Re: World Domination–I Wants It

46.) It’s been two years since Helene Blowers of the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenberg Counties put together a handy self-study guide to Web 2.0 applications for the librarians at her place of work. Since then, this tutorial has burned a path across the English-speaking library world like a comet. But like the real world, the [...]

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Re: Learning 2.0–The Epilogue

My name is Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as I sailed
My name is Captain Kidd as I sailed.
My name is Captain Kidd and God’s laws I did forbid
And most wickedly I did as I sailed.
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Re: Wheel of Morality

Wheel of morality, turn, turn, turn
Tell us the lesson that we should learn.
–final scene at the end of every [...]

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Re: Get Your Kicks on Route 66

Okay, I just can’t resist bragging a bit on Project Jukebox. Definitely stop in and check out our latest multimedia project, the Dalton Highway jukebox. This collaboration between the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the library is one of our most ambitious projects to date combining archival film footage, photos, maps, [...]

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Re: Grokker/New Web Browser

A federated search engine is a good idea, but if it’s only going to search three content providers–and those three are common databases that can be searched from other engines–what’s the point? Show me something that can search the databases my university get and then I’ll be impressed. Like the interface, but the search engine [...]

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Re: On-line Communities

While MySpace and Facebook are the new kids on the block, the fact is that on-line communities have been around for a long time. The Well, currently owned by Salon.com, is the oldest on-going community and has about 4,000 users. The Well, interestingly enough, does not allow its users to correspond anonymously. They have to [...]

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Re: All Google-ly

You may have noticed, gentle reader, that the posts are coming hot and furious now. That’s because I’m determined to plow through the last of these Learning 2.0 lessons before the September 25th deadline.
After I found my house with Google Maps–and finished screaming (the gubmint knows where I live!)–I checked out some of the mashups. [...]

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Re: Library Elf

Elves? Don’t they live in trees and give you cookies? Oh, wait, that’s Keebler Elves. Hmm, maybe Library Elves give you books? Hey, it could happen.
Don’t see this service being of use to me. However, I can see it being of use to grad students, faculty, or anyone else that may be doing long term [...]

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Re: Listen Alaska/Project Gutenberg

I remember checking out Project Gutenberg when it first became available on the web and I’m pleased to see how much it’s grown and how much more sophisticated it is. I use Project Gutenberg as a handy way to check quotes if I’m pretty sure that they’ve come from a specific Shakespearean play, for instance. [...]

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Re: Pod (cast) People

I didn’t subscribe to any feeds, but I did enjoy searching for various podcasts on the podcast search directories. Yahoo seems to be the best. For some fun, click here to listen to one of Radio Bastet’s vintage bellydance music broadcasts. If you click on the website link, you will see a detailed playlist.
Marisa, [...]

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