http://hjbennett.wordpress.com A blog designed for LIS 757 at UWO Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:37:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Farewell, LIS 757, I have learned a lot. For our final week tasks I am to comment on which social software tools I will continue using. Definitely Bloglines and Del.icio.us. I have been using them throughout for many other reasons than this class and I have become ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/last-class-post/ Now that I have reached the end of this LIS757 course on Social Software & Libraries I have a much better overall picture of social software's place in libraries. First of all, I feel it has a place. Secondly, I have to agree with my colleague, Colleen, that ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/social-software-in-libraries/ Just in time for this week's topic, CBC News has posted an article Podcasting download volume lagging behind buzz: study says.  It reports on the Pew Internet & American Life Project Podcast Study done this August, which indicated that only 1% of internet users download a podcast on a typical ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/cbc-news-reports-podcasting-not-so-hot/ First of all, I would like to send a big thanks to this weeks presenters on Podcasting, they did a great job. Before this class I listened to a couple of podcasts that I searched for on iTunes and downloaded onto my iPod. I looked for Spanish broadcasts to keep ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/librarians-fix-your-makeup/ I'm using a blogging break this week, but thanks for checking! I can't resist mentioning that Zotero is asking librarians for help promoting their tool across campuses. http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/a-week-off/ I just signed up for Facebook!  Being a bit on the edge of the age group using Facebook (i.e. TOO OLD), I've never felt the need to do so, and apparently neither had my friends (Facebook lets you check if any contacts from your email addressbook have accounts). But I ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/11/06/i-have-1-friend/ D'oh... reading week has melted my brain and I forgot to post this LAST WEEK! The Lawley article has an interesting start - discussing the potential 'evil' in folksonomies, such as deliberately mislabeled items. I have wondered about how advertisers could misuse tags to promote their product (simply add the ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/exploring-folksonomies-after-midnight/ It's a race to the finish!  See how far I make it through the readings before midnight! The Kroski article is a good summary of the Pros and Cons of folksonomies, but the most important message, I feel, is that "resistance is futile"! The web is so large and ever-changing ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/10/25/exploring-folksonomies-before-midnight/ I really like the looks of my new BlinkList account but I wish I could import my del.icio.us account! I know I should be able to but my passwords don't seem to work for their export to xml del.icio.us page. I love looking at my colourful cloud, the ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/comparison-shopping/ I can't find the links to Lansing Public Library's del.icio.us bookmarks on their home page, but it looks like they have some well-monitored and defined categories (black_history). LaGrange Park Public Library's del.icio.us account is a little sparse in comparison and no large theme jumps out at me. I ... http://hjbennett.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/dont-hide-your-social-bookmarks/