A Dozen Ways to Two-Step Method 5

gordinier's photostream on Flickr.

I love flickr! I'm sure the library could use this as a tool to post the pictures of the renovation. We could also use it for publicity for summer reading once the permission slips are signed.

A Dozen Ways to Two-Step Method 4

http://www.bbc.com/
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/
http://online.wsj.com/home-page

I added links to the Google Reader about three years ago in a class.  It is a powerful tool if you use it but finding time to use it is the problem as well as having access to it.  I haven't used it since the class.  Most times I will go to Google news with the time that I have.  Also our city doesn't allow us to go into Google reader as it is under the umbrella of social networking.

A Dozen Ways to Two-Step Method 3

The security of cloud computing has been questioned from day one and now that Apple has gotten in game with the I-Cloud, security is in the news again.   How secure is our personal information anyway.  Computers in Banks can be hacked as Citibanks was.  Nothing is 100% sure.   Google Docs is a wonderful place to create documents and share them.  It allows us to create a document and not have to have a device to store it on, such as a thumb drive.  Many of our students at the library opt to use Microsoft Word, which we provide, and do not use google docs.  Sometimes they loose their work when their time is up and the computer shuts down. 

Thoughts on a new course

Our library is closed for renovation and when it opens it will be a new improved electronic library.  I want to extend my knowledge of social media past wickipedia and facebook so that I can bring something new to the library.  I feel that libraries are becoming global information access stations.  Librarians as usual will be needed to sort it all out.