Thing 17 ELM
In a Google world most times ELM is a forgotten tool. I have had the opportunity to suggest it's use to patrons working on research projects, but forget to use it myself when doing mine or the library projects. Just think of all those databases at your finger tips and you can access it from anywhere as long as you have a library card. I thought it was great that you can subscribe to RSS feeds to follow up on new information coming into the databases. I like developing the folders for use at work so we can all collaborate and decide what we feel is important for our library use.
Showing posts with label research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label research. Show all posts
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thing 12
Thing 12 Social Media Sites
I have never used any of these sites until now. I've receive my news from TV, Paper or Magazine, because that is all I seem to have time for these days. I perused all the sites and I liked Newsvine, because it seems so organized and possibly a good site for actual article research. This could be a good addition for researching articles at the library.
I really enjoyed using Stumble Upon. I liked setting up my own profile knowing it will help in narrowing down my search for the Websites I'm interested in. I can see this as a beneficial tool in narrowing down websites in doing research.
Both these tools take time to use, but could help make research and pleasure searching faster.
I have never used any of these sites until now. I've receive my news from TV, Paper or Magazine, because that is all I seem to have time for these days. I perused all the sites and I liked Newsvine, because it seems so organized and possibly a good site for actual article research. This could be a good addition for researching articles at the library.
I really enjoyed using Stumble Upon. I liked setting up my own profile knowing it will help in narrowing down my search for the Websites I'm interested in. I can see this as a beneficial tool in narrowing down websites in doing research.
Both these tools take time to use, but could help make research and pleasure searching faster.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Thing 11
Thing 11 Tagging and Del.icio.us
As you can see in my Blog I have been tagging from the beginning. It has been a helpful in organizing my Blog. I Liked using Del.icio.us for organizing my bookmark and the ease of using it from any computer. It was easy to setup and I like that you use your own tagging system to organize the bookmarks
Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere?
I can see this being helpful in setting up Research assistance in all the major groups of the Dewey Decimal System. By the Library bookmarking sites and tagging them into the different categories, it will help the patrons gain access to those sites faster and in a more organized manner.
How can your library or media center take advantage of tagging and del.icio.us?
We could set up research helps, book reviews, discussion groups, genre helps, gaming sites and more.
As you can see in my Blog I have been tagging from the beginning. It has been a helpful in organizing my Blog. I Liked using Del.icio.us for organizing my bookmark and the ease of using it from any computer. It was easy to setup and I like that you use your own tagging system to organize the bookmarks
Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere?
I can see this being helpful in setting up Research assistance in all the major groups of the Dewey Decimal System. By the Library bookmarking sites and tagging them into the different categories, it will help the patrons gain access to those sites faster and in a more organized manner.
How can your library or media center take advantage of tagging and del.icio.us?
We could set up research helps, book reviews, discussion groups, genre helps, gaming sites and more.
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