Thing 23

Now this is bizarre. I entered my post for Thing 22 yesterday, November 29, 2010. I see today that it is dated June 30, 2010. Clearly I have a past life. Anyway, I only noticed because I wanted to note how long it has been since I was working on this. The last post was 6/29/10, just prior to the major shake-up of the library staff. I have not had a chance to get back to this before now. Since we are about to lose the staff we got from Gaithersburg's closing, I am guessing that this is my last chance to finish.

I just re-read my posts and wish they didn't sound so negative. The overall experience has been a good one, overwhelming but good. I think that I will probably explore Google.docs more because I think it has the most potential to help our customers who don't have flash drives. I would like to get back to Flicker and see what I can do there.

Actually, I would like to review most of 23 Things again. Practice is the key, I know. For the time being, I intend to spend time exploring the library's webpage which has changed dramatically in the last year, taking advantage of many of the 23 Things.

One of the questions that Thing 23 wanted addressed was how the experience could be improved. I found it very difficult to get started. I think the design assumed a level of "exploration" experience, if you will. Once I realized how to navigate the instructions, I was much more comfortable with the whole process. Also, it was easier when I realized that there wasn't a "right" way to do something. Guess that's why it's called learning.