I'm seeing a pattern starting to appear. I've tried subscribing podcasts in the past, but have invariably neglected them after a week or two. Just for the heck of it, I subscribed to NPR's Fresh Air program. I subscribed several weeks ago, and just realized that 10 or more episodes have accumulated in my iTunes podcast directory. I did start up the program from July 20, 2007 and have discovered one major advantage of subscribing to podcasts. I don't particularly like this program, so I've been able to skip through the program.
I have had plenty of experience working with the NetLibrary collection during class instruction sessions and at the reference desk. Some students are very excited to have e-books as an option, while others, when presented with an e-book ask if we have the same title or a similar title in print. Overall, I'd say that the reaction has been quite positive.
I see the NetLibrary collection simply as another option to promote research and learning at the college. NetLibrary books do not replace print books. They serve a different purpose, to allow students to access material 24/7 from the convenience of their home or office.
Tens of thousands of people lined up over the weekend to pick up the final installation of the Harry Potter series. The (printed) book ain't dead yet, nor will it die any time soon.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
RSS
My aggregator of choice is NetNewsWire Lite (the free version). As far as I know, it is only available for Mac OS X.
I've made several efforts over the past few years to give RSS feeds a try, and I've always used the aggregator for a few weeks, and then went back to browsing the web as I usually do. It could just be my character, but I feel that I can go out and find what I am looking for right now. If you don't check your RSS subscriptions daily, the number of unread posts begins to build. It makes me somewhat anxious and is akin to a e-mail account with too much unread mail.
But in the interest of experimentation, I have fired up NetNewsWired once again. This time I will subscribe to book and DVD review sites. Currently I have subscribed to the New York Times Book Review section, The San Jose Mercury News Books and DVD sections, and several categories of the Reader's Club. The intention is to broaden my book and video selection tools, and so far I've selected several titles based on subscribing to the RSS feeds. The challenge will be to keep up with the inflow of feeds.
I've made several efforts over the past few years to give RSS feeds a try, and I've always used the aggregator for a few weeks, and then went back to browsing the web as I usually do. It could just be my character, but I feel that I can go out and find what I am looking for right now. If you don't check your RSS subscriptions daily, the number of unread posts begins to build. It makes me somewhat anxious and is akin to a e-mail account with too much unread mail.
But in the interest of experimentation, I have fired up NetNewsWired once again. This time I will subscribe to book and DVD review sites. Currently I have subscribed to the New York Times Book Review section, The San Jose Mercury News Books and DVD sections, and several categories of the Reader's Club. The intention is to broaden my book and video selection tools, and so far I've selected several titles based on subscribing to the RSS feeds. The challenge will be to keep up with the inflow of feeds.
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