Assignment - Week 2

Step 1: Explored other school's wiki's ~ neat concept. In our arrangement, it would be nice to arrange a wiki for class/assignment updates.

Step 2: Joined Class Wiki as dpsbears

Step 3: Created Wiki for ILL Tricks (http://illtricks.wetpaint.com/)

Step 4: Added links to Wiki & Blog, contributed to class page.

Step 5: Contributed to the states link on the class wiki

Step 6: Added the class Blog and Wiki links to my own blog :)

I can see where blogs & wikis can be very useful in the library setting! I think a wiki for tips in the various library world sections would be helpful to all (ex: ILL !).

Assignment - Week 1

Step 1: My blog is:

Step 2: I have set up Yahoo to accept several RSS feeds

Step 3: RSS feeds include a Clinical Trials search, the local hockey team feed (go Bugs!), a PubMed Search, an online journal contents update, and two ILL specific feeds.

Step 4: I think RSS feeds could greatly benefit our library ~ from staff to patrons. I can see it as a tool for staff to springboard thoughts & ideas, as well as problems and solutions between offices (with a nice way of keeping track of the dialogue). Patrons could use it similarly as well as use it as a place to post comments/thoughts/ideas for library improvement, praise, etc.

PS... This is WAY cool!