#3 Feed Me

I'm feeling a little more educated. Creating and working with the RSS feed feature was fun. I had a little trouble (but then when don't I*grin*) getting started and determining what I wanted there. What I really wanted was to have this information placed somewhere right on my blog, so that I could easily look at it by going to just one place...my blog. I managed to accomplish this, and feel kinda powerful now! If anyone out there takes a moment to look here, please leave a message and let me know what you're up to. I'd be tickled to hear from anyone.

#2 A Pre-Hearty Treat for Me

Stephen Abram's video was interesting. Challenged me in that I'm not in a "library" environment. So I must be always mindful of how Library 2.0 might/can/will have impact's on multitype organizations, regional system headquarters, even special libraries who may not be "connected" to that traditional library (stacks and books and checkouts) world. Perhaps I'm too narrow minded about my definition of a library?

John Blyberg's blog piece makes an interesting comment on the library "culture." From the patron perspective I have a specific set of ideas and norms I expect to find when I go to the library. The key here is in going to the library. I've just now discovered how to use the library webpage to navigate information and access resources I've heard of but never used, and I didn't have to go to the library to find the book I wanted. I just had to swing by and pick the book up. How will/does this type of patron use change the norms and ideas of the library? How does the library monitor and respond to these types of changes? Personally, I realized I didn't spend the same amount of time in the facility as I normally would have, and this left me feeling more like a fast food patron versus a look around and see what's new patron. My problem?