Hello folks! Welcome to my brand new blog! I've resisted creating a Blog until now because I already have one as part of my MySpace account. But thanks to some motivation from my wonderful workplace, I've finally done it. My current MySpace blog doesn't get used much. I've never been the type to keep a diary, certainly not a public one! I used to regularly post political news articles on my MySpace blog, but I decided that was taking up too much of my valuable time. Although I don't create blog entries very often, I do enjoy reading certain blogs. I like reading blogs that are subject-specific, such as libraries, local activism or my favorite bands. And I like reading the blogs of only my closest friends. I know that people keep personal blogs and post all kinds of boring, personal stuff on them, such as 'my kids school was closed today' and that's fine. But who, besides maybe their family, reads that stuff?! I don't even know that much information about most of the people around me, nor do I want to! My workplace has created a Staff Blog, which I think is a great idea. It's a place for Staff to share things with all employees without overflowing our email Inboxes. I just wish more Staff took advantage of the Staff Blog, maybe they will now that we are all encouraged to participate in Library 2.0.
I'm looking forward to completing the Library 2.0 workshops offered by my workplace. I think this initiative is fantastic! It's really hit and miss what librarians are familiar with when it comes to technology trends. These five basic workshops will ensure that all Staff are up-to-speed and on the same page about Blogs, Digital images, Photo-sharing, Runescape and online book reviews.
Stay tuned to see my progress...
