MLA CE Course-Week 8

Exercise # 1 - Mashups and API

Learning about Mashups has been very informative. I had seen mashups used in commercials and movies, but never knew how they were created. Now that I have had the opportunity to look at the many different mashups that are available I know that the possibilities for their use are endless.
I found an interesting mashup called "Weather Bonk" it contains live weather, forecasts, webcams, and more on a Google Map, this is the link: http://www.weatherbonk.com/weather/index.jsp

Exercise # 2 - Rollyo - Searchrolls - Privacy

One of the librarian blogs on "How Public is your Privacy?" that I found to be similar to my own way of thinking was the one posted by Jenny, The Shifted Librarian. In her blog she quotes articles from the Washington Post and New York magazine portraying the differences between how the young generation views privacy as not important, what is more valuable to them is sharing of all information. On the other hand, the article from New York magazine points out how the "Baby Boomer Generation" has yet to grasp the fact that a truly private life is simply an illusion.

Exercise # 3 - My Searchroll

http://rollyo.com/healthworks/health_sites/

MLA CE Course-Week 7

I truly enjoyed working on our assignment this week and looking at the different YouTube videos. I ventured to post a video into my blog and it worked! The use of Podcasting in the library is already something that has proven very useful not only for students but for faculty and staff. Podcasting is a wonderful new tool.

MLA CE Course-Week 6

This week's assignment not only taught me about Flickr it also showed me what a wonderful job the Library of Congress has done using Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/Library_of_Congress/. I have uploaded a photo from a recent trip to Curaçao.

MLA CE Course-Week 5

Is this the future of all software products? What do you think?

I think that e-mail will most probably continue to be our way of communicating for the foreseeable future.  However, now that I have been able to learn about document sharing in real time, I agree that it is much simpler and quicker to use than e-mail attachments and it reduces the problems that arise from having to keep track of attachments.

MLA CE Course Week 4

Social Bookmarking:

I have found that social bookmarking can be extremely useful in our library. It is very easy to use and the fact that the bookmarks can be accessed from any computer is invaluable. And given that we are also a university, social bookmarking will be very useful in teaching.

MLA CE Course-Week 3

1. How can social networking be used to connect MLA members?

By using the social networking more MLA members will obtain updated information. Another

advantage will be that more librarians will also be able to learn more about MLA and its services and membership benefits, therefore, would be motivated to join.

2.  Should your library have a Facebook of Myspace page?

These social networking sites will perhaps not be extremely useful in our library.

3.  Are there privacy concern for individuals when using social networking sites?

Yes, one of the highest privacy concerns is that the information placed in the  profile is public and many be used by others for the wrong purpose.

4.  What did you like/not like about your experience with Facebook or Myspace?

My experience with Facebook was very informative. There are so many possibilities to network.  Setting up the various options of the account was fun and interesting.

 

Week 2 - Wiki

Differences between Blogs and Wikis

A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser
and link pages together. They are used to create community websites. Wikis can be used for group projects.

A blog is a website where entries are displayed and provide comments or news on a particular subject. Blogs combine text, images, and links to other blogs.