# 17 SandBox Wiki

I made several tried to create an account through marylandlibrariessandbox.pbworks.com, but the site failed to let me open an account. I also tried PB Wiki Tour and PB Wiki Video Gallery, both shown not available. I think this is a broken site. I am not going to spend any more time trying.

#16 Wikis

 I use Wikipedia frequently as a quick referencing tool for general information. You can also select different language settings. I watched slide presentation by Gorran Farkas and read about Wiki’s. I liked the Princeton Public Library Book Lovers Wiki book review categorized by different genre. The MERLIN Wiki learning link is connected to other Maryland libraries. I like the Wiki because it is more accessible and open to a group than a blog. The format is good for a book discussion group, a training site, or a community guides.

#15 Library 2.0

I watched the video “the machine is Us/ing Us”, anthropologist Michael Wesch discusses how we live in a fast changing, new form of community, and the world wide web is linking people together. Library 2.0, is an extension of Web2.0 and shares many of its same philosophies and concepts. Based upon cultural trends in the web environment, I think libraries have a lot of rethinking to do. We have to ask ourselves how we are going to familiar with the most up-to-date technologies and make this Web 2.0 information more available to everyone in the library in the future.

#14 Technorati

I did not sign up for the Technorati account. I am already signed up for 9 accounts since I began the 23 things learning journey. According to Wikipedia the name Technorati is a blend of the words technology and literati, an Internet search engine for searching blogs, Technorati looks at tags that authors have placed on their websites, these tags help categorize search results. I browsed through the top favorite blogs, top searchers, and top blogs. The Technorati keep track of influential bloggers and ranking it, the Top 100 runs once a day, see who's up, who's down, and what the blogosphere is paying attention to. It's a great site to browse; I'm not sure what use this site would be for working with patrons.

#13 Del.icio.us

I tried to watch Del.icio.us tutorial video but the site is no longer available. Luckily my library has been using the Del.icio.us tool for a while and I am familiar with it so I created my own bookmark. Del.icio.us has useful applications, especially for research, it is a good way to connect with other people doing the same research or having the same interests as you. It is a really handy way of keeping bookmarks organized with tags.I do not need to use the browser on my Desktop to keep track of my bookmarks. Ever since I enrolled in an American Sign Language course I bookmarked some ASL learning websites. I also like the bookmarks that can be shared with my ASL classmates. I have more than 50 bookmarks. I would recommend that patrons use del.icio.us to create their own lists of bookmarks according to their specific needs, even find additional resources by looking at other users' lists.

# 12 Rollyo

Rollyo is a Yahoo!-powered search engine which allows users to register accounts and create search engines.It enables the concept of a personal search engine.  Rollyo lets you search any site you visit just by clicking the bookmarklet, and allows you to save frequently visited sites into a “searchroll” so you can search your favorites anywhere. I started an account on Rollyo and I was quickly able to create my own search engines. I tried many times to drag my web search into the searchroll but failed. Maybe I'll come back to explore some more after I finish my 23 things.

#11 LibraryThing

LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books. This is a quick and easy way to create bookmarks that could be accessed from anywhere at any time—including mobile phones. One of the features I like the best is the shared feature that you can click on to link to other LibraryThing members and review their booklists based on similar authors. This is a useful site for keeping track of things I have already read and enjoyed reading. These are some of my favorite books. I am going to bookmark a reading list so I can keep track of the books I have read.