Week 9 Thing 23

Wow! This is it! This has been an excellent learning experience. Am I fully versed in Web 2.0? No, but I know a whole lot more than I did a few months ago. At least now the vocabulary means something to me. I really like this method of self-paced interactive learning. Probably the best part has been the support from coworkers. We've worked together on this since the beginning and have shared each other's successes.

Week 9 Thing 22

I looked at Overdrive and Project Gutenberg. I was especially interested in the older titles available through PG. There were some childrens' titles that are probably difficult to get hold of in print. I don't use ebooks, but it's good to know about when customers ask.

Week 9 Thing 21

Podcasts have a wealth of possibilities for the library world. They are great for training and diseminating information. I was amazed at the myriad of topics covered by them -everything and anything. I wonder why Yahoo is closing down their podcast site. I successfully subscribed to a program aired on NPR.