Mashups and Rollyo

Mashups are new technology to me. I'm all about food, so of course I chose to look at LunchBox, one of the Award Winners. It was a Mashup of Google and Yelp. It touts itself as "reputable lunch places". Hummmmm... I find it no better, and less listings than Google maps where you can type in restaurants and search by zip code. So maybe their sites are pulled up by advertisers? Cheap Chain restaurants sit at the top of the list.

Also, my favorite lunch spot is not even listed. Maybe the site is still developing - as Yelp develops? Ah, I see that Yelp is subtitled; Real People, Real Reviews. So they need more reviewers. Guess I'll get eating and write some reviews for Yelp. LunchBox does list mostly local restaurants which I can appreciate.

I did search Yelp - which is new to me for quilt shops in Chicago. Might come in handy for a brief jaunt.

Library use of Mashups, think we need to gain access to more Web 2.0 technology that are not blocked by computer security and then can post some available useful links.

On to Rollyo... so much advertising on the screen - whew!

Easy way to search multiple blogs, but then I think Gabe set this up for us? - I liked the Shifted Librarians blog about privacy, from May 2007. This is wild. If a child is born today, maybe? the parent should immediately register the child's name as the domain name in Facebook, YouTube,

Flickr, LiveJournal, Xanger, Bebo, IMNetworks, Gmail. Oh my, this concept blows me away. Get out there with your information before it gets out from someone else. Oh no! "Maybe adults should do this too". Yikes. I am so not ready for this. Interesting concept that young people view their life as already public, and that privacy is already an illusion. I feel more comfortable with the illusion for now, although I am a pro at swiping my debit card. Whoops, now the world knows!

I appreciate you including Mashups in the course - they were all new to me. Good to keep learning on the edge.

Later.

Podcasting Final Submit

I bought an Ipod in December 2006 and intended to post a web page of links to medical podcasts on our Medical Library web page for our Medical School students, residents and faculty. The students were ready for this at that time. I soon left the University and moved on. I still think this is a great idea.
Now, the addition of You Tube would add value to such a web page.
I love the idea of using You Tube for party invites - for a Library Open House, for library virtual tours, for online newsletter items, etc.
Humm, The You Tube Video I found yesterday, I can't find today.... frustrating it was a cool invite for Public Health Faculty leaving a? Univ. with American Gothic embellished portrait.

Podcasting

I bought an Ipod in December 2006 and intended to post a web page of links to medical podcasts on our Medical Library web page for our Medical School students, residents and faculty. The students were ready for this at that time. I soon left the University and moved on. I still think this is a great idea.
Now, the addition of You Tube would add value to such a web page.
I love the idea of using You Tube for party invites - for a Library Open House, for library virtual tours, for online newsletter items, etc.
Humm, The You Tube Video I found yesterday, I can't find today.... frustrating it was a cool invite for Public Health Faculty leaving a? Univ. with American Gothic embellished portrait.
Now here is cool link from You Tube that is versions of American Gothic that will have to suffice instead: I'm not sure if the video will post properly, it doesn't show it in "preview" but I followed the instruction son the blogger web page-

Podcasting

Photo Sharing

The LC Flickr page is amazing. Great way to post and access the historical photos!
Photo sharing has uses for library online newsletters, for informational library online pages, for library open house and marketing photos, etc. Very useful:)
Now I see how people post photos to Facebook!
This photo was taken during the process of moving my entire library from a site 60 miles away to it's current location. We've been working about 3 hours a week, since January to unload and shelve journals A to J. This process includes barcoding and entering the collection into a new online catalog! We hope to have the collection completly cataloged before National Medical Librarians Week - depending on getting some staffing to help ASAP!

Office tools

This weeks assignment was very useful. I can use Google Docs to post work documents on my google account and retrieve from home. Our institution does not have proxy access, so this is a great work around.
The google docs, spreadsheet, and presentation slides seem more user friendly than the ones on Word. I like the tab functions - up front!
I like the Zoho Notebook concept. What will they think of next?
Look out Microsoft - these products may turn you on your ear! Yes, these products are the wave of the future. I will continue to use Google Docs. These web products relieve the user from always copying and transporting files, by means of flash, discs,etc. Plus it takes the stress out of transporting documents.