Playing in the Maryland Sandbox

My experience with Wiki Sandbox (Maryland) was unsuccessful. I spent a good amount of time playing with Maryland wiki sandbox and I tried multiple times to login, and add my favorite web sites but there was no link.

Oh my dear Wiki....
I think Wiki is a wonderful tool for public libraries to educate their users about their resources and information. It is even more useful for internal use in libraries for planning and communication between staff. We have a Wiki at Olney library which is very informative and keeps staff with the latest library news and events, it encourage us to add content and exchange ideas on a different subjects. I like the SJCPL and Book lovers wikis for their simple structures and educational resources they provides to their communities. Wiki is a must for public libraries and it opens up a new possibilities for collaboration between libraries and their users.

The future of libraries

The future of libraries are in hands of Librarian 2.0 who would need to be multi-skilled , understanding the diverse needs of community groups and engagement with the community. The Librarian 2.0 should keep up with new technology and use it to meet customers needs and wants to overcome the challenges that are facing libraries.

Technorati

I spent more than 45 mintutes to explore Technorati and there are lot of things that I like to explore. I find this valuable tool very useful for libraries and librarians to enhance customer service.

Del.icio.us
I think this is a very useful tool. The immediate benefit is the fact that I no longer need to use the browser on my Laptop to keep track of my bookmarks . Another good thing is that I can share it publicly.

Rollyo
Rollyo would have been useful if it actually worked. I tried many times but it did not work for me . I think I have spent more than 45 minutes to work on this search roll . Sorry, it is time to move on to the next Thing .

Library thing

This is really a handy place for me to keep track of my personal reading and share it with other people. http://www.librarything.com/catalog/effimirmohamadi