Facebook

Interesting to see how Edmonton Public Library is using its blog! There are obviously lots of applications--the challenge is to do something truly innovative.

Delicious!

Well, I'm still waiting to get a taste of this, but I certainly like the concept. My bookmarks are slow in arriving.

RSS Feeds

Stumbled around a bit, but mission accomplished. It's not always a bad way to learn....

It's nice to have instant access. I think it would be important to be discriminating in the choice of RSS feeds, otherwise it's just information overload.

The genealogy sites were in a cluster. Some of them are very familar to me. Not all of them are equally useful. How would I delete the less important ones? I discovered More Actions, Delete RSS but it didn't seem to work.

RSS feeds could be useful for answering reference questions, for collection development and for professional development.

Lifelong Learning

Lifelong learning isn't just a concept--it's a way of life! To most librarians, accepting responsibility for personal learning is easy because we're motivated by intellectual curiosity.

Part of the fun of being a public librarian on an information desk is that we never know what we will be asked next, or who will be asking the question. It gives us pleasure to learn on behalf of our patrons, and to pass on what we learn.

Working in a collegial environment encourages the sharing of knowledge of sources and technologies. This type of learning is often quick, spontaneous and informal.

We also learn by listening to our patrons. They provide the background, perspective, and keywords for our searches, and challenge us to constantly develop.

I believe that viewing learning as play is key. Learn to play, and play to learn!

Shy Di

No problems so far, but my shy nature rebels at the thought of a published diary. I plan to keep this to "just the facts, Ma'am"....