17 Specialty Search Engines Every Web Developer Should Bookmark

http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2007/17-specialty-search-engines-every-web-developer-should-bookmark/

More examples of library2.0 services

Here are some of the examples mentioned by Casey and Savastinuk in their book on Library 2.0:

1. Ann Arbor Districk Library
http://www.aadl.org/

Pay special attention to their card catalog feature that allows user to add their own marginalia

2. Gwinnett Count Public Library

http://www.gwinnettpl.org/


3. Tacoma Public Library

http://www.tacomapubliclibrary.org/

4. Darien Library

http://www.darienlibrary.org/


Thanks,

Rong

Visualization tools

From Glasgow Colleges blog, three interesting visualization tools

Newsmap is a high definition interface which represents the ever changing infoscape of Google News. Think of the Million Dollar Web Page..only with content. weblink: Newsmap


Many Eyes, an IBM run portal, could quite easily be described as 'Mash Up In A Box'; utilising the concepts of social tagging and data analysis. weblink: Many Eyes

Gapminder is a non-profit venture for development and provision of free software that visualise human development. weblink: Gapminder

Enjoy!

Rong

Examples of library2.0 site

Two library websites are frequently viewed as representatives of library2.0 model:


Indianapolis-Marion County public library

http://www.imcpl.org/


The Queens Borough Public Library

http://www.queenslibrary.org/

Rong

Anthony Crafton's New Yorker Article

Hi class,

Thanks to Carolynn Archer who sent me this link of this New Yorker's article:


http://www.newyorker.com/online/2007/11/05/071105on_onlineonly_grafton


All the best,
Rong

NameVoyager: Visualizing baby names

This seems a fun visualization tool:


http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/


Best,
Rong

Minuteman network new OPAC

Hi class,

Karen Vogts told me about the new interface of minlib:


http://library.minlib.net/search/


All the best,
Rong