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Week 7 Thing 9: Evernote I am in the process of downloading Evernote..it is taking a bit more time for download since my Internet connection is slow and besides the file size is also 48.5 MB. More on this next time after I explore it! Yes..I have finally downloaded Evernote..and started using it too..made entries for the to-do list. Also downloaded the Web Clipper..yet to use it. - Chinmayee Bhange

Week 6 Thing 8: Google Calendar I have been using Google Calender off and on for the last 3+ years. I actually use it when I have to go on a vacation and still not forget my professional meetings. I am in the process of integrating the Google Calendar in my library blog to keep a record of all the library activities and events. _ Chinmayee Bhange

Week 5 Thing 6: Online Networks and Thing 7: Real-Life Networks "Social Networking"...the term keeps popping in every now and then! And that's the essence of it..we cannot   do away with socializing - be it apparent or virtual. Networking enriches your growth, if practiced in a meaningful manner. In the olden times, we networked ( is equal to socialized) with our family and friends at festivals and get-togethers. However, it assumed a new meaning with the onset of online networks. The inherent meaning remains unchanged, although new dimensions creep in! Having said that, let me become a bit more professional: LinkedIn: Yes, I am on LinkedIn. Facebook: I and my library - both are on FB. LISPN, LAT and CILIP: I am not a member of any of these groups but let me tell you about a few on this side of the World: LIS-Forum :  A first of its kind in my knowledge in the series of online networks! Since 1995 NMLIS (New Millennium LIS Professionals):  Since 1999. G...

Week 4 - CPD23 Thing 5: Reflective Practice [Image Courtesy: Microsoft Office Image] Took a long time for this Thing 5 on Reflective Practice. Well, I actually was honest and reflected eagerly on what I have learnt in the past 3 weeks. Being in the field of Information Science needs that we acquaint ourselves with the right information at the nick of time. As such, I am thankful to CPD23  for making available this wonderful learning tool. To start with, I already had a blog from April 2010, but being in CPD23, meant I kept our library blog updated to hook the potential information aspirants. And, let me confess, that is a tedious task. I am still working on it. Secondly, although I had my personal Facebook page, I recently created one for the library to keep them updated about the new arrivals or the newspaper clippings. Twitter is yet to be explored! The CPD23 impressed me a lot as it threw open an enormous list of blogs of my fellow librarians, most of which ...