Thing 7

Describe how your library uses email. Has it improved productivity?
Share your thoughts on online reference using some of the other Web 2.0 communication tools.
Are you an active user of text messaging, IM, or other communication tools?
Which OPAL or MINITEX Web conference (Webinar) did you attend? How was it? What do you think of this communication tool?



This has been a focus of mine over the past 6 months. All of these things mentioned (e-mail, IM, SMS) are not productivity tools themselevs. In fact, what I have found is that if not used properly they are actually poroductivity handcuffs. We are not trained well in how to decipher, categorize, filter and respond to all of the different communication formats. Because of this, the webinar (and research) I've been working with is David Allens GTD system. The workflow highlighted in his Webinar/Podcasting sessions is highlighted below. This will be the main focus of the rest of my 23 things research. How to make this process work even more efficiently and effectively in my personal and professional life. If something does not increase effectiveness, I will discard it.