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RSS: don't bother

Memo CordovaBoise State University

Albertsons Library

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RSS: DON'T BOTHER

DON’T BOTHE

AggregatorsNews readersReaders

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Choices

Google Reader

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Avoid most adverts Take it with you No $$? No problem! Target & exploit Content is king, but you RULE

Join me! Together we can rule the Internet!

Questions?

Twitter: m3mo memo.cordova@gmail.com

DEL.ICIO.US SOCIAL BOOKMARKINGAND LIBRARIESEllie Dworak, Boise State University, Albertsons Library

So what can I do with this?(besides find neat links)(more to the point, what can my library do with this?)

Organize bookmarks on a topic:

Create a list of popular books:

Create a tag cloud for your website:

Generate and maintain subject guides:

Questions:•What do you think about delicious?•Can you imagine using it for your library?•What other ideas do you have?

SIMPLER CITATIONSKim Leeder

SWILA 2009

Caldwell, ID

Overload!

Are you & your patrons overwhelmed by how to organize and cite sources?

Librarians College students High school students Independent researchers Etc.!

It’s manageable

Don’t panic! You can manage references using special (free) online citation management software.

Zotero to the rescue!

Save & archive

Saves copies of articles and web pages to easily archive information. In many cases Zotero saves the full details of

the item - including author, title, publication details - that will be needed to cite it later. These details may easily be edited for accuracy, or filled in where necessary.

You’ll have an archived copy of the page in most cases, so no fears about broken links later! (Or fewer fears, anyway...)

Organize

Drag-and-drop, iTunes-like interface allows easy organization of saved items in folders (collections).

Describe

Add notes and/or tags to saved items. Zotero automatically assigns tags that it

identifies from item metadata, such as library catalog subject headings.

Notes can be any free-form text about an item.

Search

Many search options make it easy to locate saved items later. Zotero searches all fields of an item, including full-text, unless otherwise directed.

Drag and drop items into Word, blogging windows, and other applications to easily create citations in the style you specify in “Preferences.”

Or: export your entire library as a bibliography with additional plug-ins for MS Word and Open Office.

Considerations

Catalogs, databases, etc., need to be compatible with Zotero to allow it to harvest full metadata (many already are, including ProQuest!).

Must be downloaded and installed as a Firefox add-on.

Does not always identify the permanent URL for an item; these must be added manually in some cases.

No sharing options (yet).

Similar tool: BibMe

It couldn’t get easier than this!

Terrific for books, websites (though they should be reviewed, esp. websites).

Will automatically locate information and create citation.

Not as great for articles

Most must be entered manually, by putting info in specified fields.

Citations are generated from information entered.

There are more tools like this BibSonomy, based on delicious but

focused on sharing research links CiteULike Connotea, science oriented Mendeley Web And many more… see

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software

Choose the one you like best!

Welcome to citation Zen

Thanks!

Sara R. Seely, SWILA 2009

Jing – What is it?

TechSmith product Web based Screen capture tool

Narrated streaming video Fixed (enhanced) screen captures

Free software download from http://www.jingproject.com/

Jing - Considerations

Jing logo (because it’s free)No post-production editingMay become pay-forPerpetual beta – updates a lotEphemeral

Jing – Teaching Example

Jing – Work Example

Jing – Why use it?

Show instead of tellVisual learnersVideo and images as information sources

Time saver Librarians Patrons

Reach patrons virtuallyPortable, tailored help

Email, chat, website

Jing – alternatives

ScreenToasterFireshot

Firefox Add-on

How might you use it?

Questions?

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