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Friday, October 10, 2008

Summary thoughts


This was a great opportunity for us to explore and discover and think about all that's possible. It was well constructed, with good explanations and tutorials. I had read about some of the concepts, but often felt overwhelmed by it all, and I never took the time to delve further. I would hear unfamiliar terms like "tag cloud" and "app" and "widget" and feel like an idiot. Now I want to take time to introduce my husband to some of the cool things I think he could use, and get my own computer at home to explore personal interests (don't want to share a computer with my husband anymore--it's too slow and full of his stuff, and it's so screwed up with viruses and who knows what else that it's currently at the computer hospital). I am now regularly using RSS feeds and a podcast for work related info.

I loved getting together with other staff across the library to share and explore certain things. I appreciate the fact that staff like Heather and Christie who knew all the things still kept their learning blogs and were so patient and willing to share their expertise and experiences with all of us. It's fascinating to see how others are employing the various things.

MyMediaMall

Yes, it will all be easier when all titles can be played on all devices and we have a greater selection of titles to choose from. I see some eaudiobks that I might listen to, especially the language learning titles, and some classic titles I have never read. I have used MMM successfully from home for travel books. We have flyers out at all library locations with the new url that Lesley and Dave came up with (ebook.epl.org) that takes patrons directly to the epl page on how to download, with the handy chart and video tutorial.

Podcast.com and Podcastalley.com

I thought I had to register in Podcast.com and Podcastalley.com to subscribe to the podcast I was interested in. As usual, I was making it more difficult than it needed to be. Frustrated, I called Heather. She explained how all I had to do was simply copy the link and paste it into my google reader.

I also found a podcast in Podcastalley.com and transferred that. So simple.

Thanks, Heather.

Explanation of the mortgage crisis


Subprime Primer

From: guesta9d12e, 7 months ago


Subprime Primer
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A simple and humorous guide to understanding the subprime mess


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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Podcast thoughts

Podcasts are wonderful. I recall there were many Bookexpo podcasts to subscribe to by iTunes, email or RSS feed, or you could check back at the official Bookexpo podcast site for the latest episode.

Discovering Web Tools

I looked at a lot of sites, some more carefully than others--hard to pick just one. Laura Antolin recommended Etsy--tres cool. Tweet Scan, Stylehive, Yelp, Farecast, and more. I will have to remember these for future use. Something like Mango languages seems like it could be useful to libraries as language learning tool for patrons. I liked it.

Google Doc

MyMediaMall publicity info:

 

Now iPod compatible,  the Library’s free digital collection, MyMediaMall, is available anytime from your home computer.  Just click on ebook.epl.org to browse, checkout and download free digital audiobooks, ebooks and video.  MyMediaMall is now live with the new MP3 format and new enhancements that increase the speed and ease of searching.  MP3 audiobooks can be transferred to a wide range of devices including iPod, iPhone, and the iPod Touch. 

 




I created this on Google Docs and transferred it here--hurray!