NO. 23 - GIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Personally I enjoyed playing with all of the Google tools especially iGoogle, previously I had only heard of these tools but now I can actually use them and know about their potential. Now I know how to 'blog' I would like to start all over again and improve the layout, content, etc. and make it more professional looking.

As for the library the RSS feeds could be quite useful for staff to gain professional information in their field of interest.

At the start of the 23 Things Program I wondered how I would ever complete the 'things' but as I proceeded through them they seemed to flow on. The instructions were very clear and there was always help if I needed it although I would have liked more time to 'play' with some of the tools. I don't think it was necessary for staff to open a Facebook account not sure why this was one of the '23 things', should have been optional as most people I have spoken to were against No. 12 for privacy reasons.

I probably won't keep on using these tools at work, apart from the RSS feeds and maybe a podcast, but certainly will privately if I get time.

Thanks to the 23 Things Team for a good program, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

NO. 22 - READ ABOUT AND EXPLORE VARIOUS WEB BASED COMMUNICATION TOOLS

Read about the web based tools on Instant messaging and VOIP. Launched the Google Talk client and signed in to Google talk where I invited a colleague to chat with me using Google contacts. This form of communication is too fiddly would prefer simple email or the phone where no sign-ins/passwords are necessary. I don't want to add the Google Talk Widget to my blog!

NO. 21 - FIND AND LISTEN TO A PODCAST OR TWO

Found a podcast on The ABC on news and current affairs, subscribed to it in my feed reader. Listened to a few other podcasts of interest also.

NO. 20 - WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEOS PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT LIBRARIES

Had a look at YouTube and found some quite useful and some stupid videos about libraries and librarians. Thought this one was quite appropriate, have a look and a laugh.

No. 19 PUT A PHOTO OF YOUR PET??? ON THE WIKI

As I don't have a pet I chose a photo from my 'theme' which is an EAGLE from my pictures gallery. Logged into VU Wikibrary and checked out the Pet's page, some people have some beautiful pets I must say unless they are doing what I am doing?
I added my pet 'eagle' to the Pet's page.

No. 18 - Read about the Library 2.0 movement, etc

I read the articles about Library 2.0 from Wikipedia, the Encore reports and Ebscohost 2.0 interfaces and listened to a Talis podcast titled "Library Gang Podcast" about the current financial crisis and how it can effect Libraries --- very interesting!

NO. 17 - PLAY WITH DELICIOUS

Visited 'delicious' and typed in words for my main interest and was rewarded with many choice results. I selected one called "thewebguy" and was presented with a trail full of choice information on Australian shares and investments. I think 'delicious' has a lot of potential to cover all of your interests in one space and also for social bookmarking with others.