Final Thoughts

There are so many excellent web 2.0 tools out there I don't think there is any way they could all be covered. I think it did a good job of covering the basics, and a little beyond.

One of the things I may go play around with is backpack.
A place for keeping lists of lists, kind of.
As a list maker, I think this is FABULOUS.

I also think that it's important for staff to learn about these tools, so we can keep our patrons informed. Did I mention I thought it would be interesting and helpful to have a version of the 27 things for patrons?

I still think that a staff book review blog that patrons could access would be excellent. By genre.

All I can say is I found it rewarding, and I learned a lot even when I was helping someone else.

I have to say, I'm a little sad it's the end of the Things.

I hope there are plans for a refresher in a year or so, to see what's new, and what's changed.
Or maybe just a place for us to go as staff, and tell other staff, "look at this new cool thing".