The thing about wikis is that they empower everyone that uses them to keep the information accurate. The downside is that someone could maliciously create disinformation in a wiki.
The Bull Run Library wiki looked like a good wiki to me. The information was pleasantly presented. They seem to have linked in several good external resources as well.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
thing 15: read a few perspectives on web 2.0, library 2.0, and the future of libraries
The focus here seems to be on the role of libraries and librarians in the future. Libraries have always served a diverse set of needs, and those needs are constantly changing. The rate of change has increased dramatically in the past few decades, and now libraries and staff are having to adjust to the faster rate of change.
The first two perspectives were interesting and insightful. I'm not sure I agree with all the assumptions in the articles. The third perspective read as an advertisement for why OCLC is the best and you should choose OCLC for your future needs.
The first two perspectives were interesting and insightful. I'm not sure I agree with all the assumptions in the articles. The third perspective read as an advertisement for why OCLC is the best and you should choose OCLC for your future needs.
thing #14: discover technorati and learn how tags work with blogs
Well, I consider tags to be meta-data about a set of data, whether it be a blog or a photo or a podcast or whatever. Of course search results will be different when you choose to search the blogs (the actual data), the tags (the meta-data), and the blog directory (the directory or index of data)
thing 13: tagging and discover del.icio.us
I looked at the del.icio.us site, including the plcmcl2 account link. Many of the links wanted me to log into del.icio.us, which I didn't wish to do.
I have a friend that has a del.icio.us page, and he frequently sends me links into it to check out.
It's an interesting project. Not something I would enjoy using though.
I have a friend that has a del.icio.us page, and he frequently sends me links into it to check out.
It's an interesting project. Not something I would enjoy using though.
thing 12: roll your own search tool with rollyo
My custom seach roll is here. It allows you to search slashdot.org and digg.com.
I can see this tool being useful for creating custom search links for special projects. For example, a digital library collection site might use it to search their own collection as well as other collections.
I can see this tool being useful for creating custom search links for special projects. For example, a digital library collection site might use it to search their own collection as well as other collections.
thing 11: take a look at library thing and catalog some of your favorite books
I have to admit this is the first "thing" I found interesting and might continue to use.
Here's my catalog.
This is easy to use. I found a few books by the author I searched for that I haven't read yet, so that's good.
Here's my catalog.
This is easy to use. I found a few books by the author I searched for that I haven't read yet, so that's good.
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