Why is it that everytime there was an activity to do, I couldn't come up with a finish product until I sit at the reference during my desk schedule? I have spent several hours on Web 2.0 activities at home but never came up with good results. All five exercises were accomplished while I sat at the reference desk. Mary, I hope that the exciting activities keep coming. I had so much fun playing with the image generator at the ref desk that now I feel guilty for being so engrossed with it; I was oblivious of the noise and the students around me. I hope no one attempted to approach me that needed help and walked away because the librarian was so disengaged.

RSS Feed

So I skipped the discovery activity for Thing 9 because like always, I have a difficult time making up my mind on what to post. Today, I found two that I want to share, ACRLog, a site that "promote current awareness skills and resources" for academic and research libraries and Stephen's Lighthouse. I chanced upon Stephen Abram's blog two years ago and it's the only blog that I have been visiting regularly. Stephen Abram is the vice president of Innovation, Sirsi Corporation. I have great admiration for the person. He's an international librarian and in 2002 Library Journal named him one of the key people who are influencing the future of libraries and librarianship. He is a frequent keynote speaker on issues that affect libraries, their communities, and librarians. His articles and presentations can be viewed at
http://www.sirsi.com/Resources/abram_articles.html.

Google Docs

One of the most difficult thing for me is getting started - whatever the activity is. For the discovery exercise on Thing 11, this is what I want to share - how do you keep usernames and passwords safe and easily accessible. I want to ask fellow MCPV bloggers, how do you keep your passwords organized? With all the accounts were signing up, it's hard to keep up with which password I used for what account. Right now, I am just storing them in excel in my H drive in our MCPV account. How do you manage yours? Maybe Google Docs is the answer.

Wayfarers Chapel

To continue on to discovery activity for Thing 6, I want to post a picture thru a link and I have chosen Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes. This photo was uploaded by jds90710 in 2006. For more information about the chapel and the services it offers to the public, you can visit their website.