My state of Web 2.0

I'm trying to adopt as many of the Web 2.0 tools as I can while in Prof. Franks class.  Sometimes it's slow going though.  Or at least it feels that way.  Here's a list of what I feel I've accomplished:

• Set up my own blog and am making an effort to post topically at least once a week.
• Got a twitter gadget (and button) on my blog and making an effort to tweet at least once a day even if it is a retweet.
• Had trouble following every one's blog in class besides the ones I personally follow, so I broke down and setup a blog aggregator (Google Reader) and find it very convenient. 
• Following a few more twitter feeds pertaining to archives.
• Discovered the world of wikis and started one for my current job (a la Dennehy & Burke).
• Actually got an edited video up on YouTube.

Now a list of what I feel I need to work on or get more information about:

• I could follow everyone's twitter in class if I only knew what their twitter handle was!
• I've done some stuff with Flickr, but have not really integrated it with this class yet.
• Podcasts??!!
• Not looking forward to Facebook.

Here's a Jing capture of my work wiki if only to have something to look at:

It's a bit of a sample email I use at work constantly.

Historical Twitter

I found a cute little gem of a twitter feed: The Astoria Historical Society

Twitter handle: LIChistory

It's the section of Queens, NY where I grew up. I had known they had a strong history and preservation component while I was growing up and apparently in 1985 they incorporated and now have a vibrant website, photo section, facebook page and even a twitter feed.

Some recent tweets:

- Triborough Bridge Walking Tour http://t.co/Bl61ENI #constant contact

- Do you have a story about the Triborough Bridge? The MTA would like to hear it. http://t.co/fy9HrOX

- Last days for our exhibit on 30th Avenue. Watch a segment from our opening http://t.co/iJQEMiw


Very local and very interesting and meaningful I think to the people who love the area.


BTW, I've had a twitter feed for a few years now, and really only used it to receive news of library and archives bloggers with updates.  I'll make an effort to tweet now, even if it's only retweeting!

New feature:  See my recent feed on my blog.



1935 Maypole Celebration from "The Greater Astoria Historical Society"   (We were still doing this when I was a kid!)

YouTube video

My daughter with our dog Chip at the 240th San Gabriel Mission Fiesta at the Saturday morning pet contest. It's a lot of fun every year. I've added the title at the beginning and credits at the end. I used Window MovieMaker and it took forever to figure out how to save my modifications. (Our dog won a ribbon btw!)

NYC view

I'm fascinated with what Jing can do.  I've made this short video about two photos I found on different museum websites during the Summer semester for my Photo Preservation class.  Upon Alfred Stieglitz's death, his wife, Georgia O'Keeffe had his platinum prints sent to various museums throughout the US.  The internet now brings similar views back together.  This view is near and dear to every New Yorker:


View from back window of Gallery 291. (my desktop image: The Uffington White Horse in England.)

Let's give this a whirl!

While not quite what any archive is, the name of my blog brings a chuckle when said, and hopefully let's people remember its name.

And speaking of blogs with great names, one of my favorites has just that: The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian.  I found solo librarian John Lang's blog when I was writing my paper for 204 on Lone Arrangers and Solo Librarians in 2009.  At the time, he wrote his posts himself without many images and commented on current library happenings.  Then he started adding more images, ppts and videos.  I soon became unemployed and then he became unemployed.  He found work before I did and became a "Digital Librarian."  The only downside is that he is so busy, his blogs aren't as personal as they once were, but are still extremely informative.  He uses Twitter and usually tweets at least once a day pointing to his favorite post.

Web 2.0 seems to give archivists a great outlet for their current musings on many subjects, provides a sounding board for current projects and shameless self promotion! 

This image appealed to me from this week's readings of the Ford Archives:

Race car driver Barney Oldfield (25 yrs old at the time) and Henry Ford in Ford's 999 race car in 1903.

Maybe it's because I just bought my new used Prius this week:

Not as young and certainly not as cool but my own little slice of America's fascination with the automobile.