2.05.2009

22:23

What have I learned and how will I keep up:
Well, one thing I have learned is not to put Adsense on anything because you'll never get rid of it. I have also learned a lot about the future of information for the masses. I learned that Wikipedia is only as good as the last guy who posted to it and that there are a lot of fun and relevant tools available now that a few years ago we hadn't dreamed of.
Keeping up, for me, will be on a need to know it-have it-use it basis since I do not work in information science or management. This was an informative exercise and I did enjoy running around the internet and learning new things!

assignment and research calculator

How cool. Invented at the University of Minnesota, there are now a few different versions of assignment and research calculators on the internet. No longer will students fantasize they can complete a major research paper the weekend before it is due. The assignment and research calculator, based on start and due dates and the subject, will break down precisely what needs to be done and when.
Here's a link to the original calculator at UM:
http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/date.php?bedTime=&SubjectID=8&ampm=&monthone=2&dayone=&yearone=2009&monthtwo=&daytwo=&yeartwo=2009

Nifty!

My 20th Thing...

Ask a Librarian, the Florida Memory Project, Florida on Florida, I will cite these as the "more than just articles" 2.0 part of FEL.
The website has a number of interesting parts to it but no mention of social networking or any of the other 2.0 types of things discussed in earlier 23 Things questions.
The Ask a Librarian is interactive, allowing you to chat with a librarian. The Florida Memory Project is just an awesome collection of photos and history from all over the state. As a Florida native I am in love with the reminders of days gone by found there and the same with Florida on Florida which is a digital archive of maps and information about the state.
The FEL site doesn't say anything specific about moving into the 2.0 age, but what a wonderful site for anyone needing or wanting info on the state of Florida.