I continue to use these ones heavily:
- RSS
- Google Calendar
I have also begun to rely on these ones:
- Google Blogger: The ease with which I can add new posts makes this tool one I will use regularly.
- Facebook: I am using Facebook for personal connections, rather than work connections. I have spoken to former classmates, former colleagues, friends I had lost touch with, and family members. I was late to adopt Facebook, mostly due to concerns about privacy and about how easy I had heard it was for people to waste too much time on it. So far, neither one of my hesitations has become true. I use Facebook, and can find myself losing time looking through pictures or postings, but usually still only refer to it once or twice a week.
- wikis: I use these frequently at the academic library where I work. The other staff members and I put together pages on specific topics for students. Recently, we have begun moving away from plain text pages. I think the new format will draw more use!
- Twitter: Twitter can be useful for finding out current opinions, for sharing topics with the wider world, and for having real-time conversations with others. I find the sheer amount of information a bit overwhelming. Needing to log into the website also discourages regular use. If I ever buy a smart phone, I may pick Twitter up again.
- LISNPN: I checked this page frequently at first, but when my schedule became busy, I stopped visiting it. I have replaced it with listservs from other groups, such as YALSA.
- GoogleDocs
- Personal branding: Although I have attempted to unify my social media username, I have made little progress. If I find a fitting open name in one tool, I find that someone is already using it in another. This topic has been tabled for the time being.
- Mentoring: I found a mentor, but have yet to ask a question. Since it has been roughly a month since I made initial contact, I have been thinking about asking a question. I have yet to decide what to ask. I connected with a person who has experience in a position I would like to transition into and am not yet sure what would be most useful to know. Without being in the position, I lack the context to know what topics are most pressing. I am still brainstorming.
- Real-life networking: A few months ago, I planned to attend a library strategic-planning community discussion event going on in my area a few weeks ago, but had an unexpected conflict arise. I was sad to have missed it! I am keeping my eyes open for other events that fit my schedule.
- Pushnote
- Evernote: I loved this tool when we first explored it! I could save just the bits that were interesting to me. Any time I found something I wanted to remember, I added it to my Evernote account. Unfortunately, my preferred browser has a tenuous relationship with Evernote. During one of the last upgrades, I lost the ability to use Evernote. On the plus side, I discovered a similar tool that I might be able to use instead: Pinterest. It is on my list of things to explore.
- DropBox: Dropbox is most useful for sharing information in a group. I have yet to find a group with whom I would be regularly exchanging documents. In addition, I did not figure out how to get the drag-n-drop feature to work on my computer.
- Zotero: When I am not writing papers regularly, Zotero seems unnecessary.
- Mendeley
- CiteULike: Aside from reading the overview of CiteULike, I did not explore it at all. I understood the concept, but did not see an immediate application for it.
- Jing: I appreciate Jing, but have found alternative tools that work better for me.
- Lightshot
- Screencast-o-matic
- Audacity
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