Tagging/Cataloging

A great resource for researching any topic using public libraries and other venues, is Learning to learn: A guide to becoming information literate in the 21st century (Ann Marlow Riedling, 2006), a practical and user-friendly guidebook for information seekers of any age. I searched LibraryThing for this book using the tag lifelong learning; below are all the tags assigned to this book by members of LibraryThing.

(1) bibliographic instruction(1) how-to(1) information competencies(1) information literacy(1) learning(1) Library Science(1) lifelong learning(1) RefRevLibSci12-06(1) teaching(1) Wish(1)
Direct link to this book is http://wwww.librarything.com/work/792936

RSS Feed

I have added two RSS feeds on the right side of this page. The first RSS feed is from a publicly funded website called Librarians' Internet Index (http://lii.org/) that features high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by librarians. The subject areas covered are wide-ranging and include the arts & humanities, health & science, business & government, law, people, media, recreation, and much more. Dozens of websites representing the best of the Web are added each week on Lii's newsletter New This Week. This is an invaluable resource for librarians everywhere who are in the best position to help patrons of all ages navigate the Web as part of their lifelong learning/information literacy.

The second RSS feed is from the Public Library Association (PLA) weblog at http://plablog.org/. This feed provides regular automatic updtates of public library-related events and topics, supporting my interest in ways public libraries can serve as a platform for lifelong learning and recreation.

Podcast

Through the search engine Google I have found an excellent audio podcast series called Adventures in Transformative Learning. Providing discussions and resources for adult learners in today's busy world, this podcast supports my blog's theme of how learning at any age can be life-enriching and transformative.

This podcast is part of the Podcast for Teachers series hosted by Fordham University's Graduate School of Education in New York City. Access is through http://www.podcastforteachers.org/atl/ and clicking on the "LISTEN NOW" option.

My Introductory Post

Greetings,

Today I've created my first weblog ever and it' s for my graduate training in library and information science (LIS). In this blog I will post all my competency requirements for the information storage and retrieval (ISAR) course. My main area of interest is lifelong learning and recreation (hence the title of my blog) and how the public library can be a wellspring of information and resources for this endeavor. I look forward to your feedback/comments. DD

P.S. Below is the link and a sample entry from a related blog, For Greater Knowledge, found through Blog Search Engine. This blog engages library staff and patrons in exercises on the internet including finding websites of learning/recreational value to them. (I chose this particular entry also due to identification with the author's initial reluctance in blogging :o)

http://forgreaterknowledge.blogspot.com

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Thing #24 - Learning 2.0 Thoughts

Wow! That was a lot to learn in what seems like a very short period of time. I get excited thinking about all the possibilities of using what I've gleaned from these exercises. I knew from the beginning that I would enjoy the discoveries but was a bit apprehensive about the public blog. Despite originally initiating this as an anonymous blog, most of you fellow LPLS bloggers have determined my identity and that's fine. It just seemed less intimidating to begin behind a mask. I have found that I like blogging. The other exercises that I like and know that I will continue to access are:

• Flickr mashups and 3rd party sites, especially FD Toys
• Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA) and the Nashville Public Library Digital Collection
• LibraryThing
• LPLS staff wiki
• Zoho Writer and Google Docs
• Facebook
• YouTube

Learning has always been something that I enjoy and these 24 Things have greatly accelerated my progress in becoming familiar with the tools available to us on the Internet. The greatest struggle throughout has been finding the time to explore everything and report my experience. That will be a continuing issue, but I am determined to pursue these Things further and incorporate their use into my routine.