Thing 5

Gosh. I really do have my ups and downs with my attitude to IT. Having finished Thing 4 fairly upbeat (with the best of intentions), I can't say that I have progressed with my blog, twitter or RSS feeds. Why? I ask myself. Well, I have identified that it's because I am so uncomfortable with theses technologies;  if there is anything slightly different from the last time I was involved  I totally panic. I don't know how to put it right or even get back to where I was. I can waste so much time trying to do what I need to and that really frustrates and alarms me. I  don't find most aspects of IT intuitive. I can only follow steps and procedures. The minute something is presented to me in a different way, I can't progress. All in all I equate many new technologies with stress.
I see escalating IT developments in my work all around me. Having really only got the basics of Power Point I now see that that is totally passe and really I should be using Prezi. If I had a one to one trainer and could devote as much time as it required, I would probably get to grips with Prezi. However, I haven't. I can only dabble and when I make no progress I get frustated and alarmed and of course, want nothing to do with it (mindful of the fact that I am being left further and further behind). It is almost that the other things I do in my work and dare I say do well, eg liaison with my users on a personal level, is of no consequence because it's not IT based.
However, perhaps all is not doom and gloom. Perhaps the fact that I am recognizing how rapidly the library world is changing and that I must engage is quite an achievement (even from this time last year). So, perhaps I shouldn't be too hard on myself. After all, what am I doing now? I'm blogging!!