Thing 18 – Final Blog

I have enjoyed exploring the 19 Things. I have been introduced to a number of Things that I had not heard of before – others I had heard of, but knew very little about. I has been a good introduction to these. My attitude towards the 19Things has always been positive. As someone who is always keen to learn new things, this has been an interesting journey, which has been worthwhile. I know I need to spend more time on some of the Things to become more familiar with them.  I think Wordle was a nice gentle introduction, QR codes – another simple task. I have always been a bit reluctant to blog, but now feel ok about adding posts. I particularly liked the Protopage Thing, and the Creative Commons Thing will be useful in the future, I think. I haven’t really got to grips with the CiteULike Thing as it was completed in rather a rush – much more time needed on this one!

Delighted to have reached the end, and pleased that I found it not too challenging. 

 

 

Thing 17 CiteULike

I have had a quick go with this one – seems a very useful tool. I will have to spend more time with this to fully explore its features.We are sometimes asked about reference managers – so I know I should become more familiar with CiteULike and other Reference Manager Software.

Thing 16 – Library Thing

I have put together a fiction collection – the new Mood Boosting books we have recently bought for the library. So if you are wanting a quick read to improve your mood – choose a book from the following collection!

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?offset=0&view=carolineet&collection=293268&shelf=shelf&collection=293268

Thing 14 and 15 Meet-O-Matic

These were quick and easy tasks to complete. I am getting much more efficient at adding things to my protopage. It’s looking good now!

Reflection

I have really enjoyed looking at the 19 Things so far. As someone with little/no experience of the Things we have looked at, I have learnt lots. I am sure I would not have known about many of the Things if this programme had not happened. I am keen to keep up with the Things each week, and from initially being rather apprehensive and unsure whether I would find it easy to complete some of the Things, I now feel confident and interested in see what Thing is coming next.

I have found the instructions provided each time generally straightforward and easy to follow. 

 

Adding a Pubmed search alert to My Library

Excellent instructions – task completed without any problems.  I am sure I will use this newly-acquired knowldege in the future.

Adding RSS feeds to NHS My Library

Again the instructions were very clear and I managed to complete this task without any problems. I think this may be useful in the future.

Adding RSS feeds to Protopage

Again this was lots of fun and easy to do.  I added RSS feeds from a number of websites (DoH, NHS Choices, Cochrane Library) as well as a number of RSS feeds from some of the journals (BMJ, JAMA, NEJM and Lancet).

Creating a Protopage page

I found this surprisingly easy. The instructions given were very clear, and I had lots of fun experimenting with different colors and backgrounds.

Protopage

Had a look at some of the recommended Protopage sites and was very impressed. I thought it ws a good idea for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust library services to produce a readers guide – very helpful!