Thing 19 - Podcasts

I wish I had more time for podcasts. I like to hear about public radio stuff - new music on the current, words, crafts like knitting and bookbinding. It's a terrific invention to be able to put off listening to something until it's convenient for you. I like that you can search and find a topic so easily.

I doubt that I would ever podcast something unless it were work-related. I'm not a talker.

Our library is starting to podcast its programs. I like that even though I live a half hour out of town and can't make it to hear an author, I can go to the website and listen to the podcast. It's the next best thing to being there.

OK, stop me now. Just one more. I love Ladysmith Black Mombazo

My favorite Sesame Street from my kids' era:

Just try and watch the whole thing

Thing 18: YouTube!

Oh how I love youtube! I started exploring a year or two ago. When one of my student workers brought in his ukulele, I asked him if he could play "Tiptoe through the Tulips" for me. He said, "Why?" I, of course said, "Well, you, Tiny Tim." Being a literatured college student he said, "You mean from Dickens?" And I said, no, you young puppy, here, let me show you this youtube video of what I mean.

I tortured my husband with William Shatner at a 70 star trek convention, powder blue tux and all "singing" Rocket Man with himself and a cigarette.

What a great resource for both home and libraries. Our library uses it for several purposes. You can post training procedures, emergency procedure, etc.

Thing 17: EBSCO things

I created a search alert for my latest music research, the Bakersfield Sound. It was really great - I set up a web page which included a cool picture of Buck Owens, and articles about him and the sound. I have never used these tools personally, I'm too old and/or wasn't working in the right kind of librarianship that needed them. But I really like them. How handy that would be when writing a paper - all your citations, notes, photos in one place.

I decided to continue the search in Proquest, very easy to do, and also a great way to gather a lot of research information in a short time. Again, I wished I'd had this when I was in school.

NetLibrary, also terrific. I really liked this assignment, but I like to research things. Never liked writing the papers, but my research was extensive.

Like the student 2.0 tools, these tools are obviously geared more towards students. I will use them again, and show my kids how to use them as they have school projects.