Audiobooks

I downloaded Overdrive on my home computer. It was very easy to do. I went to our JPL website to Digital Audiobook Collection and to my account. I found several titles I might try to download to my MP3 Player when I get it.

I would rather sit down and read a book. It is hard for me to listen to one it puts me to sleep. I listen to music all the time. I was thinking about converting my cds to MP3 files.

Podcasts

Podcast

I found a podcast on Podcast Pickle from Mount Kisco Library.

“Kiscocast: The Earth Day Edition”. Featuring the Veggie Van, an interview with Mr. Lee Brennan of the Westchester County Government and interacting with the kids asking questions.

http://www.mediafly.com/Podcasts/Episodes/Kiscocast_The_Earth_Day_Edition

The other library podcast that caught my attention was the Lansing Public Library.

The Lansing Public Library is using several items we have discovered during our JPL 2.0 journey. They are using blogs, RSS feeds, and podcasts for Adult News and Reviews, Teen News and Reviews, Youth News and Reviews, Technology News and Tips, Upcoming Programs and Events, Photo from Library Events on Flicker and favorite websites on del.ico.us to reach out to their patrons. With user friendly self help step by step instruction for their patrons.

I added Lansing Library Adult News & Reviews blog and podcast to my bloglines account.

I downloaded Quick Time and ITunes on my home computer to get their podcast.

http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/

http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/rss.html

http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcasts.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90018318@N00/

http://delicious.com/lansingpubliclibrary

YouTube video added

It was easy to add the video to my blog but you have to go to Edit Html and then paste the embedded code into your post.

Caylee Marie Anthony Case - Dog 8/17/08

YouTube

YouTube is interesting you can search by name, by video with subcategories, channel and subcategories, and community and subcategories. My biggest dislike about YouTube is you have to search to find what you want because there are a lot of useless and unnecessary videos.

The video I choose was about Caylee Anthony who has been missing since June. This morning on News 4 Jax I saw this story about a group of internet bloggers who searched wooded areas in Blanchard Park over the weekend. I am adding the video from YouTube “Caylee Marie Anthony Case Dog 8/17”. It also covers the pros and cons from various issues involved with this case.

Link to News4jax.com

http://www.news4jax.com/news/17213209/detail.html

I think JPL could use YouTube to make a video of upcoming programs and events at the library. New books and materials could also be showcased

My favorite library dominos was "Dominoearth".

Discovering Web 2.0 tools

GENI is a genealogy free program and you can create a GEDCOM file. A GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunication. It is very useful to use GEDCOM files because it can be converted by any genealogy software program. I think I will investigate this site more thoroughly to see if it offers free family tree storage.

VUFIND would be a positive and useful Web 2.0 application for the library.

Zoho

I used Zoho Spreadsheet. I developed a spreadsheet for new materials processed and then I renamed it to New Items Processed and made it public.

Zoho writer was very easy to use. Zoho would be an alternative way to create and save different types of documents. For example in Family Tree Maker when I want to share a family record you can choose the format and the easiest to use is convert the file to a PDF. With Zoho you could publish the file and make it private or public. From what I have read you could set it up to collaborate with others. Under options, then settings, choose to allow comments for public documents.

I found it easy to add my blog. I still need to learn how to link my document to my blog.

Zoho document:

http://writer.zoho.com/public/vbellcoj.net/zoho-spreadsheet/script

Zoho spreadsheet:

http://sheet.zoho.com/public/vbellcoj.net/new-items-processed

PBWiki

I thought this exercise was easy.

Wiki's

I found the St. Joseph County Public Library
Subject Guides and the Princeton Public Library Book Lovers interesting with useful information.

I do not see where WIKI would be helpful for the library.