I'm not sure if waiting so long to do my last blog post had more to do with the insane amount of work I've had to do this week, or the fact that I knew this would be my last post... Hard to say... sniff, I'll have to think on it. That being said I have really enjoyed the course and want to thank Amanda and all of you for your excellent comments all semester, I found myself looking forward to checking my replies every week.
Anyhow I've gone through and selected my favorite article from each week, so without further ado, the Grant O'Grady LIS 9763 top 12 list. Best of 2008 edition.
Also I didn't include any case studies in this list because as Andrea mentioned in her last post, just go check out the keeners over at Anne Arbour, they're already done it.
Enjoy the rest of the summer everyone,
Grant
What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software, Tim O’Reilly
Great foundational piece about web 2.0, who better to turn to then the man who named the movement.
I like being able to follow the evolution of a movement and a technology, this is not always possibly for technologies and tools with a longer pedigree. Hard to believe there were only 23 known blogs in 1999.
As much as I hate the formatting of his writings he knows what he's talking about, you could do a lot worse than to use his rules as a model on your blog. Also knowing where most people go wrong is terribly valuable when starting a blog
This was one of the first audio video tutorials I've ever looked at, and having no experience whatsoever with RSS feeds I found this tutorial very useful !
I thought this was a great post for library professionals, I really liked that the article was tailored specifically to libraries and information professionals as I had been having some trouble conceptualizing exactly how this technology could be incorporated at a library.
I definetly know one of the names I'm going to google should I ever have to implement any kind of Web 2.0 initiative. I found Meredith Farkas's articles very easy to follow and very informative. I thought this was a great and practical article for anyone trying to create a wiki for the first time, or trying to improve an existing Wiki. It was also quite short and to the point which I liked a lot !
I have to admit I liked the craft show again this week. Probably because this was again something I had no experience with at all.
This is simply a well organized and in depth examination of classification and folksonomies. Not too long but still covering a lot of material. It uses real examples, and really breaks down the topic. Great piece !
This was kind of a hip little article, and it focused primarily on MySpace, however I feel some of the ideas can readily be transfered to other social networking sites. Especially her ideas surounding Digital Publics.
I had a lot of trouble picking my favorite article from the Gaming week because they were all so strong and so interesting. I ultimatly settled on the Herz article because of its depth and insights. This was a very solid academic investigation into an area that is becoming more and more relevant to all kinds of libraries. I think the article did an excellent job of explaining some of these issues, while presenting some interesting perspectives and possible future directions.
This article really opened my eyes to some of the interesting ways you can use YouTube to promote a library. Prior to reading this article I had no idea beyond a simple promotional video how You Tube could be used in a library. This article really presented some inovative ways to use YouTube to promote a library. I made sure to email this article to myself for future reference because I will probably totally steal one of these ideas to seem young and hip when starting my career in a library.
Grant, I always love your wit! Your top 12 is great! This is a really useful complilation of the best articles from this course. Many of your favourite articles are ones I really liked too.