Week 8 Thing 19 Instant Bull

I played around with Instant Bull, a site that allows users to compare and track the stock market, access message boards, and browse stock market blogs. This is another resource that we can use with patrons who are interested in the stock market. It may be especially useful in sharing with patrons who are using Mt. Airy's Business Resource Center. You can access this site at www.instantbull.com.

Week 8 Thing 18 Zoho Writer

Zoho Writer was pretty cool! It has so many capabilities...way more than microsoft! I decided to publish to my blog one of my favorite songs, My Wish by Rascal Flatts! I hope you enjoy it!

Artist: Rascal Flatts
Song: My Wish
Album: Me & My Gang Buy Rascal Flatts Sheet Music
Buy Rascal Flatts CDs

I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, You
never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

This is my wish
i hope you know somebody who loves you
may all you dreams stay big

Week 7 Thing 17 Sandbox Wiki

I took a look at the Maryland Sandbox Wiki and posted my blog to the Favorite Dogs blog page! That was fun!!!

Week 7 Thing 16 Wiki's

Prior to this time, my only personal experience with a wiki was as part of the Leadership Academy. It was a new concept to me, and although I loved reading everyone else's posts, I felt like I didn't have the time to really get comfortable with using it and posting my entries as often as I would have liked. I like the concept of the wiki and feel it has many uses within the library system. In Library 2.0 in 15 Minutes a Day, I liked being able to find so many technological sites in one location. I found the Bull Run Public Library Wiki to be an interesting concept. In looking through the wiki, I found Library Elf which provides patrons with email or RSS alerts before the items are due. It also provides patrons with cellphone text message alerts for holds. Pretty cool stuff!

Week 6 Thing 14 Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries

Many patrons have told me that the reason they go to a particular library branch or system is because of friendly staff and excellent customer service! In the article Away from the Icebergs, I agree that the library should be moving toward a more participatory, barrier free climate. Like Mr. Anderson, I believe we want to have librarians who strive to find new innovative ways to bring our services to patrons in areas of work, study and play. Mr. Anderson, however believes that since libraries are not equipped to have the staffing or resources to teach, libraries should use sites such as Flickr's "Blog This" which has one button commands for ease of use. I disagree. If that were the case, patrons would use this one button technology at home. Why would they need to come to the library? I think some patrons will always look to librarians as their tour guides, to be accessible and help them find their way among this technology.

Week 6 Thing 14 Technorati

In looking around this site, I found that I'm leading a very sheltered life! I never knew what I was missing! The top video that I checked out was Paris Hilton on David Letterman! And the latest post was about a man who wants shared custody of another man's leg! I'm not sure that I will personally use this site as often as some of the other ones, but it was definitely interesting.

Week 6 Thing 13 Tagging on Del.icio.us

This was an interesting site! I can tell I'm gaining a little self confidence. I feel more comfortable navigating around the sites. I found a tag cloud with popular tags where the word size reflects the popularity of the tag. A few of the tags I looked at were quotes, books and recipes. I set up an account for myself and after looking at some of the recipes, decided to add them to My Favorites. I've been trying to start using my crock pot more often so dinner is waiting for me at the end of the day and I found "50 Awesome Crockpot Recipes to Keep You Warm". I find that in the past I have printed lots of recipes out. I have tons of printed papers which somehow I never look through again, or they get lost. This time they are right at my fingertips, in my account under My Favorites! Pretty cool!