Week 16: Final Posting

I have learned numerous new skills during this process. My favorite is 1)Posting to wikipedia. Others are

2)Using Shelfari
3)Slide Sharing (with the help of my buddy, Diana)
4)Posting a video about Leavenworth
5)Cloud computing that used a document about banned books
6)RSS
7)Tagging
8)Watching an online meeting
9)Doing this exercise to remember all that I have learned!

My favorite video was on the blog of my buddy, Diana. It showed a woman talking to her cat in a sink:)

Week 15: Wikis

This is my favorite week. I think the best was saved until last! I've been wanting to create information on a wiki, but had not known exactly how to do it. After looking at a number of wikis, I decided to add some information to Wikipedia about one of my ancestors, Humphrey Tiffany. Here is where that information can be found. The web address is "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany."

As he was the first Tiffany in Massachusetts, I was able to add him to the Tiffany article on Wikipedia along with other famous other people named Tiffany. Included in this list was Louis Comfort Tiffany,the stained glass artist, as well as Charles Louis Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany & Co. I have now been able to boast in jest to some of my co-workers that I have published material to my credit:)

Now that I have added a line about Humphrey Tiffany, I see that I can create a whole page about him. This has been so much fun! It makes some of the more difficult weeks of 23thingsKansas worth the effort.

Week 14: Library Thing, Etc.

I was pleased to be introduced to Shelfari this week. Although I had used Library Thing previously, I liked the visual appearance and reviews of Shelfari. If only I had not inadvertently accessed a co-worker's account!

I have added a review for Resilience by Elizabeth Edwards. Her book is helping me deal with a challenging situation as she stresses the importance of moving on with life.

I also have listed Tinsel as a book I want to read. It was suggested by another co-worker and sounds like a interesting novel that may make me consider how the different ways we choose to celebrate Christmas in this country. I like the fact that it is set in Texas as that state has some fascinating citizens who know how to put on a show.

Week 13: Slide Sharing

Library Safety and Security

With the help of Diana, my technological library buddy, I have uploaded a library safety power point presentation (http://www.slideshare.net/debbyw/library20-safety20and20-security1) to Slideshare. It was aimed at library staff members and was presented at a Leavenworth Public Library staff meeting by Diana and Kim Baker, our library director. Now I will be prepared to use this site for any power point presentations that I create in the future.

Week 12: Screencasting

I have not yet been successful in bringing up Screencast-o-matic. Should this situation change, I'll be pleased to demonstrate how to locate an index to our Kansas vertical file material.

Well, it's a new day! Cynthia and Diana, my buddies, have helped me prepare a screencast using Jing: http://screencast.com/t/NjllOTZmMTIt. Happily, Cynthia has placed a link to it on the Leavenworth Public Library's website (http://www.leavenworthpubliclibrary.org/Reference/history_genealogy.html) for the world to view.

Week Ten: Video on the Web

I have chosen a video about Leavenworth from YouTube: . It is a news report on KMBC TV in Kansas City, "Hittin' the Road: Leavenworth" that aired a couple of years ago. I think this report is great in letting people know about the history of Leavenworth and what they can do here when visiting.

Week Nine: Instant Messaging

As our reference desk already had a Yahoo instant messaging account, I continued to use it.

When I went into meebo, I was surprised to see an account for someone I did not recognize. So, I sent a message asking who that person was. Happily, one of our librarians let me know that it was for another of our staff members!

For the time being, I'll continue to use our account that has as its login "refwork."