two levels of remove

Via Sarah Houghton (the librarian in black), Via Bill Drew (the baby boomer librarian): "Bill Drew (Baby Boomer Librarian) has created a simple Google search box for the FindInALibrary books. Nice work!"

I've reproduced the code here:

Here is a better form for the Google libraries search I am working on:

Search WWW Search in Libraries

Tags:

• Google
• Libraries

Using blogs like a content management system

Someone suggested that we create a blog for every library faculty member. That way we can replace the static staff directory with blogs that allow the owner to update regularly and syndicate subject-specific announcements to a targeted audience. The idea makes me think about incorporating applications like blogs, which have the mystique of being frequently updated and up-to-the-minute-current, for uses that are generally thought of as static, like a directory. Is it "wasteful" to utilize blog technology this way? Is it analog to using a home theater stereo system to listen to AM radio on headphones? What does "wasteful" mean when talking about software or disc space?

RSS reader vs. a bloglines account

The presentation went relatively well. I discovered that of the fifty percent of reference librarians at my institution who use RSS either to read or to post, they all have a bloglines account, rather than using a stand alone reader. Strange, I never would have thought to use bloglines, although it seems very useful for checking feeds on the go...

a new training blog

I made a new blog , brantles-train.blogspot.com specifically to post step by step training modules. My first post is a quick and dirty guide to readng, subscribing and creating an RSS feed which I will present to my colleagues this morning.