I did visit each music networking site listed and looks like what they offer are ways to allow people who are really into music to get even more into music! Now I see how it happens that people can add music into their facebook and other accounts.
Since I share the same carrier for my cell phone as other family members, I thought I would sign up for Phling!, but really was not wild about my cell phone number being on the application, so opted instead to join Mog. Sorry to say, but don’t really think I’ll be using Mog, either. Boy, do I feel old! (But informed!)
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Sound #25 Am I a music pirate?
First of all, let me make one thing clear – I am not a music pirate! I am quite content listening to whatever comes on the radio, so this exercise was truly new for me.
I did have difficulty following the directions from Harriet, but then again, it was all new. With the help of a coworker, I did download my saved song to a cd. (Seems like the options to click were in different places than shown on the directions, but I know that all it takes is one misstep and poof! you’re on a different screen.)
Occasionally, I’ll save something to a cd and of course, listen to music or books on cd.
The discussion about sharing music online and copyright is very interesting. I can certainly understand the benefit that musicians and songwriters get from strict copyright enforcement and tend to agree with them – they do need to make a living. Enforcement is just a very difficult thing.
I did have difficulty following the directions from Harriet, but then again, it was all new. With the help of a coworker, I did download my saved song to a cd. (Seems like the options to click were in different places than shown on the directions, but I know that all it takes is one misstep and poof! you’re on a different screen.)
Occasionally, I’ll save something to a cd and of course, listen to music or books on cd.
The discussion about sharing music online and copyright is very interesting. I can certainly understand the benefit that musicians and songwriters get from strict copyright enforcement and tend to agree with them – they do need to make a living. Enforcement is just a very difficult thing.
Sound #24 The Sound of Music
I looked at the different types of pay sites for downloadable music –starting prices ran from $6.00/month (Yahoo Music) to $12.99/mo (Rhapsody). Napster had the least impressive webpage, especially compared to Yahoo, which sucks you in with all the interesting things to click on. I don’t have an Ipod, so ITunes did not have a lot of appeal. Rhapsody had some possibilties…
I downloaded the song, “Sing Again” by Chris Walla to the computer and then to a MP3 player and checked to see that KILT (the station I play in the car while commuting) does allow listening through their website.
I was blown away (again!) by the options provided through the internet for sound. Downloading was painless and I’m glad I went through the process to see what all the fuss (music downloading) has been all about.
I downloaded the song, “Sing Again” by Chris Walla to the computer and then to a MP3 player and checked to see that KILT (the station I play in the car while commuting) does allow listening through their website.
I was blown away (again!) by the options provided through the internet for sound. Downloading was painless and I’m glad I went through the process to see what all the fuss (music downloading) has been all about.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Week 10 #23
My favorite exercise (most fun) was using online image generators, in particular, Meez.
The exercise that I have personally found the most useful so far is bloglines – being able to efficiently keep up with different websites is a real time saver. There are many other exercises I was really impressed with, such as Flickr, Library Thing, Library Elf, and Zoho.
This program reinforced what I always knew – that you should never stop learning. When library work is your profession, this is especially true. It is so important that we are familiar with coming technology. If we are not expert at it, at least we should be aware of the basics.
I came away with unexpected outcomes – I was really expecting just to learn about things like My Space and You Tube, sites which I really didn’t anticipate using much, if at all. However, I was pleasantly surprised to learn so much more, such as the sites mentioned above, which I think are immensely useful.
As far using these technologies at HCPL, as a reference librarian I can readily see suggesting a source such as Zoho to patrons working on documents on our pcs. Also suggesting sites such as Library Thing, Library Elf, and Flickr. The system is already using Biblioicious and Flickr and there’s an ebranch blog. There’s a possibility we could have more blogs, but monitoring and time can be issues.
What else do I want to learn about? Everything! You don’t know what you don’t know, and just as I was not aware of many of these sites and technologies, I’m sure there are many more out there and many more to come. Bring them on!
The exercise that I have personally found the most useful so far is bloglines – being able to efficiently keep up with different websites is a real time saver. There are many other exercises I was really impressed with, such as Flickr, Library Thing, Library Elf, and Zoho.
This program reinforced what I always knew – that you should never stop learning. When library work is your profession, this is especially true. It is so important that we are familiar with coming technology. If we are not expert at it, at least we should be aware of the basics.
I came away with unexpected outcomes – I was really expecting just to learn about things like My Space and You Tube, sites which I really didn’t anticipate using much, if at all. However, I was pleasantly surprised to learn so much more, such as the sites mentioned above, which I think are immensely useful.
As far using these technologies at HCPL, as a reference librarian I can readily see suggesting a source such as Zoho to patrons working on documents on our pcs. Also suggesting sites such as Library Thing, Library Elf, and Flickr. The system is already using Biblioicious and Flickr and there’s an ebranch blog. There’s a possibility we could have more blogs, but monitoring and time can be issues.
What else do I want to learn about? Everything! You don’t know what you don’t know, and just as I was not aware of many of these sites and technologies, I’m sure there are many more out there and many more to come. Bring them on!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Week 9 #22
OverDrive has alot to offer. Much of the value lies in being able to access new materials. I looked up a current bestseller, The Almost Moon, by Alice Seibold, which is available on OverDrive. Not the case in the other 2 sites, Librivox and Wowio. OverDrive is also a source for videos - I looked John Wayne up and found 3 titles available.
I did find Librivox's premise interesting, where volunteers record books in the public domain. Wowio is interesting, too, and can appeal to different audiences (offers comic books in ebook form, for instance.)
I did find Librivox's premise interesting, where volunteers record books in the public domain. Wowio is interesting, too, and can appeal to different audiences (offers comic books in ebook form, for instance.)
Week 9 #21
I looked at a couple of the podcast directories and chose "libVibe". I would have liked more of a description on the page of what this podcast site was about - I wasn't sure at first if it was a local thing or national in scope. I did listen to a session on it about a patron's complaint about porn being viewed by another patron in the library and the director's response and found the report interesting. I saved the rss feed to my bloglines account.
Personally, I prefer to read news, so would not be real likely to use this particular podcast site often, but can again see the value of podcasts, especially if you find a podcast site of real interest and want to keep up with it. It is so handy to be able to save such a site on bloglines!
Personally, I prefer to read news, so would not be real likely to use this particular podcast site often, but can again see the value of podcasts, especially if you find a podcast site of real interest and want to keep up with it. It is so handy to be able to save such a site on bloglines!
Week 9 #20
I couldn't resist watching the librarian video from 1946. What a hoot! It was interesting to note how things in the field have remained the same (reference questions, customer service, etc.,) yet have also changed (with technology, etc.)
My comments on the YouTube site - I can see the value because of the vast assortment of topics, many of them informative and informational. Obviously, these sort of videos could be of assistance/interest to patrons if added to library websites, or even original library-created videos that provide instructions for sources, databases, etc.
However, just a quick glance of the viewing options (for instance most viewed) told me this site has much questionable or even possibly x rated material, so it is definitely something to be wary of. I wasn't even sure if I could trust the categories as being "safe" as to content.
My comments on the YouTube site - I can see the value because of the vast assortment of topics, many of them informative and informational. Obviously, these sort of videos could be of assistance/interest to patrons if added to library websites, or even original library-created videos that provide instructions for sources, databases, etc.
However, just a quick glance of the viewing options (for instance most viewed) told me this site has much questionable or even possibly x rated material, so it is definitely something to be wary of. I wasn't even sure if I could trust the categories as being "safe" as to content.
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