Thoughts on Del.icio.us

Hi all

Just finished looking at this site, and I'm impressed with how easy it is to use. I've imported my bookmarks from both Internet Explorer and Firefox, and also added a few webpages directly.

I agree with JMCG that this may be of most use to us for research assistance - it could replace the list of useful websites for each Faculty that are currently on our website. I'm also going to use it on a personal basis, as it seems very useful for accessing bookmarks from any computer.

Lisa

Article on social networking use in libraries

Hi
Those of you who get 'Library Link of the Day' will have seen the article "Libraries woo patrons on the Web - Plug in to social networking sites". It discusses Amanda Werhane from the University of Wisconsin Wendt Library.

The article states "Amanda Werhane, liaison librarian and marketing coordinator at Wendt, runs the library's blog (wendt-library.blogspot.com), which features a collection of links and notes about useful research tools and journals. She's also set up a Wendt Library page on Facebook, MySpace and Friendster and posted library pictures on Flickr, the photo-sharing Web site." They use instant messaging and chat reference to answer questions.

You can read the complete article at http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=168453

Cheers