Welcome to my blog, begun as a class assignment for a class on Web 2.0 tools in the San Jose State University’s School of Library and Information Science. I’m halfway through an online master’s program, and have sidestepped previous opportunities to write a blog. I’m not completely comfortable with putting my thoughts out in the world for anyone to read. I’m already obsessive enough about writing and re-writing, without adding more readers peering over my shoulder. But today I’m taking the leap. My instructor Lori Bell gave me the push (blogging is required for the class). I’m reassured by the thought that the only people likely to be reading this blog are my fellow students (and maybe my mother, if I send her the url). (Hi Mom!)
I’m taking the Web 2.0 class in hopes of learning what is possible to accomplish in libraries, and to make it easier to consider using them. Sometimes the activation energy for a new project is so high that getting started never happens—being familiar with potential tools might just lower that activation energy enough so that I can get something done! In other words, the most important function of this blog may simply be to get me comfortable with blogging. Onward!
