The 23rd Thing - The End

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The 23rd Thing!

Yes, we made it!!! I am happy and sad to say that I have come to the end of this training. Happy-because this is the last 'thing' to do. Sad - because I have definitely enjoyed blogging and learning these 23 things and it is just like saying goodbye to a good friend. I honestly say that I still have lot more to learn and will keep learning web 2.0 and apply and share them to improve our customer services in libraries. I enjoyed 'flicker' and sharing photos and pictures. The downside about this learning is that I didn't have enough time to do it but in the end.. it was worth it and was a blessing being able to touch the finish line. I am very thankful to all my colleagues who have been very encouraging to me especially when we were discussing about this web 2.0 training. I have enjoyed reading my other colleagues blogs and learnt from them as well. Thank you all folks. Adios Amigos... Kia Ora....

E-Books

I have gone to visit Project Gutenberg. Explored a few links on the site: eg. top 100 ebooks and authors yesterday, top 100 ebooks last 30 days, top recent ebooks last 7 days, etc. I have browsed at few titles such as Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (I'm a fan of Charles Dickens, you see :), Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The beginner's American History by D. H. Montgomery, Ang Sintang Dalisay ni Julieta at Romeo by G. D. Roke (Tagalog Version) and Florante at Laura (Florante and Laura) by Francisco Balagtas also in a tagalog language. I was glad to see tagalog ebooks and remembered that some of these were used during my highschool days in subject Filipino Literature. There are different categories on how you will be able to read/download Project Gutenberg ebooks. This is through Audio book computer-generated, audio book human-read, data, music recorded, other recordings, pictures moving, and so on. The feature "My Bookmarks" is useful as I need to go back to continue reading "American History" when I need to.


I think ebooks or online reading is great for research work. I still prefer reading my book sitting on my warm bed and feeling cozy rather than sitting on a chair reading online (:<>

Thus, I enjoyed reading Project Gutenberg ebook of Inaugural Presidential Address by new President Barack Obama and I am very impressed with his inspirational words to America: "Our challenges may be new, the instruments with which we meet them may be new, but those values upon which our success depends, honesty, and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism, these things are old, these things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history"....

Podcasting

Whew...I can see the end is near :) Yes, I'm now getting close to finish this training (would be a blessing!). Anyway, I've been looking at 'Podcasts' and share a bit of comment about it. Podcast claimed as the "Word of the Year for 2005" by Oxford American Dictionary. Hence, Oxford Dictionary says that podcast is - "a digital recording of radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the internet for downloading to personal audio player. It provides audio content for people to download and enable them to access the content through listening, whenever and wherever they want to. I have looked at Podcast.com and got into book review called 'Book Review Noise' and listened to 'The bone Collector' and 'Twisted' book reviews (authored by Jeffery Deaver). Wow....very interesting! Didn't have to read the reviews but listen to it online. I think it is a useful site in a library setting.


Once a library student posted a comment on a forums about podcast- how this tool works in their company. She said that: "podcasting has been useful in the workplace for staff who are unable to attend special events or meetings, and to help staff in regional offices feel more included in events held at head office. They also received podcasts for training sessions they might missed off....(great idea). She added that, these are presented on 'Novell Delivered Applications'. Anyway... I found a useful site 'Radio New Zealand RSS & Podcasts', it's worth checking out! I have however added this link: http://books.podcast.com to my blog.

YouTube

Hope you enjoy the above 'Library Dominos' :) I have also watched YouTube of Conan Library- it is hilarious (he-he-he). Well, it's sort of a funny library scenario that staff can laugh about.

Anyway, I wonder if people have much time to watch YouTube. Boy....it surely takes time to view these videos. One question in mind: How can the site be useful in the libraries? I guess, YouTube is a good space to advertise library programmes, activities, news, and so on. And of course, we can share a video about our own library, too.

Web 2.0 Tools

I have had a look at Web 2.0 Award Winners. I've explored 'Video' for category - 'Metacafe.' They're very interesting! Although I've spent hours just watching videos....boy, it takes time to watch them. I've looked at 'Book' category - Library Thing (as Honorable Mention) and Lulu (as 1st place).

To this end, I have chosen 'Lulu', it is a great site, such a great tool to use in a library situation. With its features: top 100 sellers, library news, reviews or buying or selling books through prints and downloading materials (with small fees specified),and make your own photobook. Creating your own photobook would be cool. Sure, it'll be a great site to make personalised keepsake photobook. The site would be useful in our libraries: likeminded librarians can join forums, send newsletters, post comments, share reviews about books, etc. It is a great site for collaboration.

Zoho again....

I don't know what happened but I have been trying to insert an image at Zoho writer but had some difficulties in doing so. Anyway, here's a nice picture....