Thing 11: LibraryThing

LibraryThing: I entered the books for the Adult Book Group. In playing with LibraryThing, I've found it to be a nice Reader's Advisory Tool. It's a nice way of seeing what other people are reading who may have read your book. Admittedly, I have a bit of anxiety when it comes to recommending children's books. I like Novelist, but the "book suggestor" tab is a nice alternate.

Here's my catalog:

Thing 10: Image Generator

This is too much fun!!! This is proof- learning can be fun! For those who would like to experiment with this online image generator- just click on the link below the animated "me"! For those who may not know me- I'm not actually bald- but I do like a little Daft Punk every now and then!

Create Your Own PaloozaHead - Visit Lollapalooza.com

Thing 9: Library blogs/newsfeeds

Library-n-schtuff blogs:

Librarians Index to the Internet
Pop Goes the Library
ArLiSNAP
librarian.net
The Shifted Librarian
Library Juice
Library Link of the Day
LibrarianInBlack
Resource Shelf
The "M" Word- Marketing and Libraries

Thing 8: RSS and Bloglines

I recently created a bloglines account for myself, and I have to say- it is fun! I don't think I will ever subscribe to hundreds of feeds, as some may do--- but it is a nice and very convenient way of keeping on track of those blogs that I enjoy--as well as news and all things techie.

My "playlists" include the following categories:

*Book Reviews
*Fun Stuff
*Library Stuff
*News

Some of my favorite non-library related blogs are:
*Boing Boing
*Slashdot
*Buzzfeed
*Lifehacker

Thing 7: New Technology

Zotero is a really cool tool that I read about this last week. It's a Firefox tool- and allows users to "grab" book metadata and save it, and edit it. This tool would be helpful for any book lover- or student creating a bibliography.

Here's a nice demo of Zotero.

Thing 6: Flickr Mashup

I just learned not too long ago what the term mashup means--- so I really had great fun exploring the world of Flickr mashups. I was especially taken with Spell with Flickr. Its fun- its whimsical- and I could see it being used in displays at the library.

Here's my name:

Thing 5: Flickr

Whew- I think things 1-4 just flew by! And now we are at Flickr...

I am admittedly somewhat familiar with Flickr. I love the interface- it lends itself well to browsing, and establishing a social network--its sooo 2.0! I've noticed the interface is so nice - that other sites have used it- like the very crafty etsy - where crafters can sell their goodies.

Here's a pic that I have on my (private) flickr account- Slovakia at sunset.