Week 15: Wikis

Okay - I am a slowpoke on this one! The idea of editing and possibly creating Wikipedia articles was very intriguing to me. I would like to create an entire article, which slowed me down immensely since we are winding things up at the end of the school year and I didn't have much time to dedicate to that enormous task. So... I finally put that goal aside for the time being and found an article to edit with some additional information that related to Fort Leavenworth which is located in my county. I discovered a bit of information in a book from our Kansas Room at Leavenworth Public Library about Chief Joseph being taken here with about 400 of his tribal members and held in a makeshift prison camp for an eight month stay. The survivors of that ordeal were then transported to a reservation in Oklahoma for ten years where many died of disease. The remaining Nez Perce were finally returned to their native home in Idaho. Here is a link to the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Joseph My edit is in the second half of the first paragraph in the section titled: Aftermath.

Week 14: Library Thing, Etc.

Shelfari this week. Very cool tool... especially for librarians!! Here is my personal book shelf for you to browse. Enjoy!

http://www.shelfari.com/o1514532950

Week 13: Slide Sharing

Hi there! Another fantastic and FREE tool that we can use via the web, how awesome!! Great potential for this one too!

Leavenworth Public Library Resources PowerPoint

http://www.slideshare.net/cindyhesser/leavenworth-public-library-resources

Week 12: Screencasting

Wow!! I love screencasting!! Well, I love the potential of screencasting... I am still working on a smooth production. I created one that explains how Kansas residents can access Consumer Reports articles via the State Library site, kslib.info We often have patrons come to the library looking for articles before making a major purchase. They are usually delighted to learn how to access the articles free of charge at home. Here is a link to my screencast:

Consumer Reports access through General One File database on http://kslib.info -

http://www.screencast.com/t/ZDg4NmVkMT

Week Seven: Microblogging

I have joined the Twitter circle. Here is a link so that you can all 'Tweet' me if you like -

http://twitter.com/hessercj

I fished for Twitter pages to follow and found eight so far. Leavenworth and Johnson County Libraries, some friends from Leavenworth Public Library, like Debby and Diana, 23 Things (of course!), Google Books, Borders, and Gwen Bartlett had a nice link to register to win a computer lab - Thanks, btw!

Twitter is no doubt a great way to quickly stay current in people's lives and keep people abreast of events at libraries. I think I am too verbose to use twitter on a regular basis, but who knows... I may learn to abbreviate my communications to fit the confines of a Tweet!

Week Ten: Video on the Web

Wow! Another FUN project!! Here is a link to a cool video about a library's mobile website that can be used easily with iphones, etc:

Intro to the UNC Library Mobile Site

And here is a link to one that I have posted of our Thanksgiving entertainment at my daughter's house. Her husband, Brad, is an auctioneer and played guitar/sang the Auctioneer song:

Auctioneer, Brad Noll

To his left sits Wanetta, a full-blooded Cherokee and honored guest that day. After my brother offered a Christian prayer before our meal, she offered a Cherokee prayer. Awesome day!

Week Nine: Instant Messaging

This was a fun lesson!
Tell us what you think of Instant Messaging; It is a fast way to connect with one or more people and has many advantages. One being there is no disturbing sound in an otherwise quiet environment like a library. Another is you can be chatting while working on other projects on the computer. You can look for answers in another Window. You can also ask other librarians for tips or advice while working on the projects.
Do you like it? I love chatting via IM!!!
What concerns do you have using a tool like Instant Messaging? Well, I do find that it is easier to be misunderstood on occasion - since messages tend to be abbreviated, some of the meaning is at risk of being lost or misconstrued.
Has it changed the way you work at all? YES - see above.