Archive for November, 2007
The South Central Library System of Wisconsin
I live down the street from the Madison Central Public Library. Walking past this public library on my way home from work at an academic library is always the best feeling in the world!
However, I will be moving out in three weeks, so let’s savor the library system that the Madison Central Public Library [...]
Online Learning for Librarians
It’s never too late to catch up with things in Libraryland. So get online and learn a bit more…for free.
OPAL: Online Programming for All Libraries
SirsiDynix Institute
The Blendend Librarian Online Learning Community
Uncontrolled Vocabulary: Library Blog
Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium
Ohio State University’s Library 2.0 Seminar
Source: “Learning on a Shoestring: Your Next Conference May Be on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Blogging: Feminist Blogs
Senator Edward Kennedy (http://www.spock.com/Edward-Kennedy%2C-Jr.) and Representative Carolyn Maloney (http://www.spock.com/Carolyn_Maloney_NY) are involved in the movement to add the Women’s Equality Amendment to the Constitution and pick up where the 1982 Equal Rights Amendment left off (only 35 of the 38 needed states had ratified it) (http://www.factbites.com/topics/Equal-Rights-Amendment).
This movement also includes passionate feminist bloggers, who are harnessing the power [...]
Google Alternatives: Smart Search Engines
Here is a list of great alternatives to Google for searching online. I will do my best to add annotations to the links soon:
Technorati (a blog search engine)
http://www.technorati.com/
ChaCha
http://www.chacha.com/
Rollyo: Roll Your Own Search Engine
http://www.rollyo.com/
Kosmix
http://www.kosmix.com/
Ask.com
http://www.ask.com/
Clusty: the Clustering Search Engine
http://clusty.com/
Web Design Sites
Here is a list of great Web Design/Creation sites. Enjoy–I plan on adding annotations to the links very soon!
A List Apart
http://www.alistapart.com
The Web Standards Project
http://www.webstandards.org/
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/
The CSS Zen Garden
http://www.csszengarden.com/
HTML Dog
http://www.htmldog.com/
kottke.org
http://www.kottke.org/
Digital Libraries: Cool Sites
The Open Library
http://www.openlibrary.org/toc.html
The Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/index.php
Footnote
http://www.footnote.com/
Update + Happy Thanksgiving!
I’ve updated the Library Blogs page and added a few links. Also, be sure to check out my classmates’ blogs (scroll to the bottom of this page to view the links).
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Relaxing Reads
DailyLit is a great site for online reading services. You can sign up to receive over 400 public domain titles via your email of RSS.
http://www.dailylit.com/
I think I hear an iPhone commercial in the works…Steve Jobs–call me!
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