Social Networking

Okay, I set up a Facebook page. I immediately have friends. It's not a bad thing, obviously, but I don't think I will have time to respond to even the few that have appeared. I guess when I upload some pictures of the grandkids and search for old friends from the past, then I'll get the real value.!

Bibliocommons -- oops! the New Catalog

I love the new catalog. The search features are terrific -- the "results" list with the addition of various descriptors makes it so much easier to help patrons find what they are looking for. I love the "My DBRL" section -- everything is in one neat and tidy spot (although I still can't renew items that have holds on them!. But that wasn't part of the deal, was it?) I can find my lists, make requests, take note of my items on hold. This is a great tool to keep patrons (and me) organized, at least as far as library materials are concerned!

I'll probably not do much social networking via the catalog -- it's just not my "thing" -- but in support of Nettrek, I did actually write a little review of a book.

RSS Feeds

As part of the NetTrek assignment, I subscribed to the following RSS feeds. That was the easy part. Now I have to find time to read them! Everyday???

Awful Library Books
http://awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com/
This blog takes a humorous look at titles that need desperately to be weeded. Makes me want to take a closer look at what may be lingering on our shelves. Horses that take drugs and drink??

Information Wants to be Free
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/
I heard Meredith Farkas speak at the last ALA Conference and found her to be refreshingly honest and with a great deal of common sense. Her newest post on things she learned in the last decade was nicely done.

Daniel Boone Regional Library
http://www.dbrl.org/rss.xml
Although I read the Intranet and DBRL website posts religiously (!), how could I not subscribe to the RSS feeds from my own library!