Gardening Podcast

I looked around some of the podcast directories and chanced upon a decent gardening one. It's called "A Gardener's Notebook".

Bluegrass!

I looked for some bluegrass bands on YouTube and found some familiar faces.

StumbleUpon

I tried out this web site of internet sharing. Wound up signing up. I'm just not sure how often I'll contribute. It seems like a fun site for interest sharing.

Etsy.com

A great shopping site of unusal artisans. There are workshops on how to sell your craft on the site as well as items to buy. Locally, they advertise a craft sale in Columbus which features many local artisans.

Google.doc

I played around with Google.doc and tried some of the different templates. Some of the more fun ones were listed under Cards & Certificates. There is a 4-sided card which would be fun for kids, etc.
The sharing of documents is a concept we already use. There are documents withing our v drive that all staff have access to upgrade or print off as a handlout.

Wiki Redeux

I posted in the sandbox. Did the tv favs and added my blog.

Wiki Tiki Tavi

Don't fall over; but, I like the idea of wikis more than I thought I would. Looking over some of the suggested wikis, I was very taken with the uses some libraries have made, i.e. subject guides. Granted its an updated version of having printouts on hand to give patrons; but, gathering everything in one place like the St. Joseph county one, is very useful. Also, it reaches the at-home user and helps further use of the collection, etc. One of our part-time librarians who is full-time at the State Library, uses his blog or wiki to store handouts for his students. Easy access when needed and with online availability.
Was this my first positve blog entry? I really like all the new stuff. But my mantra remains, for staff to make full use, they need easy access, aka available computers and TIME.