Thing 21

iGoogle - I believe it's a wonderful portal which brings all my google tools together such as YouTube, Blogger, Maps, Docs & Reader. I only have to log in once and hey presto - it's all there in front of me! :o) I've also added the local time, weather, a currency converter and both Wikipedia and eBay search boxes to personalise it for me. The theme I have chosen for my account is 'Solar System' by Google. Here it is:



I'm definelty going to use this tool from now on!

Things 18, 19 & 20

You just gotta love Google…. :o)

Google maps – I’ve been using Google maps for some time now… It's a great navigation tool… I think our organisation should jump on board with this service and add some details/photos about our campuses to it! I must say, Google Earth and Google Sky are fantastic products too!

Google docs – What a clever program… I created a test document and spreadsheet to obtain greater understanding of its value. Now that I’m aware of this product, I’m sure I will use it a lot more in the future.. As for the competition between Google and Microsoft – I think it’s great! As they continue to ‘up the ante’ and create superior products we win out, don’t we?

Google Book Search - I like the fact you can peruse so many books but I can understand authors concerns over possible copyright infringements. I don't know if I will use it very often....

Thing 17

Hmmmm.... Social networking sites - been there, done that... Personally, I don't like them but for professional use - the library could take advantage of these tools to provide services and information to the 15-19 yr old demographic.

Thing 16

I just cannot get enough of YouTube... I love it - especially for retro ads and music! Eventhough there is a lot of questionable stuff on YouTube, there is also plenty of great footage too. Here is a clip that I found interesting.... It's called 'NASA - IBEX : Exploring The Edge Of Our Solar System'. Added: June 06, 2008 by NASAexplorer.



I think our library could use YouTube for library promotions, Information Literacy sessions and more...

Thing 15

I just love Flickr.... you can spend hours on this site going through photos.....

Here's a link to a photo that I think is great.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelastname/323005921/

It's called 'Star trails' and it was uploaded by 'thelastname' on December 15, 2006. It was taken in Western Victoria, Australia.

I think our library could use Flickr to post promotional photos of our campus libraries and services.

Things 13 & 14

Greetings earthlings…

On my '23 things' journey again… after a short pit stop to refuel the mind and shuttle! While Delicious was an interesting place to explore, I only had a short stay in Technorati land.

I think Delicious is a great bookmarking service that can be used to share bookmarks with my liaison buddies across campuses.

As for Technorati, it's a valuable tool if you want your blog to be seriously ‘out there’… It could be useful if we decide to have a library blog!

Over and out…

Thing 12

I've created a LibraryThing catalogue. This can be located at: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/LibrarianLD

Not sure how useful this service is for our library.... But, I think it's great for obtaining title recommendations by genre.