DIY Intranet

Escondido used network drive before the intranet.

Unorganized, poor archiving, difficult searching.

Why a wiki? Not info coming from the top down, so wikis allow for collaboration. Informal.

Jotspot:
keyword searching within document
group directories app
RSS & Email reminders for updates.

Issues:
Google acquisition (no new users, future uncertain.)

Wiki farm comparsion in Wikipedia.
PBWiki
Wetpaint (Ads)
Wikispot (wiki editing language. not WYSIWYG)

Directly on your own servers:
Twiki
Joomla
Social Text

Goodwidgets
FD's Flickr Toys
Widgetbox
Jing
Site meter/Stat Counter

Online Filing Cabinet - Upload files for sharing
Check out Evanced Calendar.
Security Alert section - pictures and warnings about problem patrons.

Blending in - Librarians in the Networked Community

Libraries being social nodes:

Atchison Public Library - Kansas
Blog homepage
Plug your community.

Arlington Heights - IL
Video blog
Chat reference

acpl.info
Community Resources
"There's not a lot to do, so they just sort of focus on the past." *giggles*

Clark County Public Library
Side bar advertises Wi-fi and important links

Orange County -FL
Shop OCPL. Like an Amazon store, library gets a cut.

Topeka Shawnee County
Survey link! Very cool.

SC state library
Connections for librarians in the state.

Webjunction

Flickr
Libraries and Librarians - why am I not here? Seriously.
365 Library Days Project

Using library websites has gone down 10%. Uh-oh.

Social Wheel ---ooooh, shiny.

Keynote - Lee Rainie

Good lord, were the -keynotes- this crowded last year? I'm sitting on the floor in the foyer. o.O

Also, for someone who doesn't like numbers, I sure like talks with lots of stats.

Great things about Cowboy Bebop, part 1.

I've been so busy working on the moving blog, that I haven't had much to say here. But this article about opening sequences that fit their shows perfectly inspired me to share. Somewhere in between all the shows I had never watched (and a few I had) was the lone Japanese Anime of the list. Surrounded by shows like The Sopranos, Freaks and Geeks, The 4400, and Charlie's Angels was Cowboy Bebop. I found myself nodding. Yeah, that was an awesome show opener, wasn't it? That's something that I really loved about Cowboy Bebop. This anime about bounty hunters pulls you in with a rockin' jazz piece, and a mix of flashy bright colors and character silhouettes. It was the same for the Cowboy Bebop movie, which wasn't nearly as good as the series, but still pulls you in with a catchy opening sequence. In fact, I think the opening sequence of the movie may be one of my favorite parts.

This is the show's opener:


This is the movie's opener:

Argh.

Figures. The Wikipedia editor who told everyone he was a professor and turned out to be lying is from Kentucky.

Youtube funny

There's a series of videos on YouTube that parody the Mac vs. PC commercials. In them, a librarian and an "IT Professional" learn that they might not be so different afterall. This one is my favorite. <3

Library 2.0 Network

Ever wanted to try out social networking, but you're intimidated by sites like Myspace? One of the coolest trends starting up now are sites that allow you to create your own social network, on any topic you choose. (For example, I discovered a site called RenSpace the other day, for Renaissance faire enthusiasts.) Well now there's one for Library 2.0 Librarians! Over here, you can create your own profile, and share with other librarians. Check it out!

(And friend me here.)