GREAT WALL OF BOOKS

#23 Summary

2007-01-20T21:24:00.000-08:00

Many times I got lost and had to spend hours to find
my way out ..., but now I'm dashing through the finishling
line! It has been a bit hard but great learning experience.

What did I leant from this program?
After creating 23 blog posts , I am able to handle blog quite well .
I learnt about some sites I can use at work and at home.
What I like most are Flickr, Online Image Generators,
LibraryThings, YouTube, Web based apps.

One of the commom advantages of these sites is to make
information/image management an easy, natural ,& collborotive
process, eg. using tags. Another advantages is to provide latest
information much faster than any other ways, eg, Bloglines, Wikipedia.

The prospects of libraries are very impressive. I am not
sure when the post -print era comes, but one thing is sure - library
services /contents will evantually be placed in users prefer
environment, into their daily patten of work, study and play with web.

I hope I will share my findings with others. I will keep learning
new "things" of web to benefit myself today and in the coming
post-pc era.

Thanks to those who gave my helping hands when I was frustrated.

#22 Audiobooks

2007-01-20T21:23:00.000-08:00

I looked around on World EBook Fair/Gutenberg.
Good collection, but should be expanded.
The advantage of eAudiobook is that it is downloadable.
For those who have Mp3, it is a great way to listen to their
favorate books while walking/working away on something else.
But no good points to sit on the computer to listen to a story.
Perhaps it can be used for language learning (listening)
or other tranings in a class if sound quality can be improved.

#21 Podcasts

2007-01-19T21:33:00.000-08:00

Podcasts, which provide both visual and audio information, might
be helpful for education/training. First, they are free. Secondly you
can learn when and where is most convenient for you without attending
a class lesson. We might recommend the podcasts for language learners
to the library users who want to improve their listening skill,
eg. overseas students/new migrants.
I have found some for English learners at Yahoo Podcasts. Here is one
of them:
http://podcasts.yahoo.com/series?s=16a4098b1b3b29998fefe0b079aa545b

# 20 YouTube

2007-01-17T19:41:00.000-08:00

YouTube is a popular free vieo sharing website which lets
users upload, view, and share video clips. According to
a July 2006 survy, 100 million clips are viewed daily on it,
with an additional 6,5000 new videos uploaded per 24hours.
The site has almost 20 million visitors each month.
Amazing! It is great to view many special, interesting ,
funny video clips which can't be viewed on TV /movie.

Here is a video clip which gave us a demonstration of
a magic bracelet:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf3z935R37E

# 19 Discovering Web 2.0 Tools

2007-01-13T19:23:00.000-08:00

There are so many sites you can visit, but how can you find a site
that interests you in a short time? Web2.0 Awards is obsolutely a
helpful guide.

I had a quick look at a few sites. Lastfl .com is great for music
lovers. One of its features I like is "Discover New Artists ".
When you type in the artist/band you like, some similar bands
will be recommanded. It might be useful for library reference.
Visualcomplexity.com shows us lots of beautiful visual art works.
We can copy/paste some for sharing with friends.

# !8 Web-based Apps

2007-01-09T19:51:00.000-08:00

After exploring Zoho Writer and trying some features, I have
understood how big the impact web-based apps have given to
MS Office and other software based productivity tools.
If internet service is reliable, the advantages of it are obvious:
-No cost for software
-No need to worry about soware versions or file type as
emailing or move from pc to pc
-Easy collaboration by allowing multiple users to edit the same file
-Availability of writing/publish posts to your blog
...
Is it possible to have the feature of Email Out ?

# 17 BPWiki

2007-01-06T16:39:00.000-08:00

Another option for communicating /discussing ideas with
those who have common interests with you. But I prefer to
pick up the phone when discussing something with my friends
/families. Now you can get a $10 phone card for
1,000 minute talks! Unbelievable ? But it is true.

I have registered for bpwiki, but nothing in it yet.
Good fun playing in Learning 2.0 Sandbox. My blog
is in the Favorate Blog list.

