Following Sources: Week 6

As of Thursday, October 13:

Resource Shelf Blog – http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog

18 new postings! I will discuss two briefly:

October 6:

From the blog:

ALA's 135th Birthday!

A "Convention of Librarians" was held in Pennsylvania during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia  in 1876. 

A register was signed for all who wished to become charter members. 

Melvil Dewey was one of the signers. 

October 11: 

From the press release:

"Entire eBook Catologs to be Available for Discovery, Sampling & Links to Booksellers"

90% or more of the eBooks in the WIN catalog are not available in libraries for lending.

Libraries who show Overdrive's WIN catalog will "earn affiliate fees for all sales referred" from their website.

ALA Tech Source - http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/

1 new postings:

October 13-Daniel E. Freeman

Continuing the Conversation: Integrating iPads and Tablet Computers into the Library Services

The first session of this workshop has finished. 

Presenters: Rebecca Miller, Carolyn Meier, and Heather Moorefield-Lang

There are lists of Discussion Questions, Resources for Today's Event,

Preliminary Readings, and Today's Slides.

One of the preliminary readings is recent Delicious link for me;

one of 7 Things You Should Know About...

http://educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutiPadA/223289

My Delicious Experience

This is my final blog about Delicious!

I added one more bookmark:

http://www.webology.org/2006/v3n2/a25.html

“Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries”

The article is good for anyone who wants a better understanding of Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 and how they affect the library.

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My favorite bookmark/link I added was:

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

 

A more direct connection to libraries use of Web 2.0 is Webjunction.com

http://www.webjunction.org/events/webinars

 

The free webinars available on this website keep libraries informed of new information, without the time and expense of travel.

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Searching for tagged bookmarks/links that are pertinent to the information you want can be tricky.

What is a word that many people would use to describe your topic?

If you have a term that is too vague you will have to search through tons of websites.

If you use a tag that is too specific, you may get few items with that tag.

I found it best to start with a generic tag.

Once I had results, I would look for websites that were close to what I wanted and I would add tags from these to my search terms.

I also looked at some of the links of other people who had similar tags as me and from other students in my class.

This was easier before the change from Yahoo! and I lost my network.

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I like the idea of having all my bookmarks in one area.

Many times I have bookmarked something one semester and then deleted them,

only to find I need them in another class.

But I am uncertain of how much I will use Delicious after today.

I am almost done with my degree,

but I am sure there will be more things I want to save for future reference.

There are personal thing I would like to bookmark on the website.

I have not used the “private” button,

 but I am not sure how comfortable I am in having these bookmarks on Delicious.

Overview of Assignments

I continue to Follow My Sources and Adding to Delicious.

I finally have answers for my Search Skills Test,

but I am unsure if they are the answer my teacher is seeking!

I think I am pretty good at finding things on the web and

I can usually figure out key terms, as well as print items.

I rarely think about using truncation, or Boolean terms.

I think I am slightly above the average person when it comes to finding items,

but not nearly as knowledgeable as I would like to be 

before showing someone else how to do something.

We needed to read three chapters this week 

and post a discussion board question/answer over one aspect of the chapters,

plus take a quiz over the terminology.

I am responsible for the summary of the discussion board posts this week

and I have yet to take the quiz.

Honestly I have not given it a thought since Wednesday

and I need to study more today before taking the quiz.

I took my connector's quiz last week and did okay. 

 I think I could go back and do better

but I think I am satisfied with the grade.

It has been one of those weeks, and honestly,
I am just trying to get through it!

Following Sources: Week 5

As of Tuesday, October 4:

Resource Shelf Blog – http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog

13 new postings! I will discuss two briefly: 

September 29:

From the press release:

"Springer Grants Haitian Students and Researchers Free Access"

Haiti is still rebuilding from the 2010 earthquake. 

Springer Science + Business Media is granting free access 

to 15,000 students and researcher at

the State University of Haiti through 2013.

October 4:

From the press release:

"Project MUSE Book Collections Coming in 2012" 

Starting January 1st, the collection of over 14,000 electronic titles will go live.

These come from "66 university press and scholarly publishers. " 

 ALA Tech Source - http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/

 2 new postings, I will discuss 1 briefly:

October 4-Kate Sheehan

The article states some of the pros and cons of robots in our lives, 

particularly when it comes to the library. 

It has a hint of paranoia and fear of robots taking over our jobs,

but also discusses how technology and automation has helped us.

Adding to Delicious: Week 5

Delicious seems smaller. 

When I put in search terms I feel that I find fewer results,

so perhaps they could not recover many of the links.

I added two websites this week,

from the sources we could follow at the beginning of the semester.

http://webjunction.org/

“WebJunction is a learning community working together

to ensure that all library staff have the resources

they need to power relevant,

vibrant libraries.”

I interviewed a cataloger for Lib 201

and she says she has taken a few webinars through WebJunction.

These are free, live audiovisual programs offered by the website.

“These free events allow you to meet

and learn from library leaders and fellow library practitioners.”

http://www.educause.edu/ELI7Things

 

“The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's (ELI's)

 7 Things You Should Know About...

series provides concise information

 on emerging learning technologies and related practices.”

I found these interesting when I looked for sources to follow

but they only come out once a year.

The topics covered this year are: WordPress, Gamification,

Personalized Digital Magazines, Organizing Files in the Cloud,

LMS Evaluation, Open Textbook Publishing, 

and iPad Apps for Learning.

Some of the last years topics included:

Android, and Web 2.0 Learning Environments.

Quizzes, Projects, Sources, Delicious. Oh my!

I had numerous dreams about my class project this week.

I knew what I was going to do on my project and had studied the subject in some depth

but had nothing actually on paper yet. 

Thankfully I have a completed version as of this afternoon. 

I have two quizzes this week. 

One is not due until next week and I do not feel ready for it yet.

I may take it tomorrow and see how I do since we can take it twice.

I took the terminology quiz and did well.

I wanted to get the quizzes and project out of the way this week 

since I glanced at next week's assignments and it is FULL! 

Three chapters next week with a terminology quiz over all chapters,
plus other assignments. 
Should be fun!

Following Sources: Week 4

As of Tuesday, Sept 27th

Resource Shelf Blog – http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog

12 new posting! I will discuss two briefly:

September 27:

From eBookNewser:

Overdrive, a "Global Distribution eBooks, audiobooks & more," has started adding Kindle compatibility to school and public libraries in the United States.
I am hoping my local library will join Overdrive soon since I have a Kindle.
I just do not have time to read for fun at the moment,
but I am hoping once I finish my studies I will have more leisure time!

September 27:

From Library Journal:
Limited Time Free Access to OED OnlineConcise Oxford English Dictionary has turned 100.
Free access the the dictionary is available through October 1st.
http://www.oed.com/
Username: libjournalreader
Password: libjournalreader

ALA Tech Source - http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/

September 21st-Daniel A. Freeman

Continuing the Conversation: Creating Subject Guides for a 21st Century Library.

I discussed this a couple weeks ago; they were getting ready to start the workshop.  

They have completed the workshop and are very positive about the experience.

It posts the preliminary readings for the workshop
and also lists 10 resources from today's event, 

such as http:livebinders.com and http:kwout.com