Saturday, March 8, 2008

Thing 2

I do think these are exciting times for Libraries and the technology we use. I welcome change and do enjoy learning new things. I'm using "23 things on a stick" as an excuse to actually use some time to sit down and do/explore these tools.

I have had the opportunity to help our library utilize Web 2.0 in a sort of mash-up that allows patrons to use material information available on Amazon.com to make recommendations of items to purchase. The information my application consumes on Amazon.com via API allows me to provide detailed information on the item the patron wants us to purchase.