#16 Wikis

2007-01-02T18:48:00.000-08:00

As a wikis is "something fast", it is certainly an effective way to get
new ideas /knowdlege ..... . But" wikis are not for everyone. If control
is really important to you, then a wiki probably is not the right tool." .

Recently I have searched for some terms of new technology on wikipedia
and I am happy with the results I have got. Great tool.

#15 Library 2.0/ Web 2.0

2007-01-01T18:10:00.000-08:00

We have to reconize how quickly the world and library users change
with advancing technology. Library 2.0 outlines a picture of tomorrow's
library:

On line services make it possible that users can access to the resources
they need at their preferred places, the user is the participant, co-creator,
builder and consultant, services are frequantly revaluated and updated to
meet the changing needs for users ......

Great concept for the changing world! But do you think the post print
era won't come until computers and internet acess are acceptable and
affordable to most of the library users?

#14 Technorati

2006-12-29T17:31:00.000-08:00

The basic idea of it is to tag your blog posts with key words
and to make them findable easily.But I have found that the
inappropriate key words will bring up lots of irrelevant
information.

If you are interested in browsing blogs and keen on the hot
topics in the blog world ,it is a helpful tool.

#13 Del.icio.us

2006-12-24T21:15:00.000-08:00

del.icio.us is a social bookmarking service that allows us to save bookmarks to an acc. on a website, so that they are accessible from anywhere with a brower and internet access, but also lets you share your bookmarks through tagging just like Flickr. Another power of it is that in the network aspect we can discover the websites which we are interested in by searching tags.

My account : http://del.icio.us/Luuu

#12 Rollyo

2006-12-09T20:12:00.000-08:00

It is a useful tool for online
informatiom, which you can
have your own chosen websites
in one spot to do a search.You can select sites either
individully or in a subject.
http://www.rollyo.com/search.html?q=Learning+2.0&sid=263503.

#11 LibraryThing

2006-12-09T16:03:00.000-08:00

It seems to me that LibraryThing is an online book club.
We benefit from members ratings, recommendations
ane reviews, etc. But recommendations can only
be made when a book have at least 10 owners for LT.
Does it mean that LT only promote the most popular
books?
My library:http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=luuu

#10 Image Generators

2006-12-03T04:22:00.000-08:00

FD Toys/Framer:
If you frame a photo,
it is art.

#8/9 Bloglines

2006-11-17T15:12:00.000-08:00

Bloglines, for fast news

Web based aggregator Bloglines makes it possible to subscribe to various blogs using RSS. So you can have all the upgrated news that interests you in one place.

I have opened an acc.on bloglines and developed some of my subscriptions. I am still searching for more.

#7About technology

2006-11-05T21:52:00.000-08:00

Look at the reflection!!!
A photo in Flickr
Tag : Sunset
Title: "Ol, Melbourne Town"

Today images/photos are widely used in our daily life.
I believe that the invention of digital cameras /photography
have played an important part on it. To compare with the conventional film cameras, digital cameras have many advantages:
- Instantly see pictures you took and delete unwanted pictures
- Complete control of the final print after editing
- Store hundreds of pictures without having to change “films”
- Insert images into numerous computer applications
...... ......
If the invention of digital cameras is a revolution in photographic equipments, I believe that Flickr it is a revolution in photo storage, sharing and organization, making image management an easy, natural and collaborative process.
We are looking forward to more new techs coming in the future.

#6 More Flickr Fun

2006-11-04T20:59:00.000-08:00

Our new library card.

It is interesting but time consuming to play with mashups. I think Trip Planner is more practical and useful even if it is a bit complicated to set it up. It is a website which lets you to build a travel itinerary with photos... I'll challenge it when I have a trip plan.
What do you think about the design of my library card?

#5 Flickr

2006-10-29T21:00:00.000-08:00

How marvellous to see so many photos from other countries
around the world. It's a feast for eye and soul.
Thanks Flickr!
I have made my contributions to it. Welcom to my Flickr photo
web: http://www.flickr.com/photos/luuu

First Day

2006-10-16T23:46:00.000-07:00

It is a pleasent Day--The first day of my blog!
今天天气很好！博客第一天！