Podcasts

Podcasting is another great way in using technology to provide access to information for learning and recreational uses.

Answer Boards

Using "Slamming the Boards" is one way for librarians to promote our reference services, especially to the up and coming generation.

LibraryThing

Have just created my LibraryThing bookshelf and link it to my blog.

Also, I have had a look at Shelfari and placed a link to my blog.

In my personal view I do prefer using LibraryThing, as I found this a lot more informative and easier to use thant Shelfari.

Technorati

Using Technorati I search "bookmobile"and came up with 643 results, I then done an advance search using the Tag Search and came up with only 28 results.

Therefore, to get your information "out there" it is important every effort is used to ensure this information is easily located through search results using tagging.

Del.icio.us

I have just set up my account on del.icio.us and have started bookmark websites. I have found this very easy to do. I will be using del.icio.us at work to organize and keep track of my favourite websites, especially since I can use my del.icio.us account at any computer.

Also, I have added a link to list my del.icio.us tags to this blog.

This afternoon while I was using del.icio.us, my 15 year old daughter ask me what I was doing and I explain how I was bookmarking "favorite"websites onto del.icio.us and could have access to these lists at work and at home.

She had seen this displayed on some websites but was not sure what it was all about. I have now set up an account for by daughter too, so she can link sites for school work and have access to them at school and at home.

Social bookmarking

What a wonderful way of keeping track of websites, as I use a number of computers. I can now create a listing of all my favourite websites and have access to them either at work or home.

Videos Online

I can see how using YouTube could be used in libraries to promote library services, author reviews, oral history programs.