Saturday, September 29, 2007

Week 7 Thing 17

Navigating Sandbox was akin to playing twister with a group of deathrow immates. Not exactly what I would call a fun time.

Week 7 Thing 16

Okay, so a Wiki is an expanded version of a blog. It is unlike a blog in that it can be edited by anyone and it belongs to everyone.

Wikis can be useful to libraries because various types of information and or list can be maintained and updated on a regular bases. The information would always be current.

Week 6 Thing 15

Rick Anderson's article "Away From the Icebergs" presented a doom and gloom future for the library world unless some drastic changes were made. I think that most of us recognize the need for change but Anderson's article was more about what we are doing wrong. He offered no concrete examples of what some systems maybe be doing that is right.

We still need relevant print collections for the patrons who are not comfortable in this digital age. I have seen adults from 21 to 75 who are very much uncomfortable using computers. They are still our patrons and we still have to maintain a way to assist them.