Flickr

I'm not sure how I missed this "discovery exercise" - I must have gotten distracted by something! The next thing I knew, I was blogging about ways of staying in touch using technology (Thing #7). Anyway, I found this beautiful winter scene - a photo taken by Denis Collette and posted on Flickr - that I'd like to share. I love the way there are warm, bright yellows and even a hint of blue at the heart of the image surrounded by soft snow. I've always thought of winter's beauty as stark, but this image of of the season is anything but stark!

del.icio.us

This tool seems better suited to keeping track of one's own bookmarks (and making them portable, of course) than to searching for resources on a topic. Where are my "advanced search" features? A "flat hierarchy"? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? Maybe I just need to use del.icio.us (and tags) more often in order to appreciate their supposed nifty-ness. Or, maybe it's fine to use it only as a bookmark carpetbag.

Searching with Rollyo

Did you know you can create an aggregated search tool for yourself and others? I made one for this blog as part of the IUL 2.0 23 Things project. The only thing I had trouble with was getting the URL to work; I ended up posting the search box here instead.

Search for events in the world of libraries using the searchroll at the bottom of the page. (Select Library News as your search engine.)

Then, let me know what you think by leaving a comment!

LibraryThing

I created a catalog for my "library" at LibraryThing this morning. Check it out! http://www.librarything.com/catalog/vdearbor

I don't know when I'll ever get all my books entered, but I have to admit that I think it's a pretty nifty little tool - for a small private collection anyway. I'll probably tell my father about it at Christmas. His collection is not exactly small, but he is technically retired, so perhaps he has the time. Then again, my parents are still clinging to dial-up. I wonder how well LibraryThing works with a slow connection? ;-)