I hate to go and leave this pretty sight.....
So after a few weeks it seems we've come to the end of our grand adventure together. I hope you've enjoyed my dull blog posts...I'm sorry I'm not wittier as so of our other creative bloggers have been. :)
I've enjoyed these mini-lessons. And I think they've been really helpful. It's always important to keep update with technology and in a world where we sadly have to continuously prove that the library is still relevant. There were several activities I'd already been using almost daily in my life, such as Facebook and Flicker. But I'd never written a blog before or followed an RSS feed. So that was kinda fun to learn. It's never bad to learn new skills, especially when it comes to technology and the way our jobs are changing. I feel like I'd fail at being useful if I can't understand and converse about the new ways people communicate.
I think as new things change and get updated it would be important to do another round of 23 things. Kinda like lifelong learning. And if patron's were ever willing to sign up for these I think they's get a lot out of it. Basic skills such as how to use the online catalog and how to use their online accounts would be a big step forward. I can't count how many times a patron has come to the desk with a HUGE list of things they'd like to put on order when we have a huge line and only two of us. Simple things such as that would be helpful if covered in a a couple week program similar to 23 things.
I have to always remind myself that it isn't just librarians who are racing to catch up with new technologies, everyone is struggling with the same things!
