Wikis

A Wiki is an online encyclopedia and an advance web blog with more useful and updated information, such as Wikipedia. I really like ALA MidWinter 2007 Wiki. It's like a little travel book online. I find Slang in the topics of "Seattle in Popular Culture" very interesting especially the usage of coffee talk, because I used to have an uncomfortable time when ordering a coffee. One reason is that I don't regularly drink coffee. Another reason is that I'm not familiar with coffee terms. As for libraries, I think SJCPL Subject Guides wiki might work well for patron's needs in its completed and clarify categories.

LibraryThing

The LibraryThing reminds me of the KCLS gold card program ten years ago. By signing up the program, we get a book lover's diary to keep track of our favorite books. When we reach down 100 books, we will get a gold card from the library. Ten years later, the library thing came up on the Internet for its cool abilities on adding tags, reviews, comments, and book information. As for its social networking component, I don't really care about it. Compare with GuruLib and Shelfari, Chicka prefers the LibraryThing for its convenience and easiness but not too simplify. Shelfari seems like another MySpace to me in connecting with our friends while GuruLib is way too much for a non-professional cataloger like me I think. It is a monster of MySpace+Amazon+Blogger+Flickr+KCLS!

Del.icio.us

During three weeks away from the learning 2.0, Chicka not only filed the income tax return, but I also learned a new song "Chrysanthemum Platform" from the film "The Curse of the Golden Flower." Both the melody and lyrics are very attractive. I was hoping I could find some information about the theme song on websites and tag it to my Del.icio.us. However, no other translation could be found on the Internet. Speaking of Del.icio.us, Chicka think it is a neat website for research assistance. It's easy to create our bookmarks not only in our own computer, but every computer everywhere in the world. That's just so very cool. It's delicious! The bonus point is that we can see how others tag their favorite websites and what others have saved within Del.icio.us. It acts like we are walking in someone's closet and seeing the world. Think about the magical closet in the story of "Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe." Very fun, very interesting, and very useful. We might save some time through the similar tags for our research.