Overall, I have very much enjoyed participating in this programme, and it has lived up to my expectations.
I signed up for it as I knew my understanding and experience of web 2.0 was a bit patchy.
I was hoping to learn more and improve my "online confidence" and to look at ways we can incorporate the social web into a library environment.
I admit to being somewhat sceptical and reluctant to give in to the pressure to use web 2.0 both personally and professionally, but this programme had made me re-assess my views.
I now feel much more knowledgeable , far less intimidated by all that is "out there" these days, and positively enthusiastic about using some of it inside and outside my workplace.
As a sociable person , I can now see the benefits of online socialising along with those of face to face encounters and friendships.(much as digitised books and journals can be used in addition to the paper copies !)
Some highlights of the programme for me were:
Learning in a group environment and reading other people's blogs (for "sociable" read "nosy" !)
Editing the Sackler Library entry on Wikipedia
Finding out how easy it is to create and edit
wikis and blogs and use gadgets and widgets to improve their usefulness and appearance.
using igoogle and "reader" to create a central point of access to lots of useful online information in one place.
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