What some of our participants said about the course

“This seems silly because it is a “social” software course, but I did not really expect to interact so much with other cool librarians. Just being able to gain the contact information of librarians who are conducting pilot programs in their library or have expressed great ideas during the discussions, is so valuable!”

“You may never again hear a student of any kind say this, but my favorite part of the course was the homework (a.k.a. activities). Without the expectation of producing something every week, it would have been very easy to put everything else off with good intentions of catching up later but never getting around to it. There’s no replacement for getting in there and getting your hands dirty, and it provides a point of reference for everything else.”

“And I am surprised now at how at home I feel with all the new vocabulary I learned in this class - now I am the librarian who all the other librarians are asking to explain new technologies - never thought that I would be that person!”

"This course has been a terrific experience! Really, my favorite experience has been the interaction with fellow librarians, whether in chat or comments on the blog posts. It's a rare activity for me to be able to talk about technology such as we have with other librarians, and that has been great.

"I set up a new blog-- yes., the addiction has taken hold. I can't promise my own random readings and responses will spark as much discussion as the class readings, but please visit and comment!"