D to the E to the LICIOUS...

Delicious is one of my tastiest new web finds... by the way, Fergie, T to the A to the STEY is incorrect! Maybe Fergie should use Delicious to bookmark Merriam-Webster online.

I recently opened an account and am so psyched to have all of my fave websites in one location. Because it's social and you can browse other people's tags, I have far better success using Delicious to find cool websites than by using a regular old search engine because you can see what websites people have actually listed as notable. I have already found tons of uses at work for websites that I have found on Delicious... free online stuff, notable libraries, program ideas. All I can say is that this website is appropriately named and I am in love with it.

Wiki wiki scratch

I don't have to tell HCPL how beneficial Wikis are because we already use them. I don't have a wiki or contribute to a wiki in my personal life, however after watching the Commoncraft video, I want to plan something with multiple people. I am now looking for a reason to create a wiki...

On a completely unrelated side note: whenever I hear the word wiki, it makes me think of scratching records. You know, like, wiki wiki scratch. To tie this together, here's what Wikipedia has to say about scratching.

Flickr is pretty cool.

I have to just put this out there: Flickr is AWESOME! I love the fact that you can add photos, add tags, collaborate with other users, add favorites and browse photos easily. I checked out the Library of Virginia's Flickr collection and was sucked into their great aray of historic Richmond pictures. I love the fact that people can browse through their pictures and add tags and make comments as they see fit. I found a picture of some 1956 class at TJ high school and noticed that someone had identified several of the people in the picture. What's really great about Flickr especially when dealing with older pictures is that it opens up the possibility that someone will come across a picture and know something about it that you don't know. While doing this is risky in some ways, there is a lot to be said for the "wisdom of crowds."

Two peas in a Podcast.

So I do not currently subscribe to any podcasts, but I think that they are really cool and truly hold a lot of potential for the library world. After attending the booktalking workshop, I was all hyped up on the potential for creating interactive media with the help of co-workers and in some cases patrons. I am going to take this opportunity to give a shout out to the Bookmobile's Book in a Minute. If we can get into the reading rainbow state of mind, there are so many things that we can do to promote reading, spark interest in particular topics and titles and get the word out about goings on at the library.