LibraryTechtonics

I’m at the ALA conference, writing for PLA and putting my LibraryTechtonics conference content on the back burner for a time when I can devote more attention.

All the same, I want to share this little non-conference nugget. PCWorld published a piece on June 18 on nifty sites to watch. There’s a good amount of focus on services that enable mashups, web media (video & audio), and even some new takes on existing tech, like search refiners. It’s all very, very Web 2.0, so if you’re looking for examples to help you understand the trend, this article lays it out in digestible bits that read easily, even for the novice. I’ve heard of some of these sites (especially because some of them now have Facebook app versions), but many are new to my ears, so I’m hoping to carve out some time to play with these services in the next few weeks.

And, as ever, even if you don’t get what you see, KEEP READING. Poke around on the sites, try to understand the use of the tech, and evaluate it like a reference source (scope, audience, timeliness, documentation, etc.), to help get your head around how and why someone would use it.

In the meantime, check out the article, read the bits on the stuff you do know, and marvel at the stuff you don’t. Perhaps we can make a librarian invasion

Tags: technology