I had a lot of trouble getting the software to operate properly (due to the DRM issues), but you know, actually, I guess that's probably a good thing. If a patron calls reference now and is experiecing similar issues, I'll know how to talk them through the problem.
Re OverDrive, though:
Did you notice anything you liked, didn’t like?
I liked the fact that, once the Media Player, the interface was very simple and lean and straightforward.
How was the selection of titles on the topics you browsed?
I did a simple search for Shakespeare plays, and was actually quite impressed with the selection of plays available in eAudio format.
Were your favorite authors available in the collection?
Yes.
Did anything surprise you about this service?
Once I got the player downloaded, I was surprised at how smooth the checkout process was - this is definitely a cool resource, I am really glad I got this to work!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
#11 Tag, You’re it! Social Bookmarking in Del.icio.us
Checked this out, aside from having a "roving profile" of your own bookmarks, I don't really see how this is much of an advantage over just using a search engine. Oh well.
Friday, May 9, 2008
#10 Wiki Wiki Fun!
i've enjoyed working with wikis for the past couple of years, submitting content for memory alpha (the star trek reference wiki...yeah, yeah. i know, we can say it: "geek") and some short-lived record collector wikis. wikis are fun and they're useful, though i have to admit that the ramifications of planet wiki are a little disturbing to me.
it's way too easy for questionable and downright wrong information to worm it's way into a wiki. if it's something like a staff wiki, or a star trek geek wiki, it's not a big deal. but i see a lot of library patrons, most of them young kids and teenagers, adopting wikipedia as their go-to information resource. the whole eglalitarian philosophy behind wikipedia, if you ask me, just doesn't pan out in the real world: wikipedia presupposes, by its very nature, that it's a GOOD thing that everyone can contribute content, wikipedia presupposes that everyone has something substantive to add. i'm not sure that's the case. a lot of garbage information slips onto wikipedia. wikipedia is at the forefront of the junk-information proliferation, the flagship of the faster-is-better school of mcresearch. i'm not a fan.
for smaller scale projects, though - wikis are useful and fun, as long as people aren't citing wikipedia in their reasearch papers, i am AOK with them!! :)
it's way too easy for questionable and downright wrong information to worm it's way into a wiki. if it's something like a staff wiki, or a star trek geek wiki, it's not a big deal. but i see a lot of library patrons, most of them young kids and teenagers, adopting wikipedia as their go-to information resource. the whole eglalitarian philosophy behind wikipedia, if you ask me, just doesn't pan out in the real world: wikipedia presupposes, by its very nature, that it's a GOOD thing that everyone can contribute content, wikipedia presupposes that everyone has something substantive to add. i'm not sure that's the case. a lot of garbage information slips onto wikipedia. wikipedia is at the forefront of the junk-information proliferation, the flagship of the faster-is-better school of mcresearch. i'm not a fan.
for smaller scale projects, though - wikis are useful and fun, as long as people aren't citing wikipedia in their reasearch papers, i am AOK with them!! :)
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