Web 2.0 catalog feeds

I found the feeds on the catalog to be hard to find and confusing to use...when I finally found the page and clicked on the feed links I was disappointed to get a page of html code... see the following:

http://www.communitylibrary.orgMastics-Moriches-Shirley Community LibraryTue, 16 Jun 2009 09:33:33 -0400en-UShttp://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/search~S37/,?b4100847xOnce you tell someone certain things--say, you got mailed a human head in a box--they tend to think you're crazy. Anita Blake's reputation has taken some hits. Not on the work front, where she has the highest kill count of all the legal vampire executioners in the country, but on the personal front. No one seems to trust a woman who sleeps with the monsters. Still, when a vampire serial killer sends her a head from Las Vegas, Anita has to warn Sin City's local authorities what they're still dealing with.http://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/search~S37/,?b4117915xKurt Austin puts the NUMA team on a case involving a hideous series of medical experiments, an extraordinarily ambitious Chinese criminal organization, and a secret new virus that threatens to set off a worldwide pandemic.http://alpha2.suffolk.lib.ny.us/search~S37/,?b4111002xNewspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to use his final days at the LA Times to write the definitive murder story of his career. Focusing on the case of Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder, Ja

This is not an easy way to read the information and I dont think the patrons will be excited to come back.

If the links work then patrons (myself included) will be excited to subscribe to the feeds.

In my "travels" and "surfing" though my readers I came across the following link to some awesome COLOR photos from early 1900 Russia, see the link:

http://www.socyberty.com/History/The-Incredible-Century-Old-Color-Photography-of-Prokudin-Gorsky.797569/3

and one of the comments shared a link with: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

which has more information and addtional photos.

Take a look, they are unbelievable.

I am enjoying going through the readers and connecting some of the interesting ones to my google reader but this is definitly information overload...there are oceans of information, to pique the interest of anyone!

Web 2.0 continued!

Flickr is pretty awesome! I discovered so much; there are even a number of Canon G10 groups (my new camera) in addition to the millions of photos! I set up my own account and uploaded some photos that I took with my new camera. See them at http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035743503@N01/?saved=1

Suffolk Wave is fantastic! I have used it a number of times and often recommend it for my patrons! Being an audiobook fan, it is easy to find titles that I am interested in listening to. A recent title I downloaded and listened to is Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky. It is a fascinating book, and the audio version is great.

Web 2.0 -- Youtube

Youtube can be pretty amazing or it can be a huge time waster! I have wasted alot of time looking at funny videos that have been sent to me. Today I used it to look for useful information. I recently got a new camera, and searched for photography videos. I found the following:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM7H3wNM2PY&feature=channel which seems to be a series of photo lessons, tips, and exercises. This is an example of the power of the internet being used to harness information. I am pretty excited to go take a look at the lessons and learn from others who have posted videos with photography information!

Web 2.0

Library Thing is another awesome bit of electronic technology. I love it but have to remmeber to use it to record my books; read, plan to read and otherwise! I started using it 2 years ago, and forgot about it! Take a look.
http://www.librarything.com/home/tlingg

web 2.0 education

Well I am finding my way around the web and even finding my way back home...here is a listing of my current links(?) for MMS web 2.0 activities:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/home.php?ref=home

http://twitter.com/tbirdeast

http://delicious.com/tbirdeast

Back from Prague!

The Prague trip was amazing and awesome! Everything went perfectly; flights had no problems, the hotel was great; really really nice. The weather was mostly warm and sunny. We enjoyed visiting with Holley and saw her alot; she was our personal tour guide for most of the week and showed us all over town and the surrounding area. We were going all day everyday and were exhausted at the end of the week. It was totally a fantastic trip!