This post explains how the project will work. There are 14 Web 2.0 tools in the project listed under "Learning 2.0 Things": blogs, wikis, tagging, RSS feed, YouTube, MySpace, podcasting, Facebook, LibraryThing, Del.icio.us, Flickr, Twitter, IM, and text messaging. There are also several other links about these tools that you might find useful and interesting. Only the 14 things listed here are part of the project.
The purpose of the project is to give staff the opportunity to learn about Web 2.0 tools, how they can be used to enhance library services, and acquire a functional knowledge of how they work in order to promote the Library's web based services. You can start at any point in the list, top, bottom, middle, it doesn't matter. When you have finished reading about each tool, post your comments and questions here, under this post. Answers to questions will be posted here too.
You may recall during a recent staff meeting Sherry Gomez announced that The Friends of the Library had generously donated a gift certificate for the lucky winner of the drawing at the completion of the project. Anyone who completes the project within the time period is eligible to enter the drawing. Completing the project means reading and commenting on each of the 14 social networking tools. Posts are chronological so this one will not always be at the top of the page, just scroll down until you see it.
The project will run from September 2 through November 15, 2008. You will need to have entered a comment on each of the 14 Web 2.0 tools by 6:00 pm Saturday November 15th to be eligible for the grand prize drawing.
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