Library 2.0 Roundtables, ALA part 4

This was a great session but my notes are horrific. They'll be posting all the comments on the WJ wiki so watch for that. The coolest part of this session is that they actually did a virtual table for those who couldn't attend and the session was archived.

Some of the stuff I came away with -

• check on 23 Things on a Stick out of Minnesota
• extend 23 Things by sharing what you learn with someone else
  
• Gaming concepts into other library stuff - try treasure hunts
• check at TechSoup for discounted flickr pro accounts
• create a youtube vide or podcast in SPANISH for things like "how to get a library card"
• you have to have staff buy in
  
• post comments on local blogs
• great idea, did you know the library has books about that (and link back)
  
• 59 second training sessions on youtube

And I followed this up with the CLENE Top 10 Tips done by Janie Hermann of Princeton Public Library at the Exhibit Hall. She had a VERY cool set of neat 2.o stuff. You can see variations on her slides at Fifteen Freebies in 50 Minutes or Cool Tools for Cool Living. And here are just some of the cool things she mentioned. If I would use some of this stuff I think it would make my life easier.

• monkeysee.com
• zamzar.com - a file converter
• wakerupper.com
• picnik.com - photo editting
• doodle.ch - pick a meeting time
• jott.com / 1-866-jott-123 - voice to email/text message
• tadalist.com
• senduit.com or yousendit.com - send very large files without bogging down your server
• slideshare.net