Collaborating In The Cloud - updated
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Method 3
Share your impressions and thoughts regarding online productivity tools and cloud computing by posting to your blog. (Please include “Method 3″ in the title of your blog post.) Some jumping off points for your blog post might be: How do you feel about these tools and concepts? Do you see great benefits for use in libraries? Overall, would you say that you are more excited or more cautious/skeptical about cloud computing?
I think cloud computing and online productivity tools are great. It should cut down on incompatibility problems over time. I think this is the tool used for online Webinars. Where you know that everyone in the webinar is looking at the same presentation without formatting problems, etc... I'm excited about cloud computing from the standpoint of traveling lighter. If what I need to access is on the internet, I need to remember to drag less equipment with me. If the site where I'm headed has a computer with internet access, we know that we can get to what we need.
I think cloud computing and online productivity tools are great. It should cut down on incompatibility problems over time. I think this is the tool used for online Webinars. Where you know that everyone in the webinar is looking at the same presentation without formatting problems, etc... I'm excited about cloud computing from the standpoint of traveling lighter. If what I need to access is on the internet, I need to remember to drag less equipment with me. If the site where I'm headed has a computer with internet access, we know that we can get to what we need.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Entry for Method #1 & 2
Next, think about what you have read and seen. What are your thoughts regarding Web 2.0 and Library 2.0? What do the terms mean to you? To your library? Or libraries in general?
Web 2.0 is very exciting. I relate a lot to the variety of words used at the end of the YouTube video by Michael Wesch: copyright, ethics, governance, privacy and family. It’s a mixed bag for me. I’m so inspired by these connections that we can now make – but with each connection comes a risk. Information is spreading faster than we can contain it. As a responsible librarian, I hope to educate myself in order to continue to share on Web 2.0 and be protected at the same time. Then I can help my patrons do the same.
This changes everything. Learning to be connected more online has bridged gaps for many people. Cultures will collide even at the smallest level of user. I wonder about the consequences too. As we all move more and more to distant communications methods, I have to wonder about that which will be lost: the elements of face to face and in-person benefits that are unexplainable and creative in nature. All in all, for someone like me who doesn’t get to travel much outside my continent, it’s all very exciting.
For our library, the benefits are endless. We live in a remote area. Helping people in my library who have never been outside the city limits to explore avenues of connecting with the world is very exciting. Libraries in general will have a responsibility to help educate and train the public. With libraries at the forefront of these services, we can expect quicker transitions and better usage in general. The public relies heavily on us to help them. We need to be proficient in these tools as soon as possible.
Web 2.0 is very exciting. I relate a lot to the variety of words used at the end of the YouTube video by Michael Wesch: copyright, ethics, governance, privacy and family. It’s a mixed bag for me. I’m so inspired by these connections that we can now make – but with each connection comes a risk. Information is spreading faster than we can contain it. As a responsible librarian, I hope to educate myself in order to continue to share on Web 2.0 and be protected at the same time. Then I can help my patrons do the same.
This changes everything. Learning to be connected more online has bridged gaps for many people. Cultures will collide even at the smallest level of user. I wonder about the consequences too. As we all move more and more to distant communications methods, I have to wonder about that which will be lost: the elements of face to face and in-person benefits that are unexplainable and creative in nature. All in all, for someone like me who doesn’t get to travel much outside my continent, it’s all very exciting.
For our library, the benefits are endless. We live in a remote area. Helping people in my library who have never been outside the city limits to explore avenues of connecting with the world is very exciting. Libraries in general will have a responsibility to help educate and train the public. With libraries at the forefront of these services, we can expect quicker transitions and better usage in general. The public relies heavily on us to help them. We need to be proficient in these tools as soon as possible.
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