It became clear to me a few weeks back that a good deal of the frustration I was experiencing with these technologies and applications in the beginning of the semester had disappeared. I thought about why I was less agitated when sitting down to explore these tools now than I was the first few weeks of this class. I think the answer is in becoming familiar with the technology, the way its set up, and in discovering my own set of preferences for tools I like and those I don't. Just as I wouldn't frequent certain bricks-and-mortar social establishments, so I have determined which type of virtual social platforms and tools aren't a good fit for me. In the beginning, I was struggling with the management of information. I felt obligated to try everything, read everything, understand everything. The thought that there was an account out there that held a bunch of bookmarks or pictures that I'd organized for some use not yet defined really bothered me. Since setting some of those accounts up however, I have actually used a few of them. Zotero, delicious, and Flickr are the main winners. Podcasts are my new favorite companion as I whittle away the day in front of this computer that I used to resent having to sit in front of. I guess what I'm saying is that I used to feel controlled by the information and now I feel more in control of it. That makes me more comfortable and willing to explore the possibilities of implementing more of the Web2.0 technologies in my life and in libraries in general.
The nature of this Learning2.0 module is that it will change as the technology changes. I felt that the tools we explored were all relevant to LIS and the objectives of information management.
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