4-Discussing The Library and Web 2.0

Ok, I've been reading some of the articles in our discovery excercises and they are very interesting and I found some things that really resonated with me and here they are:

From:Next space the OCLC newsletter
Web 2.0 where will it take libraries

By:Michael Stephens Librarian, Blogger
Into a new world of librarianship
"This librarian does not create policies and procedures that impede users’ access to the library."


By:Rick AndersonDirector of Resource Acquisition,University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
Away from the “icebergs"
"We need to focus our efforts not on teaching research skills but on eliminating the barriers that exist between patrons and the information they need, so they can spend as little time as possible wrestling with lousy search interfaces and as much time as possible actually reading and learning."

I liked this one as we struggle through ACS.
"Librarian 2.0 controls technolust. This librarian does not buy technology for the sake of technology. “Techno-worship” does not exist here. Without a firm foundation in the mission and goals of the institution, new technologies are not implemented for the sake of coolness and status. Technology is put to the test: Does it meet the users need in a new or improved way? Does it create a useful service for putting users together with the information and experience they seek? These are some of the questions this librarian asks when planning for technology. This librarian creates and nurtures a living, breathing technology plan."

3-What Library 2.0 means to me...

Yeah, I don't have clue. What should it mean to me? More marketing opportunities for our library, a chance to connect with the digital generation? Maybe. It's too early for me to tell.

Thing-1 & Thing-2

Thing-1. This is a needed training but it's execution has been bumpy. I consider myself to be very computer literate and I have had trouble catching on to what we are to be doing and how we're supposed to be recording our work. I think we should've started with thing 8. The lead up to all this only confused people, in my opinion. Glad to be posting and not just trying to "keep track" of my work thus far.

Thing-2. The easiest habit for me in the 71/2 list would be "Play." I have no problem doing that! The hardest thing in the list would be "Beginning with the end in mind." I'm not good at visualizing the end of a task.

To start...

Here is my first blog and I am typing my first post. I've never been a journal keeper so the thought of posting on a blog does not really interest me. It seems that blogs are very much like an online journal but more public. Thus ends my first blog post:)