Wow!! This has been quite an experience. When this project began, I had never created a blog, much less incorporated all the features, bells and whistles as I have done here. This exercise had provided a great sense of accomplishment. But, most importantly, it has provided me with skills that I can readily apply to my work in my library. As a result of the "23 Things" I have already created library accounts on: Library Thing for our library Book Discussion Group; and Delicious for a list of Reference Bookmarks based on RUSA's Best Free Websites. These are both tools that will directly benefit our patrons and staff.
Wiki's, tags, Flickr, YouTube & podcasts... all things I was aware of but had not spent much time really investigating or experimenting with. The best part of the exercise was the whole concept of the 23 Things. Breaking this bundle of tasks down into small manageable assignments made the concept of learning Web & Library 2.0 far less daunting. Sixteen weeks ago, I would have never believed that I would have experimented with all of these different technologies and accomplished some of the tasks that I have on this blog. It all would have sounded a bit overwhelming. But, by breaking it down into 23 tasks, it was manageable and fun.
For the most part it was pretty easy as well. The "Thing" that was the most challenging for me was the Image Generator. I had to spend a little more time on that exercise, but even that wasn't too bad. But, importing pictures and graphics offers so much variety and makes the blog more dynamic.
I really enjoyed the YouTube and podcast "Things" because there is so much out there to be viewed and sampled. ZoHoWriter and Technorati- All truly amazing.
The most gratifying aspect of this exercise is that this is knowledge that I can see applying directly to my work at my library. It was a very good experience and I really did learn a LOT! I can't wait to apply these "things" on the job! Really terrific- I'll never look at blogs and blogging the same way again.
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