Archive for June, 2005
LPIB RSS Feed
June 3rd, 2005Congrats to David Bigwood on the RSSifying of the Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin. It seems that a little pushing (sorry - suggesting) can go a long way.
Voice of America is Fed
June 3rd, 2005The Voice of America now has RSS and Podcasts.
More On University Blog Hosting Services
June 3rd, 2005Jeremy Smith, whose blog is hosted by Blog@Case has some reviews on a few University blog hosting services.
de.lirio.us 0.10
June 3rd, 2005Steve Mallett has released a new version on de.lirio.us. Enhancements include search capabilities and private bookmarks. I’ve had my linkblog on there for a while now and it’s been a great service to use.
Show Me Your Feeds
June 3rd, 2005Whoa! A new BBC interface with 2 shiny RSS buttons smack dab in the middle. BBC is proud of their feeds, unlike many content providers that hide them at the bottom or within small lists on the sides. Congrats BBC.
The more we show our feeds, the more our users ask what they [...]
A La Peanut Butter Wiki Sandwiches
June 2nd, 2005Wikis are just starting to catch on in libraries (even though they’ve been around for just under 10 years). If you are looking for a password protected free wiki for your library, try out Peanut Butter Wiki. The wiki is hosted on their server. I signed up for an account and it [...]
In for a Penny, Buy by the Pound
June 2nd, 2005Great quote from colleague (and friend) Gary Price in this article on finding cheap books online:
“‘You can drive a Chevy or a Ford or a Honda and each will get you to the same place in the end,’ said Gary Price, news editor of searchenginewatch.com, a site that analyzes the quality of search engines. [...]
Purina, RSS, and Your Library
June 1st, 2005I rarely address the “RSS is good for business” mantra that is popular among marketing and corporate professionals. I probably should as I still believe that libraries are businesses and should be treated as such, especially in marketing. A great example of this is the Purina RSS Feeds. They have 8 feeds [...]
Yay ALA!
June 1st, 2005Karen G. Schneider mentions that American Libraries has an RSS feed. Hip Hip Hooray. They also have link that says “About RSS Feeds”, with a brief explanation.
Psst. ALA. How about RSSifying your press releases so I don’t have to use the Yahoo workaround. This hasn’t worked for 6 months anyway. [...]
Podcasting For Librarians/Libraries
June 1st, 2005The cover story for the June edition of Searcher is titled, “Saying ‘I Do’ to Podcasting: Another ‘Next Big Thing’ for Librarians?” The article is not available for free on the site, but there is an abstract:
“Thinking about starting a casual relationship with the phenom known as podcasting, but don’t know if you’re ready to [...]
Say Hello to PubSub Government
June 1st, 2005Today, PubSub (where I work) launched PubSub Government. The main reason why we do this type of project is to demonstrate the power of prospective search. But, for those interested in what is being said about any aspect of the U.S. Government, this could be a useful reference tool as well. From [...]