Library Thing

Library Thing was easy to set up and fun to play around with. Seems like a fun way to find books by looking at the libraries of people with similar interests. I found several books of interest this way.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/hauserj23things

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1. Camel, 2. Lil'" Cutie, 3. http://www.blogger.com/<> Friends, 4. http://www.blogger.com/<> the top of the hill we go, 5. http://www.blogger.com/<> Bike at Sunset, 6. http://www.blogger.com/<> lighting, 7. http://www.blogger.com/<> point, 8. http://www.blogger.com/<> Point 2, 9. http://www.blogger.com/<> a long day's ride...

Here's my shot at uploading from an image generator. I used mosaic maker.
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php

I also had some fun with the Roller Derby name generator.
http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/10568/

RSS

I just set up a bloglines account and tried out RSS. It does seem like it can be a time saver for people who spend a lot of time going from site to site on the Internet. Wish I had the time...

New Technology

Podcasting sounds like a new technology that might interest me. I don't know much about it. I've listened to one. I'm not sure what makes podcasts different from other audio or video on the Internet. I'm guessing that people doing podcasting are doing news, music and informational programming. I'm looking forward to learning more...

Outside the old NCR branch

Outside the old NCR branch
Originally uploaded by johntoe23

Every once in a while, a patron will ask about the old library on Military Trail. This must be it.

Blogging at the library

Libraries could use blogs on their websites for library news, events, new book arrivals, etc. Possibly there could be a blog devoted to a specific program such as the Read Together program. The articles that we put on the library's homepage could be presented as a blog.

Blogs could also be used internally for work-related issues. Reference, YS and circ could all have their own group blogs where members of that group could go for info or discuss issues. Also, individual branches could have their own blogs.

7.5 Habits

The thing that struck me the most about 7.5 is the first habit--begin with an end in mind. It makes sense to have a specific goal to keep you focused. In the past, I've undertaken self-improvement projects without setting a specific goal. I wonder if I would have been more successful if I had defined exactly what I wanted to achieve.