Thing #12 - NetLibrary & WorldCat

NetLibrary- I was suprised how easy NetLibrary was to sign-up. I know I have referred quite a few people to the reference desk to get set-up on NetLibrary. I cannot believe how easy it is to sign-up. It took me a little bit to realize that the books were mostly non-fiction types books. I don't think I got that right off the bat. I viewed a couple of travel guides which was interesting. I think for me that would be really great to use.

WorldCat - I have never actually used WorldCat before, I am not sure why I would use Amazon anymore to look up information for ILLs. I was told WorldCat doesn't give you the price but I saw an insert from amazon right on WorldCat stating the price that you find on Amazon. I like how they have all the information right there. When I am on Barnes and Noble or Amazon I am usually asking someone if this is the same as the ISBN and other information that I need to fill out the ILL.

Thing #11 - Library Thing

I have heard of Library Thing but I never actually used it myself (before today, of course). I picked 5 different books, three of the picks I would like to read and 2 of them I have read. I didn't find any of the books w/conversations attached to it, just ratings from other readers. I think its a great source if you like to keep track of what you have read. I think a lot of people would find this site useful.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/dgdanko

Thing #10 - Technology Blogging

I feel so out of the loop w/technology it drives me nuts. Thankfully, excel, word and powerpoint have pretty much stayed the same or I would feel completely lost when it came to the computer. I use excel and powerpoint daily and love those programs but other then that i haven't kept up on things. I have 2 small kids that seem to want everything so it has been about 5 years since I have bought myself anything electronic. Thankfully my husband fixes computers for a living so he is able to keep my ancient laptop in up to date working order, but now-a-days kids have computers in kindergarten - that is insane!! I just want to complete this challenge, learn a few things, and get my new mp3 player (of course i have to learn how to use it).

Posted a commet to Technophone? blog - thing #6.

Thing #9 - Finding Feeds

Syndic8 was the easiest tool for me to use. I thought the search engine for it was the easiest to use and gave the results I was looking for. The other sites were ok, not that they were confusing but just the info I was given when I used the search engine wasn't what I was looking for. Plus this site is what other readers have put on. I like sites like that. Just like the deal websites I go to, it is mostly everyone just putting on info they have found on the web. I always find that helpful.

Thing #8 - RSS Feeds

The one thing I really liked about having a Blogline acct w/RSS feeds is for the different discussion boards I use for Walt Disney World. I usually check at least 2 of them a day and I was surprised to see that they actually had an RSS feed attached to the website. I also check out a lot of "deal of the day" type sites and I was surprised to see - dealtaker.com, Woot, and Yugster.com all have feeds for their deals of the day. That is really helpful.

Thing #7 - Scanner

On 3/20/08 Scanned and sent to oclwebthings@gmail.com a picture of a yummy chocolate cake.

Thing #6 - Library

I love this book Where the Wild Things Are. This picture is in the children's section at the Manchester Library.