RFID

I really enjoyed reading up on RFID for my final paper. I saw a presentation on this a few years ago and become very intrigued. Aside from cost, I really don't see why any library would hesitate to implement this. It's all the benefits of barcoding times twenty! I think about the possibilities every time I am up in the book stacks unable to find the book I am need of because it is not where it is supposed to be. Frequently, I am able to look around the few shelves near it and the title will catch my eye. But sometimes I'm just out of luck; it is nowhere to be found. I wish I could wave a magic wand and it would appear. Oh wait, I could, if we had RFID!

HTML

I was moderately looking forward to the HTML assignment, prior to its unfortunate demise. I took a brief class in HTML last year, but have not really gotten to implement those skills yet, aside from a MySpace page. I'm sure I have lost much of my coding skill by now. If you don't use it, you lose it, right?

Powerpoint

Powerpoint is so much fun. Especially compared to Excel. No headaches, just a user-friendly creative outlet. I enjoy experimenting with the animated entrances. It's really something simple that adds so much to an otherwise boring presentation. I've been to far too many library staff presentations that needed some spicing up! A little animation can help keep your audience awake even if you are a sub-par presenter. All in all this was a useful assignment, as I will be doing a presentation this summer on the topic I used, though it will be much expanded.