I really do not have a lot to share this week on technology because I had a hectic week! But one thing that did fascinate me while I was back and forth to the hospital to visit my mom while she was there for a week is how connected people are now. I remember when hardly anyone had cell phones and now I walk around seeing kids as young as 10 with cell phones texting to their little hearts' desires! Perhaps I was also thinking about this because I had to work on webpages for my Information Architecture class and I am learning about the different formats for different things and one of them includes formats for cell phones.
I am the first to admit I am addicted to my Blackberry which I have nicknamed my red crackberry but I never really stopped to consider the design aspect in creating every single page to be viewable on that little gadget. I am someone who constantly checks her Facebook through her phone, but I guess now I understand what goes into making that site work. I think technology can be so amazing but yet at the same time I have to ask are we going to get to a point where it will be overkill?
I hope not because for me I will always get excited at any new technology. I love that libraries are always on the verge for the newest and latest technology. Right now at my library we are starting to create things like Wikis and Blogs and I was asked to help out with implementing that. I think anything I learn from class is going to help so I look forward to working on this wiki project because it will help me with my current job. I will be able to teach some of my coworkers.
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Some libraries are embracing the new technologies a little tighter than most. My library has joined the MySpace community and has been running a blog for our “One Book, One Community” read for awhile. I thought we were pretty hot stuff for a relatively small public library. However, while doing some research for Wiki for Work I ran into the Anderson Public Library site: www.and.lib.in.us. Not only do they have a link to their MySpace page and APL Blog on their home page, they also have Twitter, Facebook, Ning and an APL RSS site.
ReplyDeleteWell Laurie I hope the library I am at gets with the program because we are far behind!
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine told me that she and her husband sat down with their thirteen year old daughter for a heart to heart after she sent something like 2000 text messages in one month. When she figured out the frequency with which her daughter was sending text messages, given that she couldn't do it in school or while asleep, she realized how much other parts of her life must be suffering.
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