Thing #11-Library Thing

This one was easy and fun. For some time I've been organizing my books and recorded music in a database. The really neat thing about Library Thing is that I can organize my books, have a picture of most covers, and more. It's also neat to see who else might have read the same titles. You can see what I've added to my library by going to mspman@librarything.com. Happy reading!

Thing #10

I tried it, didn't like it, but will try again. I had trouble working with online image generators.

Thing #9 Library Related RSS Feeds

I looked at several library related blogs but really what I saw at Internet Public Library. First off, I really IPL and have looked at it for years. The IPL blogs are organized ture to 'library form'. Everything is in subject order with subcategories within each subject. The two I most liked are IPL Blogging 101 and the Entertainment and Leisure category. Check out Blog Flux to get articles on blogging. An example is "Finding your blogging voice". In the Entertainment and Leisure category, I focused on Gaming, particularly Wii (since I just bought one).

Another interesting blog was the one from ALA midwinter 2007. It was a compilation of blogs. Even OCLC had a blog here.

Thing #8 RSS Feeds

OK, so I continue to take forever to get this right! I actually signed up for feeds from the New York Times and the Columbus Dispatch more than a month ago. I even checked it off on my Learn & Play Tracking log. But wouldn't you know that I didn't do it quite right. It was just one simple detail---Google Reader. I selected the categories for the RSS feed, but didn't do that reader bit. I have now done it correctly.

This was one of the easiest 'things' to accomplish. It's also very practical. I think I'll drop my subscription to the Dispatch and just get feeds from the sections in which I am interested. I'm also going to explore some other resources that might prove worthwhile in getting up RSS feeds.

I must now press on to document Thing 9.