Soundsnap FUN! FUN! FUN!

It took me a long time to do this task because I had a pretty good time checking out all of these little loops and sounds.
Eventually I decided on the sound clip titled: "Various Horror". Unreal Ambiances-Horror-Various Horror.

It's a super creepy sound byte and I thought we could use it to promote our little Halloween/library trick or treat day.

Also, Amie Street is the bomb. I love that it plugged in my Pandora user name and helped sort through the bajillions of indie artists on their site to isolate what I would love mostly.

Amie Street introduced me to the band "Cymbals Eat Guitars". I really liked their music and can't wait to really spend some time with this site that is new to me...

NoveList

Well, I, for one, love NoveList. I've used it with patrons and have always really been amazed at how much our patrons enjoy learning to use it for themselves.
For this exercise in particular, I searched the "Read-alike" section for Tony Hillerman type mysteries (my Mama loves em, don't you know). I was able to find some authors that we hadn't completely read everything from. So success, was the outcome for the "read-alikes".
Pretty much the same scenario with recommended reads. I personally use this one a lot.

Graphic novel reporter/Biographical Resources

The Book Report Network is really a nice new tool for finding out what is new and up and coming. I really loved the "Graphic Novel Reporter". I was able to learn about some graphic novels that I'm not sure that my husband even knows about yet (he knows a lot of them).
Today on Biographical Resources, I looked up Stephen King because I really love him (I know, such sophisticated taste). Did you know that he won an award for Excellence in Teaching?

Masterfile Premier

At first, I got on Masterfile looking for a 1983 Toyota Tercel through Consumer Reports.I guess that the make/model of the car was too vintage for any information to be in the data base.
So, I went on to check out Dyson vacuum cleaners. I've had one for 5 years and it works really well, but I was thinking about donating it and getting a newer model.
Consumer Reports was really helpful. I was able to look at the newer models and learn about why you would want to replace a vacuum cleaner with a life-time guarantee.The newer Dyson's are smaller and don't require complete removal of the hose attachment to use it.

Next, I searched for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the Biographical Resources from our research tab. There was plenty to read. It gave me 11 different options.

Weebly Webolution

Check out my totally exciting web page located at:

http://yossarianismyco-pilot.weebly.com

I found Weebly fairly easy to use and did my page in a rush. But as with so many of the useful web tools that we have been shown; I will spend more time on it when I get the chance.

Creative Commons

Wawaweewa!
This is fun.Creative Commons is exactly what I've been looking for as far as Alphonse Mucha's artwork. I have always loved his work and had a very hard time finding a way to use some of his designs.
I guess my question is: Is this the same thing as "public domain"?

A little something wonderfulllllll....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddFBX9hwaOM

webolution # 7

I looked at all of the different sites dedicated to "Lit-lovers" and chose to join up with Shelfari.
I have recently started keeping track of books that I have read and also the books that I want to read. My ongoing list was kept in an old journal. My list kept falling apart and I was going to start tracking it through our MCPLD website.
Shelfari is really, in my opinion, fun to use. I can't wait until I have a little more time to expand my library.
Goodreads is another great site. The only reason I didn't sign up for an account is that I felt that Shelfari was exactly what I was looking for. I don't really need all that Goodreads has to offer.
The Boulder Goodreads page was great and I would love to contribute to a Goodreads site of our own.

On a separate note: how cool is this Heathers artwork? Whoever found it, bravo!