Regarding Thing 8 of the 10 Things. I would say that I use Wikipedia on a daily basis whether I’m at work or not. If I ever want a quick and easy snippet of information on any given topic, I’ll usually go to Wikipedia and see what’s there. Like everyone else, I often end up [...]
Regarding Thing 7 of the 10 Things. I’ve subscribed to a few podcasts before, but going through this exercise gave me a good excuse to really explore what’s out there in the podcasting world. I can easily see how people would lose track of time with this stuff. That’s a good thing if you’re a [...]
Regarding Thing 6 on the 10 Things. I’ve had a delicious account for awhile now, but I’ve never really used it regularly. I love the idea behind it and the ability to share websites with others in my network, but I’m having trouble breaking away from my habit of saving websites to my browser’s bookmark [...]
Regarding Thing 5 of the Skokie Ten. I’m a big fan of Flickr and have been using it for awhile now. I use it for my personal photos but I also helped create and maintain the Flickr account at my former job. I think it’s a great tool for libraries and wish we were doing [...]
Meredith Farkas, or should I say the Annoyed Librarian , has written a great post about the problem with trying to participate in ALA and some alternative ways to get involved. It’s worth reading if you’re like me and are just beginning to figure out how ALA works.
Categories: Libraries,Professional Development
