exercise #55 facebook

I began to utilize Facebook in 2007 when I participated in the first set of ihcpl exercises. Several people invited me to be their friend not long after I registered for an account with Facebook. I am now Facebook Friends with at least eight other people that are members of Harris County Public Library, and am Facebook Friends with nine people with whom I graduated from college. I got in touch with all of these folks through Facebook, because they all contacted me through Facebook. The extra application that I used in Facebook was Flowers for Friends. I sent a flower to all of my Facebook friends. I have also utilize the status attribute where I tell all my Facebook Friends what I am currently doing. I attempted to see if my sister and niece had a Facebook account and I found both both my sister and my niece. I found both of these people by utiizing the search option. I invited them to be my friends. I found it quite simple to apply for a Facebook account, because I just had to enter my e-mail address, and assign myself a user pass word. I intend to continue to utilize Facebook, since I have heard from people that were previous classmates. I am hoping to hear from more classmates.

Exercise 3 of module 54

I searched the book Fair is the Rose in the social networks Shelfari and Goodreads. The reviews to this book in both networks were quite similiar. I actually find a review written by the same person in both networks. Both sets of reviews praised this book for the most part, and most reviewers in both networks were emotionally involved with the story and characters.

exercise 2 of module 54

These are the steps that I would take if I want to begin a bookclub. I would first choose a particular day of the week that I can conduct the book club. I would give myself two or three months to advertise that I am beginning a bookclub, so I could get a list of people. I would create fliers to post in-house, send news releases to the local newspaper, and post fliers at local organizations and businesses. I would limit the members of the bookclub to 10 to twelve people, so every member of the book club will have a chance to state their opinion. Once that I generate an interest from at least twelve people, I would try to obtain an idea of the type of reading material that each member enjoys reading. After I obtain an idea of what type of literature that the majority enjoys, I would select the first title for the month. I choose Shelfari to seek a book that I would consider for the book club. The book that I choose was the Centurian's Wife. Shelfari has good and bad reviews for the Centurian's wife.

exercise 1 of module 54

I have attempted to start a bookclub at Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library. The only participating experience that I had in a bookclub once when one person attended the bookclub. I prefer a traditional book club when you actually see the other members face to face. I think that an online bookclub is too impersonal. I prefer to meet the folks with whom I discuss the book.

exercise 3 of module 53

The initial search of seeking a e-book to read is pleasantly easy. I choose the spanish book Jesus el hijo de hombre, since I wanted to take the advantage of the opportunity to practice reading the Spanish language. I selected the Spanish language as a language option, and typed the English word bible. This strategy is how I found the book Jesus el Hijo de hombre. The advantage of reading a book online is that you don't have to be concerned about tearing pages of the book. You only have to click an arrow to proceed to the next page. I like the format of the e-mail because you can view the table of contents and view a chapter within the book at the same time. I like the convenience of clicking the word index to view the index of the book instead of having to turn the pages of the particular book. I find that reading an e-book is uncomfortable because you are forced to sit upright at a desk. You can read a traditional book sitting in a chair or lying on a bed. You can travel with a traditional book, because you can place it in a purse or suitcase. I find that reading an e-book is a strain on the eyes due to the computer glare, and you don't encounter this problem when you read the traditional book.

part 2 of module #53

I searched the book Fair is the Rose, since this is the book that I used in module 52I first found the book in the Barnes and Noble Store and the price was $13.99 for a new book copy. The price for a used book copy was $1.99. I also searched for this book at the Borders website. The price for a new book copy was also $13.99. The price for a used copy of the book was $2.00. I checked Harris County Public Library Digital Media Catalog and 20+ Places for Public Domain E-Books, but I did not find Fair is the Rose as an e-book or audio book.

exercise one of module #53

I will discuss the three bookstores that are near our library location, and I discovered them through Houston.com directory. The first bookstore that is near our library is Half Price Books and Records. This bookstore also has a website called www.halfpricebooks.com. This website has a products search option which features a special book for the following categories: Book of the Month, In the Kitchen, Children's Pick, Media Mix and Gift Idea Spot. This website has a book search option that connects the searcher directly to the amazon website. The website has a store locator where you can find the store nearest to you.
The second store that is near our library is the Barnes and Noble bookstore. This book store has a website that is as importants as the amazon website. This website sales a variety of items such as DVDs, Text Books, Out of Print, Children's Books and magazines. This website contains several types of best seller lists such as top 100 in books, New York Times best sellers and best selling books by subject. Barnes and Noble has an advanced search option that allows you to narrow your book search by keywords, format, price and age range.
Bookland is one of the bookstores close to our library location, but this bookstore does not have a website.