Social Bookmarking
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A number of libraries use social bookmarking tools to maintain a set of links to key resources. | A number of libraries use social bookmarking tools to maintain a set of links to key resources. | ||
| + | * CSU-Pueblo Library uses del.icio.us to display their [http://del.icio.us/csupuebloreferencedesk del.icio.us picks] on their library [http://csuplibrary.wordpress.com/ website]. | ||
| + | * Cubberley Education Library uses a [http://sul-ic-rdm.stanford.edu:8080/cubberley/blog/archives/66 tag cloud] to display their [http://del.icio.us/kkerns del.icio.us bookmarks]. | ||
| + | *[http://www.holdregelibrary.org/index.html Holdrege Public Library] uses del.icio.us tag clouds on their [http://www.holdregelibrary.org/delicious_links.html “Links we Love“], [http://www.holdregelibrary.org/kidzone.html Kid’s Zone] and [http://www.holdregelibrary.org/teenspace.html TeenSpace]. Each page has a separate del.icio.us account: | ||
| + | ** Holdrege Public Library: [http://del.icio.us/HoldregeLibrary bookmarks on del.icio.us] | ||
| + | ** HoldregeLibraryKids’: [http://del.icio.us/HoldregeLibraryKids bookmarks on del.icio.us] | ||
| + | ** HoldregeLibraryTeens’: [http://del.icio.us/HoldregeLibraryTeens bookmarks on del.icio.us] | ||
* [http://libraries.mit.edu/help/virtualref/ MIT Libraries Virtual Reference Collection] | * [http://libraries.mit.edu/help/virtualref/ MIT Libraries Virtual Reference Collection] | ||
** Uses [[del.icio.us]] to maintain [http://del.icio.us/virtualref links] and to publish list on library web pages. Details on the [http://libraries.mit.edu/help/betas/#virtualref MIT Libraries Betas] site. | ** Uses [[del.icio.us]] to maintain [http://del.icio.us/virtualref links] and to publish list on library web pages. Details on the [http://libraries.mit.edu/help/betas/#virtualref MIT Libraries Betas] site. | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 8 April 2008
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Introduction
Definition
Social bookmarking is ...
Social Bookmarking Services
Further Info on Social Bookmarking
- Akerman, Richard. "CiteULike Academic Article Bookmarking." Science Library Pad. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
- Common Craft. "Social Bookmarking in Plain English." 6 August 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- Hammond, Tony, Timo Hannay, Ben Lund, and Joanna Scott. "Social Bookmarking Tools (I): A General Review." D-Lib 11.4 (2005). Retrived 8 April 2008.
Uses in Libraries
Sharing Set of Links
- Assumption College for Sisters Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Beaufort County Library: bclrefdesk's bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Bibliothèques de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris-IV): bookmakrs on del.icio.us
- Chelmsford Public Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Columbus Public Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Dublin City Public Libraries: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- East Providence Public Library : bookmarks on del.icio.us
- San Mateo Public Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Seldovia Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Seminole County Public Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Lansing Public Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- La Grange Park Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Maui Community College Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Menasha Public Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- McMaster University Library Web Team: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Nebraska Library Commission: NLC_Reference’s bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Pierce County Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Springfield Technical Community College Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- Tampa Bay Library Consortium: TampaBayLC bookmarks on del.icio.us
- University of Alberta Libraries: Winspearslib bookmarks on del.icio.us
Republishing Link Lists on Library Web Sites
A number of libraries use social bookmarking tools to maintain a set of links to key resources.
- CSU-Pueblo Library uses del.icio.us to display their del.icio.us picks on their library website.
- Cubberley Education Library uses a tag cloud to display their del.icio.us bookmarks.
- Holdrege Public Library uses del.icio.us tag clouds on their “Links we Love“, Kid’s Zone and TeenSpace. Each page has a separate del.icio.us account:
- Holdrege Public Library: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- HoldregeLibraryKids’: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- HoldregeLibraryTeens’: bookmarks on del.icio.us
- MIT Libraries Virtual Reference Collection
- Uses del.icio.us to maintain links and to publish list on library web pages. Details on the MIT Libraries Betas site.
Other Uses
- Duke University Libraries: Connotea
- Library web page explains to students/faculty at Duke University how to connect to licensed resources that are bookmarked in Connotea.
Further Information on Social Bookmarking and Libraries
- Bridgewater, Rachel. "A Little More Help from Your Friends: Social Bookmarking." Presentation at SirsiDynix Institute, 13 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
