Thoughts about Library 2.0

Stephen Abram is right that you can find time for what's important, but I have really struggled to find time at work. Finally, I just decided that I'd do some of my blogging at home. Time is increasingly an issue for me at work. Some of it is that I have taken on more tasks and responsiblities. The other thing is that somedays I feel so overwhelmed with all that there is to do that I don't know where to start. Clearly, some time management is in order. Part of the challenge for me is that many of the new responsiblities are challenging me in new ways. I'm learning new programs and doing more writing. I have to think more, which is good.

I'm participating because I think that 23 Things is a tremendous opportunity to learn new things. There's enough structure that I won't get lost and overwhelmed and enough choices and freedom that I don't feel too hemmed in. I came across Library 2.0 in 2006 while struggling for sources of information on how other libraries were addressing change. I immediately embraced many of the ideas and was stimulated and occasionally overwhelmed with all the possibilities. Many of my colleagues probably thought that I had jumped off the deep end. In the summer of 2006, with the help of some colleagues, I started an internal blog to communicate knowledge that was sitting in my head and that of other librarians, to share things we all discovered as we did in-depth research for patrons, to save ourselves time and increase our effectiveness. Several colleagues regularly add posts to the blog. I'm also the project leader on a wiki. One of my favorite L2 things is using an aggregator. I like tools that help me make more efficient use of my time and help me keep up to date with what others are saying and doing.

I'm looking forward to trying some of the 23 things that are totally new to me. I'm finding that this experiential learning is very valuable, and my 20-something kids think it makes me more cool, always a good thing.
Bunny