You'll know you are a techie if......

How do we ordinary folks recognize those technologically savvy people in our library universe?

Answer uh-huh to some of the following statements and you will know who you are:

You'll know you are a techie if...

You already have more than five flash drives.

You already have more than two blogs.

You were one of the first people at your branch to modify your blog template.

You already have photos on more than one photo sharing site.

You noticed that most of the photographs on Flickr were taken with a Canon Rebel and then you priced Canon cameras on Ebay.

Everyone else keeps asking you for help with their blog and nobody believes you when you say it was hard for you, too.

Blogging in Libraries?

There are primarily two functions of blogging that I like for libraries: first library staff posting information about new books,reviews of books, events or activities in the library or local community that might be of interest to patrons; second I like patrons to have the opportunity to blog on the library web site about books they have read. For years, patrons have dog-eared, marked, scratched, and in many other inventive ways identified the library books they have read. Some even write commentary on the value of said book in case they come upon the same book and can't remember whether it was any good. The library web site is a less destructive way to remind patrons of books they have read and they can even share in the valuable opinions of their neighbors reading knowledge as well. Many of our patrons gather in the fiction section and gab about books that they like and our web page would give them another avenue for sharing their reading preferences.