The Very Rich Hours of the Lambrights

I’m done with the 23 Things on a Stick program!
This was a useful exercise and I appreciate all the hard work that people put into it.  I hope that everyone will continue visiting each other’s blogs.  It’s especially important that we all comment on posts.  That’s how communities are created.

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Step #22 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns staying current. It can be difficult to keep up with this stuff, mostly because it often has little prospect for immediate reward and there are always more pressing tasks at hand. I myself am trying to set aside a little time each [...]

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Step #21 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns social networking sites other than those we’ve already examined. I read the two articles and didn’t find the one on Gather very convincing. I think that LibraryThing has already locked up the market for book lovers pretty effectively. I also kept [...]

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Step #20 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns libraries and social networks. I just joined Facebook and have exactly one friend. I’ve also joined one group. So I’m not a rabid social networker but I am learning my way around.
The role of social networks in libraries is [...]

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Step #19 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for while now and usually subscribe to them through iTunes. It’s not a perfect solution but I have an iPod so I more or less have to use it.
I’m subscribed to a number of [...]

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Step #18 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns YouTube and other online video sites.  I have played around with YouTube a little but have frankly had trouble finding time to learn the ins and outs of video editing so my output has been sparse.  For what it’s worth, you can see my [...]

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Step #17 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns ELM productivity tools. I couldn’t get the RSS feed to work, probably because of the known problems with web-based aggregators (I use Google Reader). I’ve thinking of moving to a PC-based solution and this may push me over the edge.
I’ve been [...]

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Step #16 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns online tools for students.  The University of Minnesota Libraries Assignment Calculator is a very cool tool and has obvious utility for reference and homework help centers or anyone else working with students.  I think the tool is pretty complete but one possible enhancement would [...]

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Step #15 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns online games and libraries.  I created an account at Puzzle Pirates, as the the step suggests and played around with it.  It was OK but I don’t know that I’ll be spending a lot of time with it in the future.
I’m firmly convinced that [...]

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Step #14 of the 23 Things on a Stick program concerns LibraryThing.  I’ve been using LibraryThing for just a little while, so I’m still exploring all the nooks and crannies of the site.  Being able to see who else has a book you are interested in and, in turn, what other books they have is [...]

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