Social Networking in Libraries

The Google Book Project is hot news right now in the library world and for many good reasons? I read a post somewhere, I can’t remember where now by someone claiming that the Google Book Project will replace libraries. Does this worry you at all? What advantages and disadvantages do you see to having an [...]

Do you need some help with your library 2.0? If so, there is plenty of it available online. I came across this list of 100 free library 2.0 webinars. What is interesting about this list is that is includes not only webinars but also podcasts, articles, blog posts, wikis and other tutorials and covers [...]

Are you planning to purchase an ebook reader in the near future for either yourself or your library? If so, which kind are you going to get? Have you made up your mind yet? I was planning to purchase a kindle until I heard about the new Sony reader. This cool gadget supposedly can read [...]

If you are on twitter then there are many librarians you can follow, however in honor of follow friday, here are my top ten picks. By the way and this is really the subject of another post there are quite a few library related vendors and job suppliers on twitter as well.
@janettefuller
@conniecrosby
@jessamyn
@shaunjamison
@roy300m
@heyjudeonline
@akearns
@suzjackson
@buffyjhamilton
@annalaurabrown (I’m know, [...]

Managing citations and references can be a royal pain. If you work in a college library, then you are certainly all too familiar with this problem experienced all too often my students. Fortunately for librarians and for the benefit of students, there are quite a few tools being created to help them. Cite U Like [...]

Are you wondering how to create a great library blog? or maybe you are thinking of starting a library blog and would like some advice before you get started. Thanks to OnlineCollege.org for sharing with us 100 tips and tools for blogging librarians. This list offers some great advice not only for blogging librarians but [...]

Are you looking for a handy resource you can use to find cover pictures of books for your library website, lib guides, blog, or other online tool?
Then you need to use Book Chase Covers. This handy tool lets you enter in the ISBN number and it will scan various book sites such as Amazon, [...]