So here's what I've been up to in this 2.0 training:
Week 1: watched Stephen Fry's web 2.0 video
Week 2: Started up this blog and played with Technorati
Week 3: Played with Flickr, uploaded some photos and looked at LOTS of library photos
Week 4: I already had a Bloglines account, so that was easy. But it was fun to look at all of those library sites. I've added a few more to my feeds. Library Gamer, Pop Goes the Library and Free Range Librarian are just a few....man I love the internet!
Week 5: Played with wikis and added my 2 cents to the NSW learning 2.0 wiki. I also love the next gen catalogs. what amazing ideas!
Week 6: Added that really fun YouTube video. I think there are some possibilities using online videos for libraries to get more involved. We already stream some of our author evenings on our web site. But what if we did the same for story times, or HSC talks, or even local studies interviews. Lots and lots of possibilities.
Week 7: I've been using tagging for a while now (a joined del.icio.us a ages ago) but it's interesting to see how libraries are using tagging. I guess it's kind of like subject headings but without any parameters. There will always be a space for subject headings, just so search can be easier and more uniform. But what's to say the two can't be melded? What if library users could add tags to entries after they are cataloged? We might just learn a thing or two. And with Technorati, it was interesting to see how many different types of blogs are out there. What's hot and what's not. The whole blogoshpere changes so quickly
Oh, and Library Thing! How could I forget Library Thing. I swear, we in the industry need to keep an eye on this place. It is what people will be expecting from us very soon. Easy, fun, always expanding, quick. What more can you ask for?
Week 8: Social searching and answer boards are interesting. I love the answer boards. So many people out there with such great information. I might just have to get some assistance on how to kill the weeds in my front garden.... And I tend to lean towards the recipe web sites where people can rate each recipe, I guess we all want to give and get feedback don't we?
Week 9: I just did week 9. Podcasting has such interesting applications. I wonder what the copyright issues will be in the future with all of that. It will be interesting to watch.
Week 10: I had no idea how many mashups there were out there. I knew about Google maps and some of the Flickr stuff. But man, I really need to spend some more time exploring all of those. There are some crazy applications out there
Week 11: I just blogged about hot Google docs could be useful in my work place.
Week 12: Here we are! I had a look at the international social network map and must say i don't agree with the findings. My friends and I are all over Facebook and it doesn't even rate on that map. Social networking services are great ways for not just people to connect but businesses and community groups to keep customers and 'fans' informed. What great marketing tools! I might just have to start one for my upcoming teen summer reading program. hmm......

Wow, that's a LOT of info.
Admittedly, I use the internet a lot. So much of the information I knew. But I enjoyed filling in the gaps of my knowledge and finding out how other libraries are using all of these changing technologies.

cheers!

-pitl