Comments for Task Force on Social Networking Software http://sns.mlanet.org/blog Medical Library Association Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Tucker Medical Library Replicates Web 2.0 Course by Melissa Rethlefsen http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3248 Melissa Rethlefsen Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:38:27 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3248 We are doing this for our schools' faculty starting next week, though ours is based more on the library's learning 2.0 program we did last summer. Our blog is at: <a href="http://mshsfaculty.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://mshsfaculty.wordpress.com</a> We are doing this for our schools’ faculty starting next week, though ours is based more on the library’s learning 2.0 program we did last summer. Our blog is at: http://mshsfaculty.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Tucker Medical Library Replicates Web 2.0 Course by Bart Ragon http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3244 Bart Ragon Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:21:30 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3244 So you offered the class to the entire National Jewish Medical and Research Center? That's fantastic! I love it when the library becomes the focus for technology and change. All of this helps reinforces that libraries are the place for learning, education, and information (whether its books, journals, or Web 2.0). Bart So you offered the class to the entire National Jewish Medical and Research Center? That’s fantastic! I love it when the library becomes the focus for technology and change. All of this helps reinforces that libraries are the place for learning, education, and information (whether its books, journals, or Web 2.0).

Bart

]]> Comment on Tucker Medical Library Replicates Web 2.0 Course by Roz Dudden http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3236 Roz Dudden Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:24:01 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3236 The URL didn't come through so I'll try again: http://tuckerlibrary.wordpress.com/ The URL didn’t come through so I’ll try again:
http://tuckerlibrary.wordpress.com/

]]> Comment on Tucker Medical Library Replicates Web 2.0 Course by Roz Dudden http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3235 Roz Dudden Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:22:28 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/26/tucker-medical-library-replicates-web-20-course/#comment-3235 We are excited about our project. Of our 1600 employees, just over 90 registered. The URL for the course is <a href="http://tuckerlibrary.wordpress.com/" title="http://tuckerlibrary.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">. We are linking to more health care and science sites as we can find them. If anyone else is doing this, we would be glad to exchange these links and resources. We are in Week one now. We are excited about our project. Of our 1600 employees, just over 90 registered. The URL for the course is . We are linking to more health care and science sites as we can find them. If anyone else is doing this, we would be glad to exchange these links and resources. We are in Week one now.

]]> Comment on Inbox 2.0 by T Scott http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/25/inbox-20/#comment-3231 T Scott Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:25:33 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/25/inbox-20/#comment-3231 I spent some time today with Xobni as well and while I agree with Emily that its a cool idea, I don't think it's "there" yet. I got a little bit of interesting information from it but, on reflection, not much that I wouldn't already have intuited anyway. Also, it slowed down Outlook annoyingly -- not in a big way, but just enough to be noticeable. I think if I used Xobni with Outlook in cached mode (which is what it recommends) that probably wouldn't have been an issue. But by that point I'd decided, like Emily, that a colorful distracting sidebar was taking up more of my screenspace than it was worth. I spent some time today with Xobni as well and while I agree with Emily that its a cool idea, I don’t think it’s “there” yet. I got a little bit of interesting information from it but, on reflection, not much that I wouldn’t already have intuited anyway.

Also, it slowed down Outlook annoyingly — not in a big way, but just enough to be noticeable. I think if I used Xobni with Outlook in cached mode (which is what it recommends) that probably wouldn’t have been an issue. But by that point I’d decided, like Emily, that a colorful distracting sidebar was taking up more of my screenspace than it was worth.

]]> Comment on Inbox 2.0 by Emily Molanphy http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/25/inbox-20/#comment-3227 Emily Molanphy Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:44:21 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/06/25/inbox-20/#comment-3227 I enjoyed that series, too. I installed Xobni a few months ago when the NYT ran a piece on it, but I now keep the sidebar turned off most of the time. I thought I would benefit from the Gmailesque functionality, but ultimately it wasn't that useful. Gmail, for example, puts all the messages in a conversation in the same window, whereas Xobni has a sidebar that allows you to click on other messages that might be related--something that Outlook 07 <i>almost</i> does on its own (you can click on a banner at the top of a message to find related messages). The relationship statistics are amusing, but not that useful, and the contact information that Xobni pulled from the messages was very incomplete. Of course, this has partly to do with how email is used in my office--a lot of my email consists of short, fact-based messages rather than multiday discussions. Often, I'll act on the information in a message and not need it again. Overall, I really liked the idea, but putting it in a colorful, distracting sidebar didn't really work for me. If the features could be more tightly integrated into Outlook (by either MS or Xobni), I'd be more invested in it. I enjoyed that series, too. I installed Xobni a few months ago when the NYT ran a piece on it, but I now keep the sidebar turned off most of the time.

