# 16 Learn about wikis

I like the idea of wikis as a coversation, but unless you know the participants, it is open to mischief. They can be useful to groups collaborating on a project and sharing ideas.

# 17 Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki

After signing on the wiki, I was surprised the next day to have 80 e-mails from my new best friends. I had not noticed to uncheck the box about being notified of any changes on the site. I just don't use the internet for recreation like many others do. It is a useful tool for certain tasks.

# 18 Web-based productivity applications

I looked at Zoho Writer and Google Docs and they seemed useful for folks who do spreadsheets, etc. Those are not tasks I normally do, but it's good to know they are there if needed.

# 19 Web 2.0 Awards List

I tried out Biblio.com and found some out-of-print books I was looking for. It could be useful when trying to determine the value of a book donated to the library. It works as well as other similar sites I have used. Also, I tried Librarything.com, and found it useful for cataloging books I have read. This could help with reader's advisory when I'm trying to remember what I've read. I am not interested in the social part of this network and prefer to be private.

Among the articles on the future of libraries, the one by Dr. Wendy Schultz, "To a temporary place in time...", was the one that resonated with me, because it highlighted the human element connected with libraries. "Libraries are not just collections of documents and books, they are conversations, they are convocations of people, ideas, and artifacts in dynamic exchange. Libraries are not merely in communities: they are communities: they preserve and promote community memories; they provide mentors not only for the exploration of stored memory, but also for the creation of new artifacts of memory...Librarians today are not just inventory management biobots: they are people with a unique understanding of the documents they compile and catalog and the relationships among those documents."
This is a hopeful sign to me that perhaps in the midst of all the razzle-dazzle of WEB 2.0 this human connection will not be lost.

I did not want to sign up with MEEZ because it required too much personal information. I've noticed since I started 23 Things, I've been getting a lot more spam. Is it because my e-mail adddress is out there more?
Playing with avatars reminds me of playing with my Barbie doll when I was young, and I'm not really into that anymore. It just seems like a big waste of time to me. I have other things I need to do.