LibraryThing

Oh, I do, I do like LibraryThing. I didn't know about the cover view or I would have gotten an account a long time ago. I'm going to have a lot of fun with this. It will be the perfect tool for readers adviory. Maybe I'll make different lists for RA...like for teen vampire fiction, children's fantasy, urban/street fiction, and on and on. Oh, this is going to be awesome!

South Park Me

del.icio.us

Del.icio.us is a great tool for those of us who do a lot of subbing. Having my own little set of personal bookmarks always available is sometimes really helpful. So, yes, I find del.icio.us a very cool tool in the library world. As far a collaborating goes...I think it might be really cool if you could import del.icio.us bookmarks into a reference desk wiki. Integration is key; the fewer sites we have to visit, the better.

And on an unrelated note...I want an iPhone like I want cake.

Libraries and MySpace

Should libraries be on MySpace? Sure, why not? I think it's a good way to communicate with certain populations. But not most. Perhaps I have little imagination, but I think MySpace can only be a very limited tool for libraries. For teen librarians, it's probably pretty important. Until the next big thing.

No kidding, I just saw a teen patron here at the library with a T-shirt that said, "You looked better on MySpace."

Feed me

Well, actually, I'm pretty full already with the feeds I've subscribed to. But, to be sure, RSS is convenient. I've been wondering, though...what about the flare? Will I miss the individuality, the character and sparkle, of each site now that I will no longer be visiting it afresh each time? Will RSS mean less joy? Don't take my joy.

I didn't fall in love with the feed search sites. Google's search directly from Google Reader was way better than any of the ones listed. So there.

Colr Pickr

Colr Pickr is pretty snazzy. I find I'm attracted most to monochromatic photos and now I'll be able to find some lickety-split, instead of having to visit each Flickr color group individually. Monochromatic pictures make good desktop wallpapers, which is great for color therapy if you spend a lot of time in front of the screen.

Red stimulates creativity and confidence, among other things. This is congealed chicken blood. Gross.

And blue is calming and associated with knowledge/wisdom.

Flickr pics (I could do this all day)

I'm not new to Flickr; I've had an account for about two years now, which, translated into wasted hours spent oogling would be about...well, at least about a fifth of my internet leisure time.

Here's a sweetie. I love fat cats with fuzzy bellies.

I wonder if we could get a bike rack similar to this made for the new Burien Library. By a local metalwork artist--there are lots around. Get the pun? Ooo, we could get one that says "READ" and still have a pun. Puns are fun.
This thing is so cool.