Thing 2

A few random thoughts. I haven't been successful in managing my time (or finding any time to manage) and so am wayyyyy behind on "things". The Internet has made it possible for me to pay my bills...before the Internet I dreaded paying bills by hand every month. Now I pay all my bills with a click...in fact, I don't know if I've used a pen since the late 1990s. I haven't read anyone elses blogs much yet because I'm afraid.

I like the following descriptions of 2.0 from the readings. They highlight the positive aspects of 2.0. Of course as the entry states, some would argue that libraries have always been many of these things--don't know if I agree with that.

"Collaborative, customer friendly, and welcoming."
"2.0 principles: simplicity, rich interactivity, user participation, collective intelligence, self-service, novel and remixed content."

This entry by Michael Stephens on the blog Web 2.0 speaks to a concern I've had for some time about the mad dash to implement 2.0 technologies without proper planning or thoughtfullness, "Librarian 2.0 controls technolust. This librarian does not buy technology for the sake of technology. “Techno-worship” does not exist here. Without a firm foundation in the mission and goals of the institution, new technologies are not implemented for the sake of coolness and status. Technology is put to the test: Does it meet the users need in a new or improved way? Does it create a useful service for putting users together with the information and experience they seek? These are some of the questions this librarian asks when planning for technology. This librarian creates and nurtures a living, breathing technology plan."

Thing 1

Well, this is day one of 23 things. I set up the blog with little trouble except that I kept typing my Google password wrong. Maybe I didn't read all of the directions in detail, but I think setting up the blog was all that was required for the first thing. Is that right?