Thursday, April 3, 2008
Week #4 - Social Bookmarking
Fairly straightforward to set up account in del.icio.us, except for name selection. Unless you've been blessed with a rather unique name, you could find yourself scratching your head for an acceptable sobriquet.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Week#2 - MLA Course on Wikis
Week two of the MLA Web2.0 Tools course participants learned about WIKIS. I set up a wiki on the topic of Medical Treatises and the impact they've had in the history of medicine. Since working on a project for NLM's History of Medicine Division, the topic of medical treatises came to my attention while in discussion with several historical societies.
Setting up a wiki was not a difficult process. However, my PC (or moi?) seemed to be having difficulty turning on and off the text editor within the EasyEdit tool. Ended up confirming with a colleague that my keyboard could be seriously possessed.
Setting up a wiki was not a difficult process. However, my PC (or moi?) seemed to be having difficulty turning on and off the text editor within the EasyEdit tool. Ended up confirming with a colleague that my keyboard could be seriously possessed.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Week #1 Exercises
Week one of the MLA Web 2.0 tools course participants learned about BLOGS and RSS FEED READERS. To learn about blogs seemed pretty straight-forward, and setting up an account with Google's feed reader presented no problem.
Honorable mention goes to David Rothman's blog entry about adding RSS feeds, which I found helpful, although the steps involved seemed daunting at first.
Honorable mention goes to David Rothman's blog entry about adding RSS feeds, which I found helpful, although the steps involved seemed daunting at first.
Opening Remarks
Welcome to Gesund-hund, my first blog creation and part of a class assignment for an online course on Web 2.0 tools, sponsored by the Medical Library Association (MLA). "Gesund Hund" is from the German, roughly translated as "health hound".
Apart from completing the course assignment, the purpose of this blog going forward will be to offer access to information on the topic of good nutrition and its impact on consumer health. As a watchdog (a.k.a. bloodhound), hopefully this blog will draw attention to published articles and links to websites that deal with the importance good nutrition plays in our daily lives. The scope of materials referenced on this blog will entail links and articles referenced in the daily mainstream press.
For the duration of the 12-week MLA course, I will continue to post comments as the class learns and explores new web tools introduced in the course. Following completion of the course, the blog's main focus will shift to promoting good nutrition and, in turn, healthy hounds!
Thanks for tuning in. I look forward to sharing information on this important topic!
Apart from completing the course assignment, the purpose of this blog going forward will be to offer access to information on the topic of good nutrition and its impact on consumer health. As a watchdog (a.k.a. bloodhound), hopefully this blog will draw attention to published articles and links to websites that deal with the importance good nutrition plays in our daily lives. The scope of materials referenced on this blog will entail links and articles referenced in the daily mainstream press.
For the duration of the 12-week MLA course, I will continue to post comments as the class learns and explores new web tools introduced in the course. Following completion of the course, the blog's main focus will shift to promoting good nutrition and, in turn, healthy hounds!
Thanks for tuning in. I look forward to sharing information on this important topic!
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