I thought I would benefit from the Gmailesque functionality, but ultimately it wasn’t that useful. Gmail, for example, puts all the messages in a conversation in the same window, whereas Xobni has a sidebar that allows you to click on other messages that might be related–something that Outlook 07 almost does on its own (you can click on a banner at the top of a message to find related messages). The relationship statistics are amusing, but not that useful, and the contact information that Xobni pulled from the messages was very incomplete.

Of course, this has partly to do with how email is used in my office–a lot of my email consists of short, fact-based messages rather than multiday discussions. Often, I’ll act on the information in a message and not need it again.

Overall, I really liked the idea, but putting it in a colorful, distracting sidebar didn’t really work for me. If the features could be more tightly integrated into Outlook (by either MS or Xobni), I’d be more invested in it.

]]> Comment on Countdown to MLA’s 2008 Annual Meeting by WebBiz http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/05/06/countdown-to-mlas-2008-annual-meeting/#comment-3071 WebBiz Mon, 12 May 2008 19:39:03 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/05/06/countdown-to-mlas-2008-annual-meeting/#comment-3071 Hi, Thanks a lot Molly. Jeff Hi,

Thanks a lot Molly.

Jeff

]]> Comment on Countdown to MLA’s 2008 Annual Meeting by Molly Knapp http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/05/06/countdown-to-mlas-2008-annual-meeting/#comment-3070 Molly Knapp Mon, 12 May 2008 19:17:14 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2008/05/06/countdown-to-mlas-2008-annual-meeting/#comment-3070 Thanks for the comment Jeff. The Medical Library Association (or MLA) has been around in some form since 1898. We do have guest speakers, both at regional and national conferences. One speaker this year includes Andrew Zolli. If you're looking for regional events in CO & MN please check out our <a href="http://www.mlanet.org/chapters/chapters.html" rel="nofollow">Chapter listings</a> Thanks for the comment Jeff. The Medical Library Association (or MLA) has been around in some form since 1898. We do have guest speakers, both at regional and national conferences. One speaker this year includes Andrew Zolli. If you’re looking for regional events in CO & MN please check out our Chapter listings

]]> Comment on What MLA Members Told Us About Social Networking by Molly Knapp http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2007/09/24/what-mla-members-told-us-about-social-networking/#comment-3068 Molly Knapp Mon, 12 May 2008 18:50:38 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2007/09/24/what-mla-members-told-us-about-social-networking/#comment-3068 It's interesting you should say that Peggy, I just ran across this interesting post from Penelope Trunk's blog "Brazen Careerist - Advice at the intersection on work and life." She suggests looking at generations not by the date you were born, but by the media you use: http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/25/what-generation-are-you-part-of-really-take-this-test/ It’s interesting you should say that Peggy, I just ran across this interesting post from Penelope Trunk’s blog “Brazen Careerist - Advice at the intersection on work and life.”

She suggests looking at generations not by the date you were born, but by the media you use:
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/25/what-generation-are-you-part-of-really-take-this-test/

]]> Comment on What MLA Members Told Us About Social Networking by Peggy Baldwin http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2007/09/24/what-mla-members-told-us-about-social-networking/#comment-3057 Peggy Baldwin Wed, 07 May 2008 23:52:14 +0000 http://sns.mlanet.org/blog/2007/09/24/what-mla-members-told-us-about-social-networking/#comment-3057 I don't see anything in the data given above that would say librarians working for more than 20 years are anti-Web 2.0, as a comment from ANONYMOUSLY would indicate. As a librarian whose been the director my hospital library for more than 26 years, I love new technology -- started teaching Internet classes in the 90s, sheparded in PDA use. But, the fact is in our hospital I have to fight for every bit of Web 2.0 I want, since most of it is blocked. I have gone to bat for a couple of things -- WordPress and SlideShare, but I have to carefully consider what the value will be to my organization. Let's not devalue anyone's point of view, regardless of age or experience. I don’t see anything in the data given above that would say librarians working for more than 20 years are anti-Web 2.0, as a comment from ANONYMOUSLY would indicate. As a librarian whose been the director my hospital library for more than 26 years, I love new technology — started teaching Internet classes in the 90s, sheparded in PDA use. But, the fact is in our hospital I have to fight for every bit of Web 2.0 I want, since most of it is blocked. I have gone to bat for a couple of things — WordPress and SlideShare, but I have to carefully consider what the value will be to my organization. Let’s not devalue anyone’s point of view, regardless of age or experience.

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