Librarians Aren't Supposed to Party!

For those confused by the title of my blog, it is a reference to a movie with Parker Posey called Party Girl where she plays a librarian. A must see for all librarians with a sense of humor! :)

Check out this clip from Youtube:

Week One, Thing 1 - Library 2.0

Well, this may seem like a strange thought, but I am REALLY glad that someone took the time to develop this 2.0 class. Thank you to the folks at CSLA and the folks at MSLA! I am so excited to learn about all of the "things" and to hopefully incorporate most of them into my program (and my life). I find it so important to be at least one step ahead of the students when it comes to technology. Otherwise, they just see you as out of touch and "lame". This is a rather long, but very interesting article about librarians and Web 2.0. I liked the part about the virtually empty libraries in Second Life.

http://weston.org/orgs/mslib/Web2.0.pdf

Week One, Thing 2 - 7 and 1/2 Habits

I like the idea that learning continues throughout life, but more than that I liked discovering that I am already a life long learner. I love to read and have discussions about what I have read. I take classes in yoga and Swing dance, as well as classes that pertain to technology and libraries. Learning new things is sometimes difficult for me because I tend to compare myself to others. I just have to remember that they may have been doing this longer than me or remember that some people have more of a talent for certain things. I also need to remember that there is always help out here in the form of friends with expertise, the Internet, and countless other technologies, etc. Habit 7 and 1/2 is definitely my favorite. I love to play! :)

Week Two, Things 3 and 4 - Blogging

Creating this blog has been alot of fun. I especially enjoyed creating my avatar, which I think may have something to do with my paper-doll obsession as a child. :)

Anyway, I have friends who have had blogs for a while, and I always thought of it as quite a self-indulgent thing. Now I have realized that you can use a blog to communicate anything, not just use it as a personal journal. Our sixth grade is doing a special project currently on the environment and we are going to have the kids create a blog where they can go for information and to communicate their progress on the project. I think it's a great tool to keep kids interested!