I'm a pretty big fan of podcasts, although I don't listen to them nearly as often as I'd like, which means I have an insurmountable backlog of them sitting on my ipod waiting for me to make my move. Keep waiting, Rick Steves! Oh yes, I have him on there, as well as Leo Laporte, French PodClass, Grace Yoga and lots of NPR. Some of these are video, some audio, but all of them are something I like to listen to & learn from when I'm out & about. I love listening to my favorite knitting podcasts while I'm walking the dog or get cooking tips before I head to the grocery store.
I think for library services, the sky's the limit when it comes to podcasting. Storytimes, author events, book discussions, "What's Hot @ Your Library" monthly updates, book talks, I could go on forever! Podcasting offers a great opportunity for us to connect with our patrons wherever they are (at home, at work, in the library, at the kids' little league game!) with little effort & expense on our part. Mostly, we can just record ourselves doing what we're doing already. It may take some getting used to, but once we do, it can be fun & fantastic outreach!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
MLS Pride!
Sometimes I wish I was a capital "L" librarian. But then I remember I have no student loan debt & I get over it. This one's for all you Librarians out there!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday
I be up in the library, just workin' on my fitness...
We definitely do not play enough Van Halen in our library.
We definitely do not play enough Van Halen in our library.
Monday, March 16, 2009
And on that note...Feed Me!
Did I plan to follow up a Cookie Monster post with one about feeds or was it just serendipity? The world may never know.
RSS feeds completely revolutionized my daily Internet experience a few years ago. At that time I started using Bloglines to keep track of all the sites I had spent hours clicking on (yes, I do mean hours every day, I am that big of a nerd) from my bookmarks folder. It was amazing, everything was there! Every video, photo & word that I could see at the person's website was brought right to me & I could get to my reader anywhere, on any computer!! This was the start of a beautiful friendship.
I have now ditched Bloglines in favor of Google Reader, mainly because for a few months Bloglines wasn't loading properly for me, but also because I like the integration of Reader with other Google tools that I use. It was extremely easy to make the transition & I'm pretty well pleased that I have. There are always pros & cons to be considered & there were things I loved about Bloglines that are absent from GR, but overall I'm glad I made the switch.
Now, what do I use feeds for? Welllll, every person's web experience is personal & unique, so it feels strange sharing what I choose towaste spend my valuable time on. But, why not?
Here are some highlights from my GR account:
Fashion - Fashionist
Food - Tastespotting
Gardening - Skippy's Vegetable Garden
Library Stuff - iLibrarian
Simple Living - Simple Green Frugal Co-Op
Tiny Houses - Tiny House Blog (one can dream...yes, I am serious. Just ask the Library Fashionista!)
TV - Hulu links to my favorite shows (curious? I bet you are.)
Not to mention uncategorized favorites, like: BoingBoing, Craft, Lifehacker, LolCats & local places, like: The Yarn Lounge, Byrd House Market, or my neighborhood news.
Right now, I have 213 subscriptions on Google Reader. That is 213 different websites that I would otherwise have to click on 1 at a time, then try to find where I left off the last time I was there or get irritated because they hadn't updated since the last time I was there, thus wasting a click ("Clicks as currency" - the next big thing.) This may seem like a crazy number, and I don't deny that it could be, but many of these feeds I just breeze through (like Tastespotting & Foodgawker), while others I take my time with (down to earth or The Simple Dollar). It's all about balance.
The other day, a friend asked me what I did before the internet, to which I replied "Books." Although it seems as though the internet has been around for most of my life, I do remember a time when I relied on archaic tools like "The Yellow Pages" for most of my information. And I do still love books for information (just look at my list of checkouts...on second thought, don't), but online is where I choose to do much of my hunting & gathering. The wealth of shared knowledge & experience is overwhelming, yet intimate, endless, but approachable.
Another long post! Ack! Apparently there needs to be a Cliffs' Notes version for my blog. This is why I try to compensate with amusing videos. Is it working yet?
RSS feeds completely revolutionized my daily Internet experience a few years ago. At that time I started using Bloglines to keep track of all the sites I had spent hours clicking on (yes, I do mean hours every day, I am that big of a nerd) from my bookmarks folder. It was amazing, everything was there! Every video, photo & word that I could see at the person's website was brought right to me & I could get to my reader anywhere, on any computer!! This was the start of a beautiful friendship.
I have now ditched Bloglines in favor of Google Reader, mainly because for a few months Bloglines wasn't loading properly for me, but also because I like the integration of Reader with other Google tools that I use. It was extremely easy to make the transition & I'm pretty well pleased that I have. There are always pros & cons to be considered & there were things I loved about Bloglines that are absent from GR, but overall I'm glad I made the switch.
Now, what do I use feeds for? Welllll, every person's web experience is personal & unique, so it feels strange sharing what I choose to
Here are some highlights from my GR account:
Fashion - Fashionist
Food - Tastespotting
Gardening - Skippy's Vegetable Garden
Library Stuff - iLibrarian
Simple Living - Simple Green Frugal Co-Op
Tiny Houses - Tiny House Blog (one can dream...yes, I am serious. Just ask the Library Fashionista!)
TV - Hulu links to my favorite shows (curious? I bet you are.)
Not to mention uncategorized favorites, like: BoingBoing, Craft, Lifehacker, LolCats & local places, like: The Yarn Lounge, Byrd House Market, or my neighborhood news.
Right now, I have 213 subscriptions on Google Reader. That is 213 different websites that I would otherwise have to click on 1 at a time, then try to find where I left off the last time I was there or get irritated because they hadn't updated since the last time I was there, thus wasting a click ("Clicks as currency" - the next big thing.) This may seem like a crazy number, and I don't deny that it could be, but many of these feeds I just breeze through (like Tastespotting & Foodgawker), while others I take my time with (down to earth or The Simple Dollar). It's all about balance.
The other day, a friend asked me what I did before the internet, to which I replied "Books." Although it seems as though the internet has been around for most of my life, I do remember a time when I relied on archaic tools like "The Yellow Pages" for most of my information. And I do still love books for information (just look at my list of checkouts...on second thought, don't), but online is where I choose to do much of my hunting & gathering. The wealth of shared knowledge & experience is overwhelming, yet intimate, endless, but approachable.
Another long post! Ack! Apparently there needs to be a Cliffs' Notes version for my blog. This is why I try to compensate with amusing videos. Is it working yet?
Have You Seen This? Thursday (Late Edition)
An oldie, but a goodie.
Makes you realize how much the library has changed, gone are the repressive days of "No Cookies!" Yes, Cookie Monster, your day has come. Your cookies are welcome.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Have You Seen This? Thursday
"Y'know many people think the library is only for attractive people and live concerts..."
I know I do!
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