Reichardt, R., & Harder, G. (2005). Weblogs: their use and application in science and technology libraries.
Science & Technology Libraries, 25(3), 105-116.
This article has provided me with several instances in which weblogs have been helpful yo my discipline as well as the hard sciences. In fields that emphasize empirical observation, weblogs aggregate information from several sources that have been approved for their quality of observation and field expertise. It also serves as an excellent means of communication between parties.
Charles Allan, "Using a wiki to manage a library instruction program: Sharing knowledge to better serve patrons"
C&RL News, April 2007 Vol. 68, No. 4 http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2007/apr/usingawiki.cfm
I recently engaged in lirbary isntruction as part of my appointment at Point Park University and have reached many of the same conclusions as the author of this piece. Personally, I view instruction as a natural extension of reference and believe that questions can be answered much mroe efficiently using a wiki. In librayr school, I have used several wikis to undertake projects and find that the services they offer are primarily responsible for keeping me educated and informed. I also see that instruction sessions can be very tiresome for many students. This is an excellent alternative medium!!!
Xan Arch, "Creating the academic library folksonomy: Put social tagging to work at your institution" C&RL News,
February 2007 Vol. 68, No. 2 http://www.ftrf.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/publications/crlnews/2007/feb/libraryfolksonomy.cfm
Once again, I am reminded of my duties behind the reference desk. Social tagging could potentially take away a lot of my work, but it would also allow questiosn to be answered much mroe efficiently. In our current age, a librarian primarily functions on the customer service level as a means opf validating the quality of a source. On the other hand, social tagging might also just change the fucntion of my vocation as a manager of such tags in which I would be performing the same task through a different method. Overall, I am in favor of implementing social tagging.
Jimmy Wales: “How a ragtag band created Wikipedia”
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jimmy_wales_on_the_birth_of_wikipedia.html
Wikipedia has always been a subject of great interest for me. I personally believe that it is one of the greatest creations in the past ten years. Although many articles contain profanity and information that is generally unreliable, one can always check the cited sources for comfort and as a means of beginning research. The creation of "The Free Encyclopedia" is definitely the most egalitarian undertaking I've ever encountered.
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I view instruction as a natural extension of reference
Hi Oliver,
This. This is so true! Practically, reference is instructing someone where to find information. If a librarian did show a patron the information they wanted, but didn't tell them how to find it themselves, would the reference session be as effective? That's something I think about alot as well.
Also, by the way I finally finished my website! The URL is posted on my blog, you should take a look and tell me what you think if you feel so inclined. :3 Thanks also for the tip about Kompozer, I ended up just finishing what I had, code and all, but I am definitely going to keep it in mind the next time I make a site.
Cheers!
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