WEEK 3 - Level 1 DELICIOUS

I signed up for a Delicious account. (http://www.delicious.com/kiranbpatel)  Yes, it's simple to use and accessible on any computer, BUT I still depend on search engines to find a website when I need it.  I like Display options of the bookmarks.  I was surprised to see that some people have more than 200 bookmarks, made me wondered, how often they  really use them?

Week 2 - Level 4 BOOK TRAILERS

Book trailers are very handy when, it comes to do reader's advisory.  Today, I was given a tough question from a smart parent, who wanted to convince her 8 year old daughter, Jena  to read, junie B Jones series books. But somehow, Jena was not that thrilled.  So, Mom asked me if there is a way, I can help Jena to start reading these books.  And I thought about book trailers right away. After watching videos,  http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/mgeary/booktrailers/ Jena was more than happy to check out two books.  It certainly made Jena read the books. And of course, mom was happy too!

Week 2 - Level 3 LISTEN NJ

I made an accout, using my Nutley Public Library card.

I checked out the teen book, "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl" by Barry Lyga


We advertised about Downloadable Ebooks and Reader in our  September 2010 to January 2011  Nutley Public  Library newsletter.

Please see the attached link for more information: http://nutley.bccls.org/pdf/newsletter/NewsletterFall-Winter2010_BW.pdf

Week 2 - Level 2 CHOICE BOOKS, NJLA Wiki by the Children's Service Section.

I checked out some of the booklists.  Since the lists are arranged by Age, Genre, Fiction, etc., it's easy to find titles related to the topic to answer readers advisory questions. 

Week 2-Level 1 Exercise: SOCIAL CATALOGING

*  I signed up for Library Thing and entered 5 books that I have read  http://www.librarything.com/home/kiranpatel

*  I can use LibraryThing to keep track of the books I personally read.  It allows me to give star ratings and review books. 
*  I can create a group with my book discussion members and invite members to sign in and ask them to post their discussions. They can even participate in virtual book discussion. It's definitely worth a try.
*  I think, it's an exciting tool for librarians, since it has the ability to connect with others.

Week 1 - Level 4 FLICKR

Please click here to see my work on FLICKR.

Week 1 -Level 3 IMAGE GENERATORS

Mammal Mania,

Tuesday, 6/28/11, at 11:00 a.m.