It scares me that I didn't know about LibraryThing. You (I) would think that working at a library would automatically, magically, connect me with All Things Library. Alas, it is not the case.
Do I see any practical applications for LibraryThing either at home or at work? Will I start using this site? Yes, yes, and ooohhh yes!
I really loved this site. There are so many times that I want to access book reviews either for my own use or that of library customers, and this site made them very easy to look up.
But the favourite feature that I found was that of Recommendations. Once you had brought up the title of a book, you could click on recommendations, and you were then offered a list of 20 suggested titles related to the book you had entered before asking for recommendations. Oh my goodness! So simple and straight forward! This is a wonderful tool to use for Readers' Advisory. I only experimented with it with various adult fiction titles, and have not attempted non-fiction or children's fiction, but I will use this site without question when asked by customers for title suggestions. Fabulous!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
CPL 2.0 Online Productivity Tools
I decided to have a look around Google Docs. This is something I was unaware of and found very straight forward, to the extent that I explored.
Do I see myself using these tools or will I stick to more traditional methods?
Personally, this is something I may not have a great deal of use for, but I was very happy to find out about the Templates offered at Google Docs because this is something that library customers do ask about. Some examples:
Resumes and Cover Letters,
Family Budget Planners,
Monthly Household Budgets,
Simple Budget Planner ( with suggested dollar amounts once you enter your income amount ),
General Purpose Invoice,
Custom Invoice for Small Business,
Calendars,
To Do Lists, ( who doesn't love ticking items off a to do list? )
Research Paper
It was easy to find, and I will now refer customers to these templates. Thanks, guys.
Do I see myself using these tools or will I stick to more traditional methods?
Personally, this is something I may not have a great deal of use for, but I was very happy to find out about the Templates offered at Google Docs because this is something that library customers do ask about. Some examples:
Resumes and Cover Letters,
Family Budget Planners,
Monthly Household Budgets,
Simple Budget Planner ( with suggested dollar amounts once you enter your income amount ),
General Purpose Invoice,
Custom Invoice for Small Business,
Calendars,
To Do Lists, ( who doesn't love ticking items off a to do list? )
Research Paper
It was easy to find, and I will now refer customers to these templates. Thanks, guys.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
CPL 2.0 Comment on the quality, entertainment value, or usefulness of the content on Flickr and YouTube
Let me think now. Do I find Flickr and You Tube entertaining? You betcha! If something can draw me in and entice me to check things out and then just have a quick look at one more thing, and then just one more thing, I am being entertained. It can be mindless and a time waster, but I love the chance to see the funny bit I missed on Letterman that everyone is talking about. Or I hear about a breed of dog I've never seen ( Havanese ) or a semi-precious stone I can't visualize (Labradorite ) and Flickr presents me with enough images to satisfy my curiosity. It's fun, and that's enough to qualify it as entertainment for me.
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