Wiki!

I generally really like Wiki's. There's a Harry Potter wiki- http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page a Halo wiki http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page or just the gaming wiki root site http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia_Gaming In my other job i've come across some really wacky wiki's some of which i can't post here, others I can't remember but just remember laughing at.

One interesting library wiki I found was http://liswiki.org/wiki/Main_Page which has a section on RFID which i found helpful as this technology keeps coming back to libraries- whether to use it or not. This wiki could have potential http://libraryzen.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page except that it seems like a place for external links instead of actual info.


Fun wikis
http://www.thegreysanatomywiki.com/?t=anon
http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Main_Page it looks funny
http://www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com/?t=anon who doesn't like Zombies after all
http://zombie.wikia.com/wiki/Zombie_Wiki
http://www.wikihow.com/Communicate-With-Your-Cat always important..
http://heman.wikia.com/wiki/He-Man_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe oh the potential..
http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

more to come...

The Sandbox

And no we're not talking about cat litter...

It seems cool, as long as people put their favorites up with their names, otherwise it's just a lot of random things, facts and stuff that are favorites of someone out there! I also like that we have to be approved to post, that at least gives some sort of "quality" control.. or at least control over who can put their ramblings into the box!

Rush, Colbert, Rockband!

The Learning Commons..

One really cool local example is OSU- Sullivant Hall on Campus has a huge space set up with group workareas where students can work on projects and presentations with a lot of privacy but with all the technology and library sources right there. Banks of computers, laptops available- it's all very modern and cool.
http://library.osu.edu/sites/sullivant/learning_commons.php
http://commons.carnegiefoundation.org/
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/lc/
http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcn/0602/lcn060203.html

Web 2.0 Liberry 2.0

I think it's quite easy for libraries to jump upon the Web 2.0 bandwagon. New technology is great, using that technology to help patrons is great- but sometimes we need to step back and look at the bigger picture- where web 2.0 can take the future. Allowing enough time to absorb what the new technologies bring is essential. We can't expect patrons to be able to jump on the technology wagon with as much ease and excitement as we do. This does not mean we ignore the technologies obviously- it just means we need to take into account how our communities will react and be ready for it.

In the future we need to design new libraries around technologies- the learning commons is an example of what i think is an awesome "newcomer" to libraries. I've mostly seen them in university libraries- but I don't see why we couldn't have one in a public library. It would need to be tweaked a bit but it could be an interesting turn..

From Chaser..

Pop Goes the Library and more importantly..
Library Circulates Cake Pans..

Twits are Cool

So i have started the journey into Twitter- I haven't decided yet my opinion on it. It can be perceived as stalking I guess, but it's not much different than updating your status on facebook or wherever.. so the jury is still out on this one- here's my url anyway.. Twitterness

*Update*
I'm finding that I enjoy Twitter much more than I thought I would.. it's still kind of stalky and some people are following me and I don't know who they are.. but it seems cool!