Wow, what happened? I guess I got a little off track as life took over (ahm gittin' hitched in July), and since I missed the (first) deadline anyway... Hey I've got all the time in the world to finish these "things."
Now, don't get me wrong: YouTube is super fun, but I have NO patience for browsing through the enormous amount of CRAP. I rely on other blogs and word of mouth to direct me to Quality Video Entertainment. And for me, entertainment's mostly what it is. I guess the Common Craft videos really come in handy though, as well as this shirt-folding video:
thank God someone posted that.
Oh, and this is my betrothed:
Hot stuff? Rock star? In our house he is!
I just kind of hate embedded videos though. I hate having to click on a video and have it be a surprise. It could be anything. I don't know why it bothers me, but sometimes I am pleasantly surprised and others I just get pissed. I know that's vague, but I'm trying to explain the annoyance I feel when someone has posted a video. I think part of the reason is that when I'm using the computer, even at home, there are few occasions that are "safe" to play a loud, unreviewed video. I'm not saying that most videos are inappropriate, but you never know. And I almost always forget to adjust the sound.Also, I hate bloggers who rely heavily on videos for posts. I like to read what someone thinks. At least comment on the videos you post.You know who you are.
After a couple of drinks, though... Well, who hasn't wasted an entire evening looking at The Kings or Iggy being awoken onstage to put on a performance, or the new Weezer? Huh? Come on admit it!
Sure I like the options for libraries especially the options for getting people involved. Look at this kid's contest (from the Swiss Army Librarian) called Story Tubes. Fun! Though this contest is sponsored by publishers, Brian Herzog points out that an individual library system could just as easily set up a contest. What a great way to get the community involved and invested! At the very least it would get people to look at the library home page, and just to have people become familiar with that is invaluable.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Thing Seventeen: ELM
Ye gads. I am ashamed to admit that I have a hard time remembering what ELM is versus MELSA versus MINITEX. I had to do a quick self-tutorial. Doh.
ELM is an amazing example of local government working for the people of MN. It's just that most people have not a clue that it exists. And a lot of people don't have a library card, which is the way that ELM resources are accessed. I suppose having a library card helps to determine that the user is a MN resident. I'm just sad that people don't realize how valuable their tax-paid library cards are. USE THEM, PEOPLE. Sorry for shouting.
With that said, I am annoyed by this exercise mostly because, again, we have to sign up for an account. Now I've used all of these resources in the past without setting up an account and it's worked just fine for me. I think I'm glad to know that these tools exist, but I couldn't cancel my account after I was done. At least, I couldn't figure out how to do it. I hate that. Also, after all the rigamarole of setting up an RSS feed, my reader was inundated with results. I would use this function sparingly. I suspect for the average user a more measured approach would be more productive. I did, however, like the ProQuest Newsstand email a web page option. And I did end up signing up for a NetLibrary account, but that was so I could practice downloading our library's new option for audiobooks.
I suppose maybe my annoyance is unfounded. It is great to have options; even multiple ways to do the same thing. I just can't stand the multiple account sign ups and I know I'm not the only one.
ELM is an amazing example of local government working for the people of MN. It's just that most people have not a clue that it exists. And a lot of people don't have a library card, which is the way that ELM resources are accessed. I suppose having a library card helps to determine that the user is a MN resident. I'm just sad that people don't realize how valuable their tax-paid library cards are. USE THEM, PEOPLE. Sorry for shouting.
With that said, I am annoyed by this exercise mostly because, again, we have to sign up for an account. Now I've used all of these resources in the past without setting up an account and it's worked just fine for me. I think I'm glad to know that these tools exist, but I couldn't cancel my account after I was done. At least, I couldn't figure out how to do it. I hate that. Also, after all the rigamarole of setting up an RSS feed, my reader was inundated with results. I would use this function sparingly. I suspect for the average user a more measured approach would be more productive. I did, however, like the ProQuest Newsstand email a web page option. And I did end up signing up for a NetLibrary account, but that was so I could practice downloading our library's new option for audiobooks.
I suppose maybe my annoyance is unfounded. It is great to have options; even multiple ways to do the same thing. I just can't stand the multiple account sign ups and I know I'm not the only one.
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