Cloud computing

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Social Bookmarking and Tagging

Here is my delicious account.

One of the things I really like about social bookmarking is the ability to pick the brains, so to speak, of those interested in the same subjects that you are. While I was bookmarking a cataloging related website, I found out all the other users who bookmarked it and then took a look at their lists. I found other really useful sites that I otherwise may not have discovered.

Beyond Internet Explorer

I'm familiar with Firefox because I use it, almost exclusively, at home and at work. But the plug-ins are entirely new to me. I installed LibX and it became readily apparent how useful it is to have direct access to the library's catalog. This is another tool that can be used to bring the library to the user. I also downloaded the Google toolbar and am enjoying exploring all of its features.

Jing

I think Jing is terrific for visual learners like myself. Sometimes it's just easier to be shown how to do something rather than following written directions. Jing seems to be a perfect tool to create tutorials that demonstrate searching tips or explain the various features of our library's website.

Here's my stab at Jing. This video shows how to search for children's books that have won the Newbery Medal.