My Thoughts On RSS

Week 4: Advanced RSS Feeds

I can see RSS Feeds being used for many things in the library. The first ones that come to mind are the Table of Contents and Monthly Updates. Patrons can be set up to get the Table of Contents directly from the publisher as soon as they are available and not have to wait the extra time for us to process them. The same with the monthly updates. All they need to do is to check their reader and there they have it, in the most timely manner possible. This obviously is also great for patrons to keep up with new books that we receive and with the most recent faculty publications. Wow, this really is something!

I'm assuming that we will have some patrons that will do this themselves and some that will want us to set it up for them, especially, those that are not so computer savvy (at this point we still have plenty).

On a little different subject, I wonder if this will also lead to our patrons having access to things like placing their own holds and renewing their books in our catalog without having to ask us. I know other libraries are already do this. It seems to me that this might also be a part of Library 2.0.

My Sons

Sean and Scott

Meet my two sons Sean and Scott. Sean is four and Scott five.

These pictures are from our last field trip to the dump (in our pj's).

The boys were so excited!!! What fun!!!

Here I Am

Moving Forward

Week 3: RSS Feeds

At the start of the week I had no idea what RSS Feeds were, now I'm simply amazed at what they are capable of and how they can simplify getting updates from websites of interest.

The more I play with blogs and feeds the better understanding I have of them and of their potential uses in libraries.

Here I Come

Week 1: Introduction

I found our introductory readings very enlightening. The articles gave a good overview of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0, which was just what I needed, seeing as this was my first time hearing these terms. Our libraries continually change with all the new advances in technology. Now it seems that we will be embracing even more changes with the Web Superhighway. Hold on, it looks like there's no stopping us now!