Archive for November, 2006
I’m Scared. Hold Me
November 29th, 2006Quite an over-reaction to finding out that librarians blog. I almost snarfed the water I was drinking after clicking on the link. (Thanks Jennifer)
Streamick
November 29th, 2006Today, Aggie sent me Streamick.com, a directory and online streaming site for free T.V.
The site is very dynamic and I love the directory. It’s user driven in that they will post submissions, as long as it’s legal and free (there is a validation process), but there are a few issues.
1) There’s no way to [...]
2006 NYT Book Stats
November 27th, 2006Jessa Crispin (subscribe to her blog – I think she holds the record for the longest time in my aggregator) got an e-mail from a librarian (she is now Jessa’s favorite – surpassing me?) regarding the 2006 Notable Books list and some statistics. Interesting stuff:
“Of the 50 authors who are listed under fiction, 26 [...]
How One Man “Kept Up”
November 27th, 2006One of my “keeping up” heroes, Marshall Kirkpatrick, who left his writing position at TechCrunch today, blogs about how he did what he did so well. An excerpt:
“I am subscribed to thousands of RSS feeds and currently have thousands of unread items in my feed reader – that suits me just fine. The secret [...]
Toss Away E-mail Addresses
November 26th, 2006These throwaway e-mail addresses are nothing new. Basically, these tools allow you to create e-mail addresses for those times when you need to sign up for something in order to get something, but don’t want to provide your real e-mail address (for obvious reasons).
I’ve been a fan of Dodgeit for a long time [...]
The OPAC Sucks
November 26th, 2006Those who are fans of Brian Smith (like me) will be happy to see his new video, The OPAC Sucks. This one has rare video of the man himself.
The lyrics can be found here. An excerpt.
“the OPAC sucks, people are confused
it runs amok, committing its abuse
years and years and years ago, computers replaced [...]
‘email me’ bookmarklet
November 26th, 2006The linksharing tool enlisting is still in private beta, but you can now use their ‘email me’ bookmarklet. It’s a simple tool. Give them your e-mail address (like zoiks scoob!) and they will provide you with a bookmarklet for your links bar. If you find something that you want to read or [...]
New(ish) Librar* Blogs
November 26th, 2006Well folks, I received a bunch of submissions of new(ish) librar* blogs. Here they are:
+ BANR – “The BANR Blog focuses on library news and information of interest to faculty, staff and students in the biological sciences, agriculture, and natural resources at Colorado State University. CSU librarians contributing to the blog monitor a variety [...]
Fan
November 26th, 2006Heh!
Create your own at Image Chef
(via Webware)
Communities Dominate Brands
November 26th, 2006Lots of interesting books coming out. This one is no exception:
Communities Dominate Brands:
“The book explores the problems faced by branding, marketing and advertising facing multiple radical changes in this decade. Communities Dominate Brands discusses how disruptive effects of digitalisation and connectedness introduce threats and opportunities. The authors compellingly illustrate how modern consumers are [...]
Totally Wired
November 25th, 2006Useful for YA librarians?
Totally Wired:
“Totally Wired arms adults with the language and knowledge to address the real issues of raising tweens and teens who have grown up with the Internet and cell phones. By providing adults with a greater understanding of the what their kids are really doing on the internet and how they [...]
Splashr
November 25th, 2006Yet another cool Flickr tool.
Splashr will make cool looking slideshows from your Flickr pics.
Lots of choices. Plus, you can embed the slideshiw into your blog or webpage. Really slick.
You can view the slideshow for the screenshot above right here.
RSS 2 GIF
November 25th, 2006Truly slick! Use RSS 2 GIF to convert….well, you can figure it out.
(via)
Cooliris
November 24th, 2006I talk about Browster alot during presentations because it has truly been a great time saver. It especially comes in handy when I have a list of cases or articles in Lexis and need to look through them quickly. I also use it for aggregator reading.
Today, I happened upon Cooliris, which [...]
