#19: Web 2.0 awards

This was a fun exercise. I spent (and enjoyed spending) time looking at waaaaay too many sites , but in the end, I decided upon Listdump as a favorite and potentially useful site. Touted as "a list junkie's dream," visitors are encouraged to contribute to existing lists, vote on other users' lists, and add their own lists. I can envision creating a library users list in which users do readers' advisory: a simple little "Favorite books." Or one in which they form a branch "wish list." (But I'd want to find a way to keep the younger viewers away from the porn-type lists!)
Incidentally, in looking at some of these lists, I wonder if I am looking at someone's rollyo.
For example, one user has a Best Food Websites list. If I am actually learning anything here, I think I recognize such a list as a rollyo. Yes or no?

Week 8: googledoc. success

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=d2d5tc4_0gv8zc9&hl=en_US


I am very excited that this link worked! However, I noticed later that the reader has to be logged into google to view it. Since we all have to go through google to do this blog, I guess that is o.k. I don't want to be redundant, so I won't repeat what I said in the googledoc. However, I would like to add that I think this is one of the most useful exercises that we had to complete in this project. I will definitely use this again.

Playing in the sandbox

O.k.; I visited the sandbox, created yet another account, and added my blog to the favorites page to prove I was there. I read a number of people's favorite things and commented on one.
Not much more to say than that!

(I added a comment to My favorite authors: marylandlibrariessandbox.pbwiki.com/My-Favorite-Authors.)

wiki thoughts

The idea of a wiki is very appealing to me. I find the interactivity to have great potential. I could see using the wiki in the library for reviews, cross references, success stories, and stories of frustration from customers. The Book Lovers wiki seems to be a lovely idea for a library, as does the gaming wiki for teens. The event wiki could be really useful at conference times.
Now for the questions: Who would be the wiki moderator? Would the wiki (or wikis) be branch based or centrally based? (or both?!) How often would the moderator check in on the wiki?