Personal start-page tools

The use of web-based personal start-page tools in user education, training and instructional activities.

• This is part of a research by the Central Medical Library (CMB) of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)

With our own Netvibes Universe ([1]) we also want to develop and offer tailor-made library services and a Library Toolbox where users can choose usefull search tools, rss-feeds, widgets etc. (more info will follow on our blog [http://digicmb.blogspot.com ]. Please read this comparison to know more: [2]

The tools

• Netvibes ([3])
• iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig)
• Pageflakes [http://www.pageflakes.com/

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• Windows Live [4]
• My Yahoo [http://my.yahoo.com/

] Others

• Pennvibes: example [http://ganymede.library.upenn.edu/cocoon/pennvibes/html/dlf2007.html

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