Week 4, #12 -- Library Elf

I was able to register for this with no problems. It showed me the items that I have checked out and those that I am waiting for. I don't really see the advantage to this, however, since Horizon does the same thing. This would be great for patrons who do not have access to this type of information, but I don't see how it really helps me.

Week 5, #11

I already had a Library Thing account that I created last year. For this assignment, I added several titles, a link, and the author cloud. I think this is an interesting tool, but I don't really care to make my library public.

Week 5, #10 -- Avatar

This is fun!! This is the first avatar that I have ever tried to create, and I really enjoyed it. It reminds me of playing with paper dolls when I was a kid, only there aren't any little tabs for me to accidentally cut off! I will try some of the others, too.

Week 4, #8 and 9

This was an easier assignment than last week's. I had established a bloglines account some time ago, but I did delete some of my feeds and add others. I really like the library feeds. There are some very good ideas embedded there, but there is also a lot of superfluous talk at times. I also enjoyed Rhoda's report!


These are my current feeds:

Bloglines News

Cool Tools
Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week
Library Marketing - Thinking Outside the Book
The Shifted Librarian
Slate Magazine
U.S. News & World Report
Washington Post Book reviews
Wired Top Stories