# 20 YOUTUBE

Since I am an avid baseball fan, I first went to Sports as a catagory. After searching through several pages of various sports that I had no interest in, I then searched for baseball. Here again, I went throught several pages of baseball from around the league, world and comedy of errors. Then, I finally found the one I would like to view. It was: Houston Astros Baseball Fan Video. The originator of the video put together a series of pictures/home video from various games he had attended in the past. I really enjoyed looking at the statues, close-ups of players, action shots, fans and their different shirts, and all the shots of the field from different perspectives. The originator said in his blurb before the video started, that he hoped that this video would interest other fans so that they in turn will make a video of their experiences at games and they could connect through this medium.

If I had been quicker on the draw, I would have typed in a more specific topic, one that was limited to the specific area of sports that I wanted. However, looking at the broad variety of videos in sports, was helpful for a librarian to know what is out there. They would be able to direct a patron to either a wide variety of (in this case sports) videos on their topic, or to the more limited choices of a specific sport/division of the sport videos.

# 19 parade

Just a quick comment: this was pointed out to be one of the possible things that is slowing the system down. Should I spend the time watching it or not? Good question!

# 18 Social Networking

Social networking has quite a variety of possibilities out there. I did see one at least, that I would personally object to. This was a site devoted to the Ocult. It was called "Pagan Space.Net". It was under the Ning heading. I'm sure if I did a more extensive search, there would be others that would be offensive to me, but that was one that I would steer clear of, for sure. I did not get into the "Right Health" site, but it looked like it would have some benefit to me. You can ask health questions, and chat with others about health topics of personal interest. Often getting someone's observations can be helpful, if they are experiencing the same problem or have the same health condition. Their doctor may be using some other medication or procedure that might be able to help you also. As with anything you read, even hard copy from a book, you need to use common sense and make sure it is medically sound. I was a little skeptical about giving out an e-mail address ( therefore personal information) for My Space. I have avoided putting anything on any of the "23 things" that could link back to me personally. I probably would enjoy reading the "Dogster" site, as I enjoy learning about other peoples' pets. However, again, I would hesitate to put information about my pet that could possible refer back to me or my family. I guard our privacy carefully.

# 17 TECHNOLOGY

Obviously most folks are much more comfortable with technology that I am. This entire exercise has pushed me to learn about some of the various aspects of blogging. In fact, whenever we were asked to start this program, I did not have the foggiest notion what a blog was. Sometimes, I still feel that I am in the dark, what with the multitude of terminology that we have been exposed to with each activity. It has been very difficult for me to keep them separated in my mind. (Actually, I haven't!) I've seen the benefit for some of the activities, especially in relation to my job, at the beginning. But, the fact, that circulation assts. are to stay behind the counter, and leave the questions to the Reference desk, has made it difficult for me to see the direct benefit. (I am not to answer those types of questions, so why am I spending my learning hours on this subject. That's the true question for me.) But, I'm here and that is not going to change, so I am trying to get as much out of this experience as I can with my limited knowledge. I have become more accustomed to using the computer to do the limited searches connected with my position behind the counter. This involves, looking up patrons' records, checking shelves against what the records indicate, looking up history for payment and fees incurred and other related items. I'm more comfortable printing out records for various activities, such as pull lists,ect. I've come a long way concidering where I started. And I guess some would say, I've a long way to go.

# 16 wikis - favorites

I went to the ihcpl wikis and added to two different favorites: the animals and music. Since my slant on music is totally different from quite alot of people, it gave me a chance to sound off on my favorite type. Should be interesting to see if it garners and response.

If this were used by library patrons, then they would have a chance to sound off about their favorite sites, and findings. We would have quite a wide variety of topics of interest from the general public.

# 14 learning 2.0

I began backwards, and used a specific topic for my search and then went in and looked up the Learning 2.0. The topic, of course, was way different, but the results were pretty much the same. Going from 1. Blog Post to 2. Tags to 3 The Blog Directory. The first two were very similar and more general, with the Directory being the most specific and informative. There were more entries in the Directory.

My more specific and" un Learning 2.0 " topic was on Graves Disease, and results were interesting to say the least, whenever I used a more general phrase. (Turned up graves/crypt and not the disease. So, by not following the directions given, and doing the second activity before the first, I still found the results to be pretty much the same.