5th post-Google

It is a google world! In the past I have mainly used google for web searches and mapping, but after spending some time viewing some of the other products I see how much more google can do for me. One service I wasn't familiar with was google books, which I will now use as a reference when helping customers. Being able to view jacket covers and contents for some publications could be quite useful. This could also be a good tool for those situations when an assignment is due the next day and all our classics are signed out!

4th post-Facebook

My opinions on facebook are mixed- I can see where it is useful to keep up to date with others, especially those that may live elsewhere, however it is also a vehicle to find information about people that you may not even know. It can easily become a time-waster if curiousity overtakes the users of the site.

3rd post-Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a handy resource for a broad source of information. I have noticed when I do internet searching the first link is often Wikipedia. I spent some time browsing topics to look for articles that had errors and found none, although I did some editing just to see how easy it is to change an article. Although I was not able to find articles that needed editing due to factual misinformation, because of the subjective nature of Wikipedia I may well have read information that was not entirely correct.

2nd post -Delicious

When CPL first migrated to Delicious I found it cumbersome and difficult to use. After going back into the site a few times this past week, I am becoming more comfortable with the look of the site and better understand its features. One of the advantages of storing/sharing of websites is the flexibility and versatility of allowing more than one person to view content, and being able to access the site from anywhere. Because of the volume of sites bookmarked, I consider this both an advantage and a disdvantage- lots to look at but somewhat overwhelming. I am glad that CPL keeps updating their favorites, so that all staff have one great resource to use.