- How can I possibly have time for all this stuff?
David Lee King answers this really well in his post Making Time for Web 2.0. He says we need to continue learning about new media . He says that it needs to be a part of your job to learn about new media and new technology that your customers are using. How are you going to have enough time to learn about this stuff and still get your job done? We’ll have to figure out how to manage this.
2) Find ways to put the library in front of users in whatever spaces they are “living” in.
Sarah Houghton-Jan talked about reaching patrons online and how and why we can do that.
http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2006/10/24/20061023_03_il_reaching_patrons_online_outreach_for_public_libraries.html
3) Do Libraries Matter? The Rise of Library 2.0 White paper that Ken Chad and Paul Miller from TALIS wrote that began the discussion in 2005.
2005: Michael Stephens discusses the white paper for ALA TechSource readers, urging them to consider the principles and ideas of this meme.
These are the discussions that must take place in YOUR library. How will you change or improve services to match this new model? Chad and Miller detail four principles; let’s look at them and ponder what libraries need to be thinking of sooner than later.
2005: Where Do We Begin? A Library 2.0 Conversation with Michael Casey
4) If you would like to easily add photos right into your blog you can follow these directions.
Go to Flickr and log in. Add your blog address to your Flickr account by clicking on the down arrow next to the menu for “You.” Choose “Your Account” from the drop down list of menu items. Click on the “Extending Flickr” tab (it looks like a link). You’ll see something for “Your blogs” and can add your blog address here.
Now that Flickr knows where to find your blog you can easily add pictures so they display in your blog. You’ll be guided through the set-up process, and at the end you can try a test post to make sure everything works.
When that’s done, you can blog any public photo you see on Flickr. When you’re looking at a single photo, for example, http://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?id=23754, you’ll see a “Blog This” button above it. Note: If you don’t see the “Blog This” button, you probably need to make the photo public (click “edit” next to the privacy indicator under “Additional Information” on the photo’s page). Click the “Blog This” button for the photo you want to post.
If you’ve set up your blog, you can post immediately by adding a title and body for the post. There’s a link to your blog as well so you can check that the entry looks OK. You can set up as many blogs as you like.
You can also create your own Flickr “moblog”. When you upload a photo to Flickr via email, and you have at least one blog set up in Flickr, we can post your photo to your blog automatically.
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