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17 Dec 07

Examples of how libraries can use Diigo

  • Here are some examples of electronic resources I've bookmarked for my library.  If you expand all, you can follow the "more information" links to the bibliographic records in our catalog.  (If you don't understand my library jargon, that's okay; just follow the links and it should be clear what I'm talking about.) 

    And this is just the tip of the iceberg; annotations could include sound and video clips, links to other suggested resources ("see also..."), hyperlinked search strings for the library catalog, WorldCat.org, Diigo, Google, or other sources, plus about a zillion things that I can't even think of.
     - pgstreby on 2007-12-17
    • Here are some examples of electronic resources I've bookmarked for my library.  If you expand all, you can follow the "more information" links to the bibliographic records in our catalog.  (If you don't understand my library jargon, that's okay; just follow the links and it should be clear what I'm talking about.) 

      And this is just the tip of the iceberg; annotations could include sound and video clips, links to other suggested resources ("see also..."), hyperlinked search strings for the library catalog, WorldCat.org, Diigo, Google, or other sources, plus about a zillion things that I can't even think of.       - on 2007-12-17
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04 Dec 07

Put a tag cloud of the most widely held library works on your Web site or blog

  • The “OCLC Top 1000” list presents the top
    works most widely held by libraries. First published
    in the fall of 2004, the list was most recently updated
    in 2005. The list reflects true classics and
    canonical works of western culture. The list also
    shows the extent to which libraries strive to meet
    the needs of their readers, by offering books in high
    demand in any given year. The list contains
    classic works such as the Bible, utilitarian
    works such as the U.S. Census and
    also popular works such as Tom Brokaw’s
    Greatest Generation.

Product Pipeline - 7/15/2006 - netConnect

  • Social bookmarking tools serve two general purposes: helping you keep track of what you've seen and showing you what you may have missed.

CiteULike: A free online service to organise your academic papers

  • CiteULike is a free service to help you to store, organise and share
    the scholarly papers you are reading. When you see a paper on the web
    that interests you, you can click one button and have it added to your
    personal library.     - pgstreby on 2007-11-15

PennTags / help /

  • PennTags is a social bookmarking tool for locating, organizing, and sharing your favorite online
    resources. Members of the Penn Community can collect and maintain URLs, links to journal articles,
    and records in Franklin, our online catalog and VCat, our online video catalog. Once these
    resources are compiled, you can organize them by assigning tags (free-text keywords) and/or by
    grouping them into projects, according to your specific preferences. PennTags can also be used
    collaboratively, because it acts as a repository of the varied interests and academic pursuits
    of the Penn community, and can help you find topics and users related to your own favorite
    online resources.


    PennTags was developed by librarians at the University of Pennsylvania.

InfoTangle :: The Hive Mind: Folksonomies and User-Based Tagging :: December :: 2005

  • There is a revolution happening on the Internet that is alive and building momentum with each passing tag. With the advent of social software and Web 2.0, we usher in a new era of Internet order. One in which the user has the power to effect their own online experience, and contribute to others’. Today, users are adding metadata and using tags to organize their own digital collections, categorize the content of others and build bottom-up classification systems. The wisdom of crowds, the hive mind, and the collective intelligence are doing what heretofore only expert catalogers, information architects and website authors have done. They are categorizing and organizing the Internet and determining the user experience, and it’s working. No longer do the experts have the monopoly on this domain; in this new age users have been empowered to determine their own cataloging needs. Metadata is now in the realm of the Everyman.

Social Bookmarking And Tagging At Academic Libraries

  • I used some of my break time to further delve into what’s happening with social bookmarking and tagging activity. These are interesting technologies, and I’m wondering if much exploration is taking place at academic libraries. There are a few academic librarians out there who have caught on to the use of social bookmarking software and tagging - and a few are actively promoting it on their blogs. For example, Ellyssa Kroski, a reference librarian at Columbia University, discusses tagging and folksonomies at her blog Infotangle. But at the library, not individual, level we are only beginning to explore how to exploit this technology to promote user access to resources and services.

Catalog | Ann Arbor District Library

  • The Ann Arbor (Michigan) District Library uses social bookmarking in its catalog.  Manga fans seem to be the biggest users of this option.
     - pgstreby on 2007-11-15
01 Nov 07

Criteria for Evaluating Social Bookmarking Tools | Instructional Design and Development Blog

  • If you’re not familiar with the term social bookmarking, it’s typically used to describe tools that allow users to save links to their favorite sites on a web server. This allows you to access these links from any computer with an Internet connection, making them easier to share than bookmarks or favorites saved on your computer’s hard drive. Social bookmarking tools also make it easier to categorize links and to find new sites that are recommended by people with similar interests. Some social bookmarking tools offer many additional features that are ideal for collaborative learning, allowing users to create groups and discussion forums and even call attention to specific webpage content with virtual “sticky notes” and highlights. However, many of these features have yet to be implemented in a refined and reliable way.
27 Oct 07

Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World [OCLC - Membership reports]

  • The practice of using a social network to establish and enhance
    relationships based on some common ground—shared interests, related
    skills, or a common geographic location—is as old as human societies,
    but social networking has flourished due to the ease of connecting on
    the Web. This OCLC membership report explores this web of social
    participation and cooperation on the Internet and how it may impact the
    library’s role, including:


    • The use of social networking, social media, commercial and library services on the Web
    • How and what users and librarians share on the Web and their attitudes toward related privacy issues
    • Opinions on privacy online
    • Libraries’ current and future roles in social networking

    The report is based on a survey (by Harris Interactive on behalf of
    OCLC) of the general public from six countries—Canada, France, Germany,
    Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States—and of library
    directors from the U.S. The research provides insights into the values
    and social-networking habits of library users.



    Social networking was also discussed at the OCLC Symposium “Who’s Watching YOUR Space?” at ALA Midwinter 2007, while property law and privacy rights were discussed at the OCLC Symposium: “Is the Library Open?” at ALA Annual 2007.


     - pgstreby on 2007-10-26
  • This will also be available in print on Monday, October 29, 2007.
     - pgstreby on 2007-10-27
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