Adventures in Web 2.0

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Hello everyone!

I am a superfan of social networking and of learning new ways to connect. I am very excited about this class and feel like I will be capable of applying these tools to make a difference in my professional sphere. The possibilities are endless when so many of the tools are user friendly!

I currently work at Chicago Film Archives where spent most of my time creating inspection reports for 8mm, Super 8mm, and 16mm films. I am starting a new project, this week in fact, cataloging films from the collection that have been digitized for their eventual home in a future online digital collection. The archive was started about five years ago when Nancy Watrous took on the challenge of creating a home for the large collection of films the Chicago Public Library was discarding. The CFA has since evolved into a rich moving history of Chicago and the midwestern region. Check out their website and events. Don’t miss an opportunity to see rare or forgotten films on the big screen! In fact, what are you doing tomorrow evening?

February 1, 2009
5:00pm
And This Is Free
My Friend Vince
Panelists– Filmmakers Mike Gray, Jones Cullinan, Gordon Quinn and David Rothberg.
Moderator – Judy Hoffman
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street, Chicago

I also work in the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries’ art and architecture archive. I work mostly with helping patrons find images and manuscripts for their projects and publications, providing them with digital files and usage licenses. We make use of new technologies to make the reference process and file exchanges quicker than ever, although I still love the patrons who still have a special place in their hearts for letter writing. Ryerson has an internal blog, a prescence on MySpace and Facebook, and created a Wikipedia page for the library due to a wave of technologically savvy employees making their mark. We have yet to see any participatory functions on the website, but I hope I can be part of the move towards these features in the future.

Thanks for all of your participation in class! Its great to hear new ideas and opinions. Happy networking!

Danielle