Podcasts

Three library related podcasts I listened to, after searching Podcast Alley for library sites, were the Salt Lake County Library System, Library Channel (Arizona State Univ. Library), and LibVib (national library newscast). I discovered that there were many interesting casts - author talks, storytimes in foreign languages, and the latest in news information regarding the library world.
This could be a very useful tool for Sno-Isle to incorporate into the System (I especially enjoyed the author talks).
There seems to be no shortage of topics for patrons in almost any area. I did find some very good ESL podcasts that would be of signifigant interest to many patrons. Also, several podcasts in science and history that could work for school assignments.
For myself personally, I will probably stay with just my I-Tunes downloads for music

Online Image Generators

I checked out several of these image generator sites. Imported a picture of my daughter and put her on the cover of a magazine. I don't know that I'll use these sites often - but they are certainly worth knowing about - especially when helping out patrons looking to customize their work. I will tag some of these and add them to my del.icio.us account for ready reference.

Overdrive

This is the first time I've spent any significant amount of time browsing the Overdrive collection. The software was quick and easy to download to my home computer, check out was also easy - though not as quick as I had initially thought it would be. I looked up two of my favorite "Jane" authors, Hamilton and Smiley, and found neither in the collection. So, I went to another Jane favorite, Austen, and found several of hers available for checkout (though, the one I originally searched for, "Pride and Prejudice" - had two patron hold (a good sign the collection is being used). Once checked out - it was a simple process to actually access the audio and listen. I will try downloading a book to my I-Pod when that becomes available (am looking forward to it!).

del.icio.us

I have completed reviewing the segment on social bookmarking - focusing exclusively on the del.icio.us website. I found it to be especially relevant for my position as a substitute librarian since I work at 5 different branches. I will now be able to "take" with me a listing of all my favorite websites - readily accessible at any branch or computer I happen to be on. The link to my account is: http://del.icio.us/dlschadt.com.
When comparing a search on google for the tags historical fiction and then on del.icio.us, I found that the top sites on both were the same. I imagine that people do google searches in order to find websites of relevance and then tagging them to del.icio.us. It was interesting to note that the fourth listing in del.icio.us in a historical fiction search listed a Science Fiction and Fantasy site.
This will be an important site for patrons relying on library computers to be able to save their favorite sites, and also for networking for the library world (I can search other library system sites for favorite book lists, etc..).