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.