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I'm Not Marian: PSA : Are you expressing YOUR opinion?
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Friday, March 13, 2009. PSA : Are you expressing YOUR opinion? Okay, it's that time again - for SD, ND and MN librarians, you guys all need to be checking in at the Minitex RFP. Page and doing some trialing! They're handing us the keys to the full Gale Virtual Reference Library. Not to mention a raft of collections from EBSCO and Proquest. Something work well for you already, or hit the spot with your searchers? Lesson 4- ...
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I'm Not Marian: Finding free stuff for the sciences...
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Monday, March 9, 2009. Finding free stuff for the sciences. Yesterday I posted a few widgets you can grab from various government sources. But what about actual research-type content? Well, once again government-hosted sites can be a great source. Take the sciences, for example -. Not finding what you want? Try the private sector for more free possibilities. Public Library of Science. That barely scratches the surface, of ...
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I'm Not Marian: Live Satellite Tracking (a.k.a. Now THAT was an Oops!)
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Monday, March 16, 2009. Live Satellite Tracking (a.k.a. Now THAT was an Oops! Back in the fall last year, Endeavor astronaut Heidi Stefanyshyn-Piper lost a tool bag. Dubbed the ISS Toolbag. By amateur astronomers, the bag ( with a. 100,000 price tag. Drifted away into space as she was working on the space station. Inching it's way surprisingly quickly around the globe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Oh no, peanuts!
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I'm Not Marian: Not a fan of peanut butter?
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Saturday, March 7, 2009. Not a fan of peanut butter? If you're not a peanut butter lover, unlike President Obama's daughters, you may not need to check out the FDA's peanut avoidance widget. But how about some other .gov tools? I thought you'd never ask! Here are a couