Google Tools

I looked at Book Search(good for full text), Scholar (where was this when I desperately needed it in grad school!) and Translate.

marilee

marilee
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I'm so glad I'm finally here!

Wikis

I think I enjoyed this the most so far. I enjoyed reading other peoples comments on books, movies, etc. and it was quite easy to add my own comments. I enjoy using Wikipedia. It contains very concise, useful information on many topics.

Podcasting

I took a look at the podcast directories and added two podcasts from Learn Out Loud to my Reader. One was the New York Times Book Review Podcast. The other was KCRW's Bookworm Podcast. Both contain book reviews with some containing interviews with the author. Very interesting!

Flickr

I seem to be gracing the pages of Mary's blog with numerous copies of my photo and was not able to get my photo onto my own blog page. Many problems with this one!

Social Bookmarking

This looks like it might be useful. I"ll have to think about what tags would be most helpful for the library.

Instant Messaging

I think in certain cases that this might be more efficient than e-mail particularly in regards to reference questions. If you need clarification of a patron's question they can give you an instant response.

Social Networking

I did sign up with Eons. Don't know that I would use it very much. I think it would be great if you had a special interest and could interact with those people with the same interest. I did notice that there were a few groups involved with pets and cats. Just don't know if I would have the time to interact.