# 23 Summary Learning 2.0

In a word - enjoyable.
Looking back over the exercises and my comments before summarising, I noted from my first blog, "What a blogger". I've come a long way.
As a profession, we need to be aware and open to change, and the insight Learning 2.0 has given me has been well worth the time and effort.
Only delving to this stage, on a need to know basis, this program was right on the mark for me. Now the challenge will be to remain familiar with what I've learned, even though most won't be used within my library position.
I found working at home on 2.0 to be much better than disturbing folks around me with podcasts etc, but along with this has come the challenge of working things through in isolation - also beneficial.
Some areas will definitely be reviewed in the future, some explored in more depth.

# 22 Audiobooks

What a fascinating site. Over 20,000 free ebooks produced by volunteers for Project Gutenberg on the World EBook Fair site. The languages available are quite extensive, and in the last 30 days 3,592,170 books have been downloaded. How things have changed.
The list of top 100 titles are an interesting blend, historical rather than hysterical. Offline catalogues are also available. Christmas is coming...I can feel an MP3 player coming on (please Santa).
Skipping through World eBook Fair site, slap bang inbetween the 'Children's eBook Collection' and 'Christian Classics Ethereal Library', I found 'CIA's Electronic Reading Room'. Here we go, something really interesting...yes (until wanting to look at the 2004 World Fact Book)...RESTRICTED SITE, authorization required. Story of my life really!
Same feeling, I imagine, listening to an eBook...story building...loan period expired!

# 21 Useful searchtools for locating podcasts

We were recommended to have a look at Yahoo, which was fascinating. The layout is clear, and I found it to be really easy to use.
'Vintage jewellery' as a subject is always at the top of my list, so this is where I started. In 0.19 secs 5,710,000 entries were noted, with the note, "also try"...
Following on quickly, I tried 'crystal' in advanced search, which listed 254,000 entries. Then, over to IMAGES, where in .10 secs 32,484 images were at the ready. Time for new glasses!
Also had a look at 'podcast.net' where I found searching to be quite easy, with helpful browse tags (top 10 listed in each area also).

# 20 YouTube

YouTube: ABC World News

Spent quite some time, as usual perusing various sites, and found plenty of sites which were a waste of my time and effort. Looked at YouTube, blog, Learning 2.0, excellence sites, but have decided on the ABC World News site: clear, easily accessible, quality content, with the first news item being on global warming. The ABC World News was the first YouTube entry found at "world news".
The time factor to sift through the copious entries would always be an issue for me, and is compounded by the fact that I don't have broadband at home.

# 19 Discovering Web 2.0 tools

Decisions, decisions... which site to choose.
Quick visit to sites including: Colorblender, Metacafe, Realtravel, and Upcoming. Settled on Google Maps for practicality. Had a fun time with subject and locations, and was amazed at the detail available. The city, maps, streets, businesses, and directions are all available for, I'm sure, just about anything. Looking for 'beading' (very general), in Arizona, I found there were 6,800 odd entries.
This site is user friendly, and sure to be handy as an aid to the traveller.

# 18 Web-based applications

How cool! Had a browse around Zoho writer, which would be very handy for group work. No need to email work back and forth, and you can work on or offline. People can add collaborative text, work can be reviewed/edited. Tables can be added, formatting is thorough (slideshow, presentation creator etc). When saving a doc. you are told how many words/characters.
Created a basic spreadsheet, with countdown to finishing this exercise(with 'Salmon has landed', on # 23.
"Share, don't attach!" is my mental note.

# 15 On Library 2.0 and Web 2.0

Many and varied papers, in the main agreeing tath the library community should/will always need to be moving and open to 'new' sets of concepts. We, as a community must embrace and be open to change, however challenging. Users and librarians need to change constantly: improve, evolve, interact.
The library is not only the centre for learning, and experience, but importantly for many, for social interaction (on many levels), for many and varied communities.