Going a little out of order here...

Thing 17:

I looked at lots of different podcasts:  Merriam-Webster Word of the Day, some about music, some about sports, and finally, some about the news.  I tried, but basically I think podcasts are not my thing.  I would much rather read a blog or look at pictures through Google Reader (I suppose I'm more of a visual learner).  It's nice if you want to catch up on a news story, but really, I think I'll never use them.  I'll just stick to my blogs!

Was it? Wasn't it?

RSS Feeds

This week, I subscribed to several blogs!  All quilting, of course.  This Google Reader makes it so much easier for me to keep up to date on stuff.  I'm a big fan :)   This can come in very handy in keeping up with all kinds of information.  Like.

Thing 12

Well, when I was in grad school, the database that I swore by was JSTOR.  I was a huge JSTOR fan.  I could always find full-text articles on exactly what I wanted.  I tried out EBSCO, but never really found it that useful for what I was working on. 

If I had to choose one for the library to keep, I'd probably say EBSCO, actually.  It seems to have such offer such a broad range of info.  I didn't really know all I could do with it before. 

Week 5 Stuff!

10b).  Obituary was published March 18, 2008 and she had 4 sons.

10c).  Telos - we do not have access to this.

          British Journal for the History of Philosophy - full-text articles from March 01, 1998 through the present can be accessed through EBSCO (Academic Search Premiere), although there is a 12 month delay.

          Clinical Medicine and Research - full-text articles from February 01, 2004 through the present may be accessed through EBSCO (Academic Search Premiere).

11a).  Vanguard Target Retirement 2020:
          Manager:  Duane F. Kelly
          Stewardship Grade:  Overall Grade - B
          Overall Rating:  4 Stars

11b).  Consumer Reports articles about LCD tv's can be found on EBSCO.  There are two full-text articles from both 2008 and 2009. 

11c).  I found 94 coffee shops that are located in all 402- zip codes.  Specifically in 40202, there are 10.  Watch out for Starbucks!!!

Photo Sharing

Of course, with me being a fan of craftiness, the first thing I decided to search was "modern quilts".  This search returned many brightly colored results.  Will be using this more often!

But, when it comes to using Flickr as a reference tool, it could be a bit more tricky.  This tool wouldn't really come in handy in the Job Shop.  However, I could really see it being useful for any kind of research project.

Social Networks

Facebook is old news, so I focused more on Twitter and Linkedin.  Working in the Job Shop, Linkedin might come in handy.  I noticed they do have a section about jobs that might interest you AND shows you where you can apply.  This could definitely be useful.

As far as the whole social networking thing goes, I still can't really get into it.  Facebook is good for keeping up with friends and family, but Twitter just does not interest me at all.  I think it's just something that may not be for everyone.