but I was able to get to the website through a search of Nebraska libraries.
Social networking has become so important in our daily lives. I know of a several business who market solely through the web. Some newspapers are only available on the web. The digital age marches on. It will be important to keep learning or we will be left behind in a blink of an eye. Thanks again Nebraska Learns 2.0 for the opportunity to learn and pass the info on to patrons.
The more I learn the less I know!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Thing 26
In this lesson on WorldCat I created an account and started fiddling w/all the options.I made a list of my Favorite Mystery Writers and I'm now watching 3 lists:
Cozy Mysteries, Lefty 2009, and Edgar Allen Winners. I chose to RSS feed the Cozy Mystery list and Tweeted the Lefty 2009. There is now a review for Girl with the dragon tattoo http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226304725. The lesson covered most of the library/patron uses for WorldCat, at the moment I can't think of anything else.
Cozy Mysteries, Lefty 2009, and Edgar Allen Winners. I chose to RSS feed the Cozy Mystery list and Tweeted the Lefty 2009. There is now a review for Girl with the dragon tattoo http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226304725. The lesson covered most of the library/patron uses for WorldCat, at the moment I can't think of anything else.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Thing 25
"On the road again...." with Google Maps. This tool gives a whole new meaning to armchair travel. I was able to visit the State Capital and NLC. Then I was whisked away to Paris and the Eiffle Tower. The street views were amazing! On returning home I planned my next couple of trips to Ord, Ne and Fort Collins, Co. I chose the map function for the Ord trip and requested various routes by including additional stops. For the Colorado trip I used map, satelite and street view. I have the route saved and by using street view I will be able to recognize landmarks and our destination. Maybe I won't get us lost(again!!!) In addition, I found a nearby motel by using links on the page.
I found the NPPL using Google Maps and the location is close but not correct. I found this true when I entered my home address and GM said the address was approximate. I did not make a correction to my home address, some anonymity is still a good thing.
I enjoyed using Google Maps to plan my travels and using street view to revisit some places I have been. I also compared it to Mapquest for the Ord trip. Both gave me accurate directions, but Google Maps was more "fun". Street view is helpful, but scary in its invasion of privacy. Using Zoom, I could almost read the license plate of my brother-in-laws vehicle in front of their house. I have heard of protests in England that have blocked the Google car from entering neighborhoods.
In this lesson we have been able to practice the way Google Maps can help libraries and patrons. I'm sure someone has thought of this before, but street view (eventhough it makes me a little nervous about privacy) could be of value to the genealogist. I don't have a picture of the house my grandmother lived in when I was little or the grade school I attended. I better find those now, before they are gone. Oh dear, another project....
I found the NPPL using Google Maps and the location is close but not correct. I found this true when I entered my home address and GM said the address was approximate. I did not make a correction to my home address, some anonymity is still a good thing.
I enjoyed using Google Maps to plan my travels and using street view to revisit some places I have been. I also compared it to Mapquest for the Ord trip. Both gave me accurate directions, but Google Maps was more "fun". Street view is helpful, but scary in its invasion of privacy. Using Zoom, I could almost read the license plate of my brother-in-laws vehicle in front of their house. I have heard of protests in England that have blocked the Google car from entering neighborhoods.
In this lesson we have been able to practice the way Google Maps can help libraries and patrons. I'm sure someone has thought of this before, but street view (eventhough it makes me a little nervous about privacy) could be of value to the genealogist. I don't have a picture of the house my grandmother lived in when I was little or the grade school I attended. I better find those now, before they are gone. Oh dear, another project....
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