Library 2.0 and Wikipedia
November 24th, 2006If it is decided that Library 2.0 should be deleted from Wikipedia, I will use whatever little time I have left to protest the policies at the supposedly “open” encyclopedia. Deleting this entry would be a atrocious and, among other adjectives, ironic. Have your say folks! (via Michael Casey)
Lots of RSS Feeds from UN Bodies
November 22nd, 2006Although it could have been written better, the UN Pulse blog lists many of the RSS feeds available from their various bodies. Sometimes feed links are provided and other times not. Why not just a list of feeds. Easy enough, right? Plus, an OPML feed would be helpful here. (Thanks [...]
Thanks!
November 21st, 2006As Thanksgiving approaches, I wanted to take the time to thank Library Stuff readers for their continuous clicks over the years. It’s because of you that I have stats like this:
These are “session views” from the past week. What that means, I couldn’t tell you (it’s the closest Urchin comes to unique hits [...]
Phixr
November 21st, 2006I’m a big fan of online photo editors, mostly because I can’t use photoshop. It’s tools like these that get me so excited about the new 2.0 movement.
Phixr is one of the best I’ve seen.
There is a registration piece (you can create a temp one if you want) so you can store your photos, [...]
New(ish) Libar* Blogs Request
November 20th, 2006There are so many new(ish) libr* blogs out there that the lists that I was putting together just couldn’t keep up. I was reminded via e-mail today that I hadn’t done it in a while. So, if you want your blog included in the next list (how about we go for a Sunday [...]
Librarians for Fairness
November 20th, 2006I once read that in order to understand your own views completely, you should read about and comprehend opposing views as well (sometimes more). This is why I watch FOX news.
I had already seen Librarians for Fairness as it was anonymously pushed to me during the Israel/Hesbolah fighting this summer. Today, LISNews reminded [...]
Wikinomics
November 19th, 2006I just plaved Wikinomics on teh top of my “to read” list:
“Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, Wikinomics proves this fear is folly. Smart firms can [...]
Get Mugged at the Library
November 18th, 2006
Get Mugged at the Library
Originally uploaded by mquest foto.
I’m not sure if this is funny. It’s definitely not very good marketing. I wonder what the story behind it is…
Travels With MEL
November 18th, 2006Here’s a cool idea for a library blog. Travels With MEL is all about the bookmobile from the Henderson District Public Libraries in Nevada.
Loads of pictures, lots of comments. Beautiful!
Justia Blawg Search
November 16th, 2006Via the law-lib e-list, I read that today, Justia released Blawg Search. It looks great, but I probably won’t be using it to keep up. No RSS Feeds for any searches. Now, why would they do that?
10 best extensions for Firefox 2
November 15th, 2006Via CNET:
10 best extensions for Firefox 2 – Some really neat ones there.
WikiMatrix – Wiki Comparison Tool
November 15th, 2006If you haven’t gotten wiki fever yet, you will. When you do, and want to start playing with Wikis, but can’t figure out which ones suit your needs the best, take a look at WikiMatrix.
The site allows you to put wikis against each other and get side by side comparisons. Plus, there are [...]
tagedu
November 14th, 2006tagedu is interesting. Pronounced “taggy-doo” (how unfortunate – “tag ee dee you” would have been better), it strives to be a place where research is done by tags, not search. From the about page:
“tagedu is a new generation of research using tags instead of site-text as a basis for search. Results are displayed [...]
Quotiki
November 14th, 2006I love Digg clones, especially if they have a niche topic.
Quotiki.com is exactly why I love the 2.0 world. The “crowds” building a quote database and rating them. Lovely.
Cracking the code of teens’ IM slang
November 14th, 2006From an an article on CNET:
“Call it a sign of the times. Most teens are like a duck to water when it comes to instant messaging and mobile text messaging, where acronyms and slang can be used to keep outsiders guessing. But for parents who likely aren’t as comfortable with IM slang: PAW means [...]
Download Videos From Them All
November 13th, 2006This seems a bit counter 2.0, but there are two tools that you can use to download vidoes from the major video social software tools to your desktop
VideoDL.org – “VideoDL is a quick AJAX application that allows you to download online video into your computer. It supports top 3 video sites – YouTube, Google Video, [...]
