Week:11, Intro to Electronic Databases

I was able to apply the RSS feeds to my Blog and Email. I used Health Source to find information on Arthritus and found some great articles. For the average person I think that the Academic databases provide articles a bit of a challenge to read. I do however think that this is a great service to offer for anyone always looking for current material on a particular subject. The library should post this service on the website or with print handouts, with explicit directions on how to apply the feeds to their blogs or their email.

Week 9: Facebook and Social Net Work

After a bit of effort I finally did it. On facebook I added a photograph of a flying squirrrel and browsed around. On the Hamilton Public Library Learning 2.0 social network I joined in, invited 2 friends and uploaded a picture and changed the appearance.

If I was younger and had more time I might enjoy doing this stuff, but right now the appeal is not there. I can see its uses for friends or family members that live far away from each other so they can keep up to date.

Week 8 Social Bookmarking and Tagging

After a bit of effort I finally figured out Delicious and its' purpose. It seems like a good tool to remember and share all of your favourite websites.

I really like Library Thing and would recommend this to some of my friends who are big readers. I really like the fact that it displays the cover art. So many times I forget the author or the title of a book, but remember the"Pink" cover. It is an awesome tool to record everthing you've read and would help in selecting potential material.

Both links are one my Blog with tags applied to the websites or books.