Thing 12: IM

I do IM at Central so I am familiar with it but still learning. I just wish there was more business! There are some kinks to work out but I think its a great service and I enjoy doing IM.

Thing 5: Thoughts on Library 2.0

I can certainly see the necessity of anyone working with the public in a library being familiar with the ways in which our customers wish to communicate. A library blog would be a great thing to have to let folks know what's happening in the libraries on a day to day basis and to be able to get feedback from the public on what they want and don't want.
Having looked at several library's blogs I can see the tremendous marketing tool they can be as well.

Thing 9

I have reviewed the resources for the RSS feeds, Thing 9 and have opened an account on Google Reader. I have subscribed to 9 or 10 feeds.
What I like about RSS is the convenience of having all the news I'm interested in in one place. One of the feeds is the ALA news which will certainly keep me abreast of what's going on in the library world so that's one way it can be used for work. I can imagine that the library webpage could have RSS feeds to keep customers informed of what's happening on a daily basis at the library. This will be a real convenience for our customers who wouldn't have to search all over our web page for the information they seek.

Thoughts on 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners

I have been trying to learn Tai Chi for two years now and I have yet to learn the form. If I apply the 7 1/2 habits I could say that 1) I did start with the end in mind. 2) I accept responsibilty for my own learning or not learning in this case. I don't practice! You have to practice to learn the form and that requires discipline. That should be one of the key habits to learning anything, discipline. And you have to really want to learn to have discipline. 3) View problems as a challenge: The problem is finding/making time to practice. 4) Have confidence: Because I am determined to learn the form, I will! 5) Create your own learning toolbox: I have a teacher who is very good and pals in class that are fun and I have a DVD of the form. 6) Use technology to your advantage: Ah, there's the rub! My DVD player wont work! 7) Teach others: because I am in second year, I have been asked to be in front of the class to lead others. This is very hard since I don't know that much myself.
So, the easiest habit for me is the first one, and the hardest for me is using technology.