Tuesday, June 10, 2008

A place for links

How can libraries take advantage of social bookmarking sites?
It seems to be a way that librarians might be able to share new resources that are always changing and being added to the Internet. When it comes to the public, most patrons would probably just like to have a links section and not have to go to another website.

Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance?
In personal research I see it similar to asking a friend for what sites they found useful... with a social bookmarking site you have many more friends to ask for advice (though be careful which friend you ask).

Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere?
If I needed that feature, it would be very useful. Most of my favorites I use at work I only use from within my computer at work. Sites I use at home I normally only use at home. The few sites I use at both places I have memorized. Occasionally there are sites that I hardly ever use, but quite often the site has changed or there are better sites by the time I need it again and a fresh search is very beneficial.

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