Finish Line

Whee!! Hitting the finish line is like receiving an early Christmas present.

What did I like about the process? Well, the Avatar assignment was fun and some of the YouTube videos were entertaining. Unfortunately, the video I wanted to add to my blog was not allowed and my Bunny Hop is not cooperating. I guess the Bunny's battery has finally run down.

I consider librarianship to be about learning and am always open to new information for my own use and to share with our customers. Now, I just hope that I can remember everything we covered. The problem is that I do not have any plans to use the information at this time.

What else is available in web 2.0? Technology is changing so rapidly it makes me wonder how many of these sites will still be up and running a year from now. This has all been fun but I long to leave the virtual realm and get back to books.


Party Colored Cat Signing Off!

Bunny Hop

hcpl.lib.overdrive

There are many title I would like to download and listen to that are listed on the hcpl.lib.overdrive. Two of the titles are: Guide to Becoming Rich, (and right after that one I should read) The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality.

LibriVox did not draw me in but Wowio did. Wowio had additional catalog categores to offer but I did not see the music selection. It has additional enhancements but get your attention and keep it.

Overall I like our ebooks but could not find any musical selections worth downloading.

youtube

Ok. You won me over! I looked at a lot of cat videos (yoga, cocoanuts) and, just to be fair, decided to watch an Anime video. I loved Anime Cocoanuts and watched it twice.

I also enjoyed the movie trailers.

Social Networking?

Or, is that antisocial networking? A couple of these looked like portals to porn. I thought we were thinking about blocking myspace. Facebook isn't any better. No way will I sign up for that one.

ning-SPCA blog useful. Especially interested in keeping safe and avoiding "toxic goodies."
threadless-only if you already own every tee shirt in the world
infieldparking-not interested
dogster-bow wow! bow wow!
catster-now your's talking--information and pictures of interest to me--meow...meow...purr...
The rest were okay. Nothing to really blog about, just okay. Overall this exercise was a waste of my time and the taxpayers money.

Zoho

The only advantage I can see to using Zoho is in the ability to share. I do not have a personal need for Zoho at this time and don't like having to set another account.

Technology (Cat's Point of View)

So, what is technology from a cat's point of view? Cats require water and deserve the kitty drinking fountains that keeps their water filtered, bubbly and fresh. Speaking of fresh, they also need to have a clean litter box.Can you believe this must-have model? It even has a ramp for easy access and the wiping of delicate paws. Love it! Love it! Love it! If something new comes out five minutes from now, I will also require, deserve, need, and must-have that.

ALA Wiki

Wikis tied to conferences are a good idea. You can share information that will be useful in planning future meetings, help participants get the most from the conference and simplify getting feedback from attendees. With time, new questions and comments will arise and the Wiki will work its magic.

Wiki Wiki

I added a movie title to Sandbox and tried to add my favorite restaurant but was unsuccessful. Another blogger was editing the restaurant list (in excess of five minutes) and I could not get in. I know, I will put the info here. I love Lupe Tortilla http://www.lupetortilla.com/. Be sure to try the Green Enchiladas. Muy Bueno!!!

Del.icio.us

I did search del.icio.us. I tried an IRS search and found that the information presented was not as helpful or to the point as the actual irs.gov. It may take a little time to be able to train myself to get the most from this tool. I did a search on cat health and got a lot of entertaining articles about cats, dogs, kittens, and pet foods, allergies, etc. 1,448 articles in all. "Feline heart disease" rendered six articles about the most common heart disease "cardiomyopathy" or "HCM." This tool is as good as the users ability to define and limit their search. I don't like the layout--presentation is definitely on the weak side.

Looking at Technorati

advanced search=6,824
blog posts=775
tags=1,391
blog directory=94

No, I was not surprised by the popular blogs. Different strokes for different folks. Current events (San diego fire & Ron Paul), topical issues (environment & education), foreign language blogs (got me!) and some blogs that I dare not touch.

To more powerful ways to cooperate

Chip NilgesOCLC Vice PresidentNew Services

"This of course is just a beginning; over the next year we are planning to offer a variety of “social” services to allow non-cataloging library professionals, library patrons and others to contribute to and use WorldCat. Services under consideration include tagging, list creation and sharing, citation management, personal cataloging, and the like."

This should be interesting. It reminds me of the 0ld "Thriving on Chaos" theory. The real challenge will be in deciding what to include and what to exclude. Trial and error may be too slow a vehicle to allow any kind of innovation.

into a new world of librarianship
Michael Stephens Librarian, Blogger

Are we Techno-worshipping? I am still waiting for just one of our customers to ask me how to set up a blog. We have a lot of people blogging--many are blogging their brains out. Bloggers seem to be born with the blog gene. Our customers are asking questions about the use of Word and Excel but not blogging. Are we preparing for the next wave?

"This librarian will help users become their own programming director for all of the content available to them." Why do I feel inadequate to serve as anyone's programming director?

Elf still out

I just tried to get into libraryelf again and it was unavailable.

What?

And why would I be interested in using Elf? First doesn't "temporarily" and "at the moment" mean the same thing. Ouch!! And what's with the Kerry/Edwards support message. What year is this? How long have I been sleeping? How many times do I need to "try again later?" HCPL's reminder messages come with no strings attached. I like it that way. THANKS BUT NO THANKS!!!


Unfortunately, the system is temporarily unavailable at the moment.
We are working to restore the service and hope to have it available soon -- please try again later.
Our apologies for the inconvenience this may have caused. The content manager is temporarily unavailable.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and
assure you that the Web Team is working diligently on restoring it
shortly.
Thank you for your patience,
-Web Team
-->We're sorry, the system is unavailable right now.
We hope to have the system available again very
soon. Please check back with us later.
Welcome to the Elf website!
This site is paid for and independently-run by JANDI Enterprises Inc.
Due to unexpected system unavailability
WELCOME TO THE AUSTIN FOR KERRY WEBSITE!Grassroots support for Kerry/Edwards in Central
TexasThis site is paid
for and run by volunteers in the Austin area and is NOT authorized by John Kerry
for President, Inc. Due to overwhelming
traffic, we have had to temporarily replace the Austin for Kerry homepage.
Please bear with us as we revamp the server to handle the additional bandwidth.
Thanks to our friends at Greater
Democracy, the Barnes clips are back online at the mirror site listed below.
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Library Thing

It's true. It's true. It's true. I do have limited interests. I did include a picture of a dog on this page (the best dog ever) but don't think for a moment that I will waste my time reading about them. Cats rule! I just can't get enough of Lilian Jackson Braun. Check out my reading preferences at (http://www.librarything.com/catalog/partycoloredcat).

Map to Meez

http://www.meez.com/home.dm

Meez & Me

Meez was fun. I just loved shopping for my wardrobe. Only one problem. They wanted to charge for the oh so darling kitty cat skirt. Well, being an underpaid librarian, I could not afford the oh so darling kitty cat skirt. So, at the last minute, I had to give it back. By that time I was exhausted and in need of rest and decided to return to work. See you later!

Meezy Cat

iHCPL Feed

I added iHCPL to my feeds. It is convenient having so many things of interest in one place.

Too Much Information

As usual, I have already overextended myself. I am at RSS overload and need to delete some of my Feeds. It is time to make some decisions about what really interests me. Most confusing: Syndic8. Easiest: Bloglines. Unusual: I don't know yet--I'm new at this. They all look "unusual" to me.

Best Dog Ever

Best Dog Ever
Originally uploaded by partycoloredcat

Colorpicker

I could use Colorpicker. Sometimes I feel down. Most of the time I shine like the sun and love daring, bold colors!!! Enough said.

Cat in ANO

Cat in ANO
Originally uploaded by partycoloredcat

This cat just loves to hang out in the library. Can you find the cat?

Cats Love to Hunt In The Dark

No. No. Actually, no I am not comfortable with posting my opinions to a blog. For one thing, I am a reasonable Feline and my opinions can change from day to day to day. It boggles my mind to think that I might have to set aside time from my already too, too, too busy schedule to go back and rewrite or otherwise adjust my past musings. I love to scamper from here to there with the wind blowing in my fur and my spirit as light as a blowing leaf.

Revisiting blog

Just checking to make sure that I can reenter blog and add post.

23 Baby Steps

Today I start taking my 23 baby steps that, when finished, will add up to a giant leap in knowledge.