Week 12, the finishing post

That's the lot then. The 23 things has been a really useful initiative to take part in, and I'm grateful to everyone who has organized it, and run the drop-in sessions at the RSL to help us over potential stumbling blocks. There have been parts of it that I've been dubious about, at least from a professional point of view such as twitter, which I still find it hard to see as a library tool.
On the other hand, I was pretty sceptical about the value of facebook as a library tool, yet having looked into it as part of the 23 things, I can see how it is used as part of the public face of libraries. If it is a medium that is used by so many people, then it makes sense to try to adapt to it and use it to communicate with our library users. You can't fight change, and I guess we have to move with the technology to maintain a relevant service.
There have also been parts which are definitely of use in library terms such as LinkedIn, and the google docs, and which I wouldn't have known about if I hadn't been involved in the programme.
There were some things such as flickr which will be of use in a social context rather than a work setting, but again, without taking part in the 23 things I wouldn't have been aware of.

I think that quite a few people including myself have found it difficult at times to fit the weeks tasks into their work schedule, but that's a challenge with any extra task you take on, and I'm lucky to have been given sufficient time and flexibility to get most of the things done in work time.
One issue I have found, is that I think the 23 things does assume a relatively high starting level of competence in using computers and web 2.0, which has at points been a cause for frustration. However, overall I have found this to be a really useful experience and I'm glad I've taken part in it.