Cambridge 23 Things: my own personal launch party

Ok.... peanuts and olives are prepped, the drinks have been chilled; bags of different flavoured crisps have been poured into the same bowl.  I think we're ready to go.

At the official launch party Andy Priestner said a few words giving the back story to 23 Things, and expressed what he hoped we as individuals, and as an institution, with gain from the digital smörgåsbord on offer.

I bring to the table these beautiful Creative Commons olives, and a few words- this isn't a post just about olives after all.

I'm hoping to get three specifics from my 23 Things adventure.  First, I'm going to try something new, specifically Zotero and Mendeley which I know little and nothing about, respectively.  Second, I'm going to reassess how I use the everyday tools I've probably taken for granted, and the ones I'm not using to their full extent.  Perhaps it'll even lead me somewhere new- I've been using Facebook since 2004 and I can assure you that familiarity breeds contempt!  The third, and most important, is that I hope 23 Things will help us to build a network for this summer and beyond. Many of us work in small departments, some of us are actually the whole department, and this can leave us feeling out of touch with the library community out there.  23 Things is a great way for us  to reach out and make some connections.  Enjoy the olives!


Olive picture form pink_fish13 on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciana13/4236386232/ Used under a Creative Commons Licence.