All at Our Fingertips!

I just had to share how nice it is to have so much information available to use. I'm preparing for Dr. Seuss' birthday on Wednesday, and planning the different things that we will be doing at my school site to acknowledge his life's work. Everything from Dr. Seuss trivia, biographical info, games, puzzles, graphics, videos, and merchandise is available at the click of your mouse! There is literally nothing out there that I needed to know or access that I wasn't able to "get at". While I am still overwhelmed sometimes with all the technologies out there - I'd rather have too much to process than not enough. When I think about what a person can accomplish while sitting at the computer, it is boggling. It is imperative that libraries utilize the technology and use it to their and their patron's advantage!

Blogs here, blogs there - blogs, blogs EVERYWHERE!!!

I think that I could literally get lost forever in the world of blogs! There is definately one out there for everyone. The trick is finding the one that really "fits". I've perused through several. I've been following the ALSC blog at alsc.ala.org/blog/. It's been great for general info about what's going on in the world of information science and libraries. I've found that it really gives you a broad sense of what currently happening. Obviously, if you want more in depth info, you can click on the links provided or do your own research. The other blog I've been following is at booklistonline.com/
It's been a great source for keeping me up to date on young adult books, authors, etc. Since it's impossible to read every new book that comes out, this is a way to make informed decisions when purchasing for my library collection, or for making a recommendation. It's been really interesting, and it's also provided some insight into books that I've already read. I can directly see how blogs could be used to stay on the edge of what's happening in library science and also a way to "reach out" to others with the same interests. I'm amazed at the level of knowledge that many of the bloggers display and it encourages me to keep learning and growing professionally.

RSS feeds - it's a jungle out there!

Good grief! I am on information overload!! I guess it's a good thing, but right now I'm feeling very overwhelmed. The complete variety and amount of RSS feeds out there is infinite. There's definately something out there for anyone's interest or need. It you'd like more information about something, there's a source out there for you. The most difficult thing for me, has been to locate ones that are truly relevant to what I want to know about. Again, that's a good problem to have, I think, just daunting. I can see a connection to how a library could utilize RSS feeds. A library could include direct links to a multitude of feeds that they feel their patrons would be interested in viewing. Weeding through what's available and what's viable could be a full time job, though! I'm still adding to what feeds I would be interested in viewing, without having too many.