Thing 16: Discover You Tube and other sites

Libraries have posted several advertising videos. This is one of my favorites because its not too loud and it has the soundtrack from "Spirited Away" on it. I can't believe how quickly I was able to add this to my blog. I will never make the April 15 deadline but I want to add one more "thing" just for old time's sake.

Thing 15: Rollyo

Rollyo has absolutely cutest logo, so cute you could eat it or chew it, so I tried it out before signing up for one more account. The lure of creating my own search engine faded when I realized that the amount of work in setting it up really did not equal the reward. However, after reading some of my colleague's blogs, I realize that may be there is a purpose after all for Rollyo...and maybe even in a reference roll-ee-o.

Thing 14: Online Productivity Tools

I already have a calendar in my e-mail but I took a look at the Google calendar which looks fairly cute. Since we are getting a new system to keep track of programming (Evanced) I am not sure how these calendars would work in library settings but it is possible that staff scheduling might be lurking in there somewhere. The most fascinating tool I found was the one which added up all the time one spends on a project. I wish I had found this earlier so I could add up how much time I have spent on the 23 Things.

Thing 13: Library Thing

Where the wild things are

Library Thing initially looks like a really useful online tool: finally a site for book lovers with the ability to paste in book covers to make it visually attractive. I could see this being a great site for reading groups and library programming gigs. For myself, though, I am thinking about this and wondering who would want to know what is in my library. Not only that, I have already signed up at so many social sites such as Digg, Zolo Wiki, Flickr, that I am beginning to feel like a flighty, thrill seeking butterfly. Library thing is a fascinating concept though. I did find some lists on Florida hurricane fiction that looked really interesting.Mmm. Nothing on Gainesville and no reading groups.My inner cataloging alter ego says that I better shelve my misgivings about another account, sign up, learn the ropes and revisit this site when I have more time to catalog the collection in our house, including my husband's entomology and biology books. For posterity and bug lovers all.

Thing 12:Wikis

I have used Wikipedia as one of my go-to sites for at least two years. It is a great tool but not an authority. However, the ability to keep database information evolving by sharing the work and input has lots of uses in any library. I am thinking of our local community database which I have been working on with a colleague. The St. Joseph County Library subject guide's ability to integrate the catalogue records with photos of books, and links to websites was a new concept for me. Sort of another version of AquaBrowser.
I went to Zoho.com and signed up for my own wiki. I have a personal/editing/writing project on Florida place names that I have tried to put into a computer file at least two times in the last few years. Because of the potential input from the public, I think a wiki could actually be the answer to my nagging problem: How to post my work for the benefit of the public and harness their editing power. More on this later.