tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:42:36 +0000A few ideas, thoughts and questions about what is going on in my life....http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Simona)Blogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-4074733326054823916Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:40:00 +00002008-06-17T14:53:44.440-07:00Social bookmarking is the practice of saving bookmarks to a public Web site and “tagging” them with keywords. Bookmarking, on the other hand, is the practice of saving the address of a Web site you wish to visit in the future on your computer.ReadingsToolsCase Studieshttp://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2008/06/web-20-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-116425057026439768Thu, 23 Nov 2006 02:33:00 +00002006-11-22T18:56:38.730-08:00A few thoughts about Flickr:I first heard about it about a year ago while preparing for a conference. I started using it shortly after, at first just to play with it and see what it is and then to find pictures for the many, many displays I create at the library on a regular basis. Before, I use to have to find Microsoft graphics, now I can just type in a word into Flickr and get so many more http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/11/week-12-about-flickr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-116304015236569890Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:22:00 +00002006-11-08T18:42:32.373-08:00Two of the articles I read for this week really caught my attention:First of all the article Identity Production in a Networked Culture: Why Youth Heart MySpace made some really valid points I probably either did not realize before or was not aware how important they are to teens: - Teens just don't have public places to hang out away from adults. The author mentions that all or majority of http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/11/week-10-few-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-116122660082318601Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:46:00 +00002006-10-18T19:56:40.840-07:00I read this article and I have to say that it was one of the first ones I read for this course that really made me more aware of how I was using a particular technology: in this case del.icio.us. I used this site for quite a while and even implemented it where I work. My main reason for using it, is the fact that I can access it from anywhere (as opposed to favourites saved onto a computer) and http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/10/week-7-delicious-lesson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-116093322288092171Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:18:00 +00002006-10-15T10:27:02.890-07:00I have to say I was intrigued by the title of the article On uses for wikis and gardening. Having read articles by Meredith Farkas before, I immediately chose it from the list of readings for this week. I contemplated the idea of trying a wiki at work since we started talking about it in this course and I have to say that I really liked her point about creating a wiki because there is a need and http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/10/week-6-on-uses-for-wikis-and-gardening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-116064987388931643Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:28:00 +00002006-10-12T03:44:33.910-07:00I really enjoyed the article Using Wikis to create online communities by Meredith Farkas. I heard that she is an expert on the topic before, since I listened to a session she has done with the SirsiDynix institute. This particular article however really pinpointed what are some of the things that a library /librarian can do with a wiki. I liked that her examples included creating web subject http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/10/week-6-what-can-libraries-do-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-115991219166774378Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:30:00 +00002006-10-03T14:49:51.676-07:00I was just reading the first article assigned for this week and I found it interesting that although it has been written in 2004, it discusses the different applications of RSS feeds for the information professionals. In addition to the uses mentioned in the article (news from major news sources, libraries, new additions to the collection of a library, new journal articles) there was another http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/10/week-5-what-can-we-do-with-rss-feeds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-115843164922228991Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:18:00 +00002006-09-16T11:34:09.230-07:00I was reading this article, and I have to say that I really put it in the context of 2002. It is interesting to see that as the Meg Hourihan mentions, blogs have changed over time. She discusses the development of blogs after 9/11 to include warblogs, but we also know that corporate blogs are something even more current. Many private organizations and libraries (in the context of our course) havehttp://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/09/week-2-post-what-were-doing-when-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-115819803895715714Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:27:00 +00002006-09-13T18:40:39.006-07:00I found this particular article very informative considering I am new to blogging. I am using Blogger only because this was the only blogging site I knew about from some of my friends and I started there. I was interested in finding out what else is out there, especially that now, once I have started to explore Blogger a little more, I came to the conclusion that it is a little difficult to use (http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/09/week-2-post-time-to-check-are-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-115797682615166436Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:55:00 +00002006-09-11T05:13:46.186-07:00This is the first article I read as part of this course only because my focus is understanding how libraries can use these technologies best. I was a little disappointed that the article did not really treat this subject in depth, but merely listed some social software technologies and how they have been used in the past. It is important to also note, that although this article may present a goodhttp://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/09/week-1-article-post-social-software-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-115759837529964957Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:42:00 +00002006-09-06T20:08:58.736-07:00A little bit about myself:My name is Simona Dinu and I am a part-time student in the MLIS program (my 4th semester now, planning to graduate in December 2007). In addition to taking 2 courses per semester I also work full-time as a supervisor at the Courtneypark Branch Library in Mississauga. I am very luck to have had the opportunity of working in libraries since I started doing the 40 hours of http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/09/first-post-for-lis757.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30968551.post-115759573232065280Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:15:00 +00002006-09-06T19:22:12.320-07:00It's the first time I'm writing something on my brand new blog. Where did it all start?Well, I found out what blogging is over six months ago (long story, maybe I'll share it in later posts), I played around by reading other people's blogs and then I created my own, but never finished it till tonight.....I guess I was just lazy and I only got it done (with picture and everything) because I am http://simonas-blog.blogspot.com/2006/09/my-first-blog-ever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simona)0