Before I go on to the next Thing

Just thought I'd test out the "add a video" to your blog tool.

Here are The Freighthoppers playing at the Marianna Black Library back in December of '07. This free show was the official debut of a new line-up. The two original members, Frank Lee (banjo) and David Bass (fiddle) hadn't played together publicly since 2002. New Hoppers are Isaac Deal (upright bass) and Thomas Bailey (guitar). Since this concert the band has toured the country playing in New York City, San Francisco and most places in between. I talked to Frank the other day and we're trying to set something up for the library again this summer. Stay tuned.

Thing #15 Library 2.0

Well, I've read the articles that you've required and I have to say I feel really behind. I graduated with my MLS in 1998 and I'm relatively computer savy. Now, every article I read and every new "thing" I'm learning about during this "23 Things" excercise, makes me feel more and more like I need to catch up.

Part of my problem is that I currently lack the tools that these articles claim all of our patons have. That is, I don't have high speed internet in my home. I think this leads me to believe that a great deal of my patrons are in the same situation. Which, thus, leads me to think that most of my patrons are not ready for Library 2.0 yet. I certainly don't hear them demanding more Web 2.0 services. Maybe I'm not asking the right questions.

Anyway, I really enjoyed the Michael Stephens article from Nextspace and then when I did a Librarian 2.0 search at Technorati, guess whose blog came up? Michael Stephens' Tame the Web, which I now subscribe to. I figure if I read his complete blog and keep up with his posts, I'll be up to speed in no time.

More thoughts on Technorati

I just have to say something about Technorati and so many of the other sites we've been exploring. There seems to be a theme of popularity=quality (or at least "worth viewing"). That is, the more the site is viewed the more valuable the information must be. I found that digg, especially, worked on this model. Technorati, though there is much to explore and find, seems to be mostly interested in showing me what's really popular.

If seems to me, 50 years into its history, television pretty much contradicts this concept.

Maybe I'm missing the point.

Thing # 14 - Technorati

Though I didn't add my blog to Technorati, I really enjoyed exploring this site. I have to say the its home page is a bit "busy" and sort of difficult to dive into - at least initially. One thing I really like about Google, for all of its faults, is its simplicity.

Anyway, once I got into it, I did find many things of interest. I was very excited to find the Hillbilly Sevants blog which claims "This blog is about our Appalachia - the real one, not the Hollywood-stereotype nor the third-world nation-esque stereotype being sold by do-gooders, or even the neo-Romantic sylvan stereotype that Rousseau would probably buy into." It's lastest posting was right up my alley : Podcast Appalachia: "Appalachian Music." I also found a post on the Queen family, that I found interesting. I encourage anyone interested in this topic to check out Hillbilly Sevants.

Not a "Thing"

Thanks to Helen I created a Meez for me and my wife (who loves to cook). Check them out to the right.

Thing #13 del.icio.us

So, for the second time, I've played with del.icio.us. After the NCLA confrence last fall, I played with del.icio.us for a bit, but became a bit frustrated when it wanted me to download an application. Of course, my work computer wouldn't allow that so, after experimenting with the site for a while, I gave up on it.

Now here we are again - more than a few months later and I now have a working account at http://del.icio.us/jdelfield. I've posted a few links and added tags to all of them.

I'll probably keep this up for my own del.icio.us page, but I think that MBL will have its own del.icio.us account which will be quite useful for everyone at the desk. I haven't jumped into finding other library del.icio.us pages yet, but I'm sure there are many ideas that we can use as a springboard.

Thing #12

I have to say, I have learned alot so far. I also love using Goodreads as more than my personal library. It is an interesting social networking tool.



I guess I'll take the MP3 player.

Gotta go.

So much done - no BLOGS

Firstly, an apology. Though I have been going through the 23 Things, this is my first blog in over two weeks.

I have gone nuts with Goodreads (probably a little more nuts than I should have).

I did look at Digg and I have to say it didn't exactly strike my fancy. Though I found it entertaining, I, like Deb, had trouble with its authority.

As far as finding an item of interest that I might not have found otherwise, well I found lots of entertaining things. Today I looked at an artical on Ben Stein's movie"Expelled" in the Scientific America called "Six Things in Expelled That Ben Stein Doesn't Want You to Know..." I probably would not have read that article, and I did find it interesting.

By the way, did you notice the way I linked that article. Pretty fancy, huh?

Thing #10 - Goodreads

Well, I've had a Goodreads account for over a week now. Not sure why I haven't kept this blog up, when I'm actually doing the "things."

I've found Goodreads a fun site. I've found a few friends and I like looking at their lists. I've also found a few books that I'd be interested in reading. Although, I already have a pretty good handle on what I want to read in the future (there's always more, isn't there).

I used the widget and added a link to my account blog. Take look!