Overdrive

I really needed to learn about downloading audio books and music. This was a very useful exercise. Instead of always referring overdrive questions to our IT person, I now can be somewhat of a help. I also plan to start downloading books and music at home.

Delicious

I will definitely be tagging with delicious. I do a lot of research on the internet for my storytimes and right now I have this huge list in "favorites" that is just a jumble and is getting to be more trouble than it is worth. With delicious I will be able to sort things by storytime theme and make my life a whole lot easier!

wikis

Wikis are a great way to share information quickly and easily. Of course, one has to be careful about how much faith to put in the accuracy of the info. Last year, I taught a project in my son's class about how to judge research that is garnered from the internet. We went to many different sites including wikipedia. It was a real eye opener for the kids to see how different sites could provide different "facts" for the subjects that we were researching.

I think wikis can be useful in the library if you are looking for opinions on books for recommendations to patrons.

YouTube

I watch youtube all the time with my kids. It seems like you can find a video about just about anything. I think it is useful in the library because sometimes you can start a reference search about a popular culture question just be going to youtube. I also watch tv shows on-line. It's a great way to get caught while waiting for kids during sports or piano practice.