Thing #12 Netlibrary

I think that it is rather "awkward" with some of the books. If the patron isn't all that tech savyy "opening" the book and "turning" the pages could be a bit tricky. Most of these books do not seem to be geared toward reading the entire book online. Instead they seem to be more useful if you are just looking for a section, answering a specific need.
LM

Thing #11

It is interesting that the most popular book that I listed was a history book. I must have peculiar tastes in fiction. The comments from other reader's were interesting, if not honest. I thought that one comment was very phony, someone trying too hard to be an intellectual.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/lmonroe50

LM

Thing # 10

I understand why we are doing the Web 2.0 exercises even if I grouse about it. We need to be up on any technology but I wonder how useful it really will be and how much staying power it will have? Although the fathers of Web 2.0 promote there baby as the "new improved" use of the Internet is it really? I do not worry about it replacing those factual and reliable sources on the "old" Internet.

Thing #9 Part II

I found a archives blog feed by going through Bloglines!

Thing #9

I used Technorati and Syndic8.com. I found the topics list did not help on Technorati but I did find a blog of interest by using search. I have added an archives blog. In Syndic8.com I found something in my area but in the UK. Although I'm pretty sure that there is a digital archives blog available I could not locate it.

Thing 8

I think that the feeds can be useful for me in terms of local news events. The problem is that the APP Ocean county link would not work. I did sign up for the NYT New Jersey feed. I'm not too optimistic that I will really get into this (so much to do so little time) but I' ll give a go.

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