Things 11-15: Images

NB23 Week 4 & NB23 Week 5

My 23 Things take on the First World Problems meme (courtesy of memgenerator.net)

I think I am already somewhat familiar with all of the 23 things we are being asked to do in this training program. However, I like having these little assignments, because it makes me use web tools that I know about, but might not have had a reason to use yet. And actually, I am finding it much more challenging and rewarding to help other people discover the 23 things!

I created a word cloud using the text from the "standard operating prodedure" for how to physically prepare items for the library collection. It was a fun way to introduce word clouds to other staff in Technical Services, and it makes a cool little visual to hang in our department!

NBPLS TS Physical Processing SOP word cloud via wordle.net

 

Another thing we looked at during the two "image" weeks was Pinterest. In some ways, Pinterest seems to be the epitomy of the websurfing vortex - that thing that you get sucked into when you surf the web for hours....something I generally resist doing. I have been trying to use Pinterest for a while, but haven't become an addict yet :) I never seem to post more than 5 or 6 images to any given board. Sometimes I want to post a site that is not highly visual and I get frustrated when there is a site I want to pin that doesn't have any interesting/relevant images! I have also been turned off by sites that don't allow pinning...grrr.

 

For Pinterest I did do the bonus thing, and pinned an image from my own blog...It was kind of a circular process: first I used Pinterest to gather ideas for a Harry Potter themed party, and then, I wrote a blog post about the party, and pinned my own blog to my Harry Potter Party Ideas board.

 

There, *phewf* I think I am caught up....now on to multimedia, before the end of the week!