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Monday, November 23, 2009

Method 3

After experimenting with Google Docs and Zoho, I found they were very easy to use. Maybe even to easy. I had created a sample spreadsheet and was checking out some of the features and with one click, my document was published on the web for anyone to see. I quicky learned, I need to think about which option I pick. But I can see where these tools could be used in a library setting. Someone is doing research and needs to make notes, document the source or work on their project. Instead of printing everything off, or saving to a flash drive they can save to the clouds and then access it later. The students in my school are suppose to be able to access their school files from home but sometimes this process doesn't work. We have also changed out the types of computers in the library and the new ones will not read from a flash drive. Not very user friendly. If students used one of the online tools, maybe it would be easier. Personally, I know I use clouds, I have an iPhone, a facebook account, etc. but I had not seriously thought about what was going on with my information until I read the Method 3 section.

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