Week 9 - Post 21 - Podcasts

Podcast is just like any other site to communicate with a group of people. You can put your information out on the computer and any one can listen or watch. I don't think that I can keep up with all this informaiton because I don't have time for it. I added a RSS feed to my blogline for a podcast of Indian music. I listened to some of the music, but it was mostly commentary.

I find podcasts pretty interesting, and it seems like the possibilities are endless. There are always new podcasts coming out, and many of them are very helpful. One good one that I looked at was a podcast on how to speak Spanish. I think this is a useful thing for people who do not have time to take Spanish classes. Podcasts are making new things easily accessible to many people around the world.

Week 9 - Post 20 YouTube

Here is the link to my YouTube video.

Zoho - Week 8 - Post 19

This is picture of Tajmahal. It's looks so beautiful. I really love it.

Week 8/Post 18- Social Networking

Today, I set up an account for Facebook. I know lots of young people are using this site, so I want to try and see what it is. Yesterday I play around, and it was fun. My daughter and lots of her friends whom I know have this account. It's nice to look at their pictures. Earlier when my daughter used to talk about Facebook, I always thought that this was some hard technology but I am pleased that I am at least getting familiar with these terms. I think it is a good way to keep in touch with people when they live far away, especially for college students. Although I know that I will never use this site, it's still good to have knowledge.

Week 7/Post 17 - Technology

Technology is great, but it's going too fast for me! Still email and economical long distance phone service is my favorite one. Through email I can communicate with my family in India on regular basis. Earlier we used to communicate mostly with sending letters to each other or making three minute phone calls, but it used to take 10 to 15 days before we received a letter. Through email though, you get the news right away. Another thing I really appreciate, is the wounderful long distance phone service. Now when I make a phone call to India, I don't have to look at the clock for how many minutes I am talking for.

Week 7/Post 16 - Wiki

I setup an account for wiki for myself. I believe wikis are wonderful. I like the idea that if you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, you add them to wiki. It is great way to share information with the people who care about a certain topics and live in another part of the country. I like the idea of using wikis to create online coummunication. You can create your own website and share other peoples valuable ideas.

Week 6/Post 15 Library 2.0

I spent some time and read 2.0 articles. It's intresting and informative. I think a lot of things we are doing are moving us into the right direction, and this training is among them. Library 2.0 to me means constantly offering new services to users. Library's now have such a strong presence on the internet, an hcpl customer can now live in the any part of the country and still use our services. As we, a library community, try to move forward- the links at ihcpl are very helpful. The idea that people will no longer come to the library has proven wrong. I liked the author that said the library is human. No matter how technoligically advanced libraries become, you will always have patrons that are looking for a human touch.