Monday, October 31, 2011

Task #8 Español LibGuide

Well, I missed three questions - one of them I didn't read correctly and the other two, I didn't look at the LibGuide closely enough. It's too bad I couldn't make it to the computer training.

I am really impressed by how much information, detail, and time has been devoted to the Spanish LibGuide. I love that you can translate it into other languages as well - very helpful for assisting patrons who speak other languages also. I will show Spanish speakers the LibGuide so that can find out more about what the library has to offer. (Side note: Loved Google Translate already, but never knew you could translate whole websites! Cool.)

Task #7: Cloud Computing - Google Docs and Dropbox

After reading the article and watching the videos, I was more interested in Dropbox. I like the idea of accessing the same files through different computers or my phone (when I get an iphone that is :) ). I could see Dropbox being really useful for people who travel a bunch or have their own businesses - it's a workaholic's dream.

Google Docs seems useful for doing projects and sharing remotely with people. For example, students doing online coursework, like myself, probably get a lot of use out of it. I haven't had the occasion yet, because we've used wikis and blackboard software, but I'm sure I'll get to use it for some future group project.