# 9 Feeding the folks

News feeds directly to journals in the library databases will be really useful a great way to encourage library users to access databases more because they can have a focused search that is relevant to their interests. Have added my bloglines link to my list of kindred spirits .
My blog roll grows below along with the number of endangered animals

# 6 Remember to look down occasionally

The Fool is the card of infinite possibilities. The bag on the staff indicates that he has all he need to do or be anything he wants, he has only to stop and unpack. He is on his way to a brand new beginning. But the card carries a little bark of warning as well. Stop daydreaming and fantasising and watch your step, lest you fall and end up looking the fool.

A little word to the wise from ancient Tarot (mashup )

# 8 Rolling along

So have added more feeds of interest and one of a kindred spirit who starts their last blog entry to blog or not blog.... I can only add ....whether tis nobler to suffer the slings ..etc etc

# 7 That simple Really

Approaching overload

Ok ,so I can learn to do lot's of stuff, but the challenge is to make it all useful on a daily basis and accessible to others. There are many articles out there on how to do this so that may take a year or two. Bloglines is a very useful tool in this regard ( baby blogroll blooming below) and I can see it getting more action than communicating on a blog as such unless it is really imbedded into the daily tasks.
I can see how we could use some of the google tools docs & spread sheets for training in conjunction with feeds from databases. Some of the mashups etc could be used for marketing.

#5 flikring around

15 minutes a day was someones idea of a joke I suppose . Trawling through the wide blue yonder has made me very anti social.Found a fantastic widget though that allows you to view rss, URL or any feed in a window within your blog called Grazr also found a Flikr set photos of endangered tigers (my enduring sorrow is the gradual disappearance of species)

#3&4 Blog beaming up.

Grab a blog

little steps, little steps.

Personally I think we are deluding ourselves thinking we can compete with the kids out there organizing information isn't what it used to be since keyword searching took over.

Speaking of endangered animals.

Will people in the future (possibly even now) say I remember when libraries were peaceful places of quiet endeavour a haven from hustle and bustle. The librarians were your guides into the realm of ideas, now they seem to preside over a bus stop.

If content is all then all we can do is create pathways that no one will follow. They are blazing on ahead with out us. What I am worried about is the loss of information when formats change or third world war leads to technological break down. Look at the death of the floppy disc. Very few formats translate into the future , simple has survived, paper,microfiche (all you need is a light,a candle would do) Should we be thinking even further ahead to preserve information.? New technology has a window of eighteen months possibly less. What to do....?

#2 life long learning

Well that's life

• Habit 1 – Begin with the end in mind (Well, that's the BIG one )

• Habit 2 – Accept responsibility for your own learning (will it never end, one day I would like to say I am, and this is what I do but the world won't stand still. funny that)

• Habit 3 – View problems as challenges (let me rephrase that ( Say your affirmation at least 6 times a day. Repetition is life. Repetition enhances self-confidence, acts as a reminder, and stimulates your subconscious to help you achieve your goals in life. " My goals are valuable and it excites me.” humph!!

• Habit 4 –Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner(just because you can do does it mean you should be doing it)

• Habit 5 – Create your own learning (how long is a piece of string)

• Habit 6 – Use technology to your advantage (caution here, remember the hydrogen bomb)

• Habit 7 – Teach and mentor others (simply sensai)

• Habit 7 ½ – PLAY!Have fun! It's never too late to become a lifelong learner. (I 'm having a good time don't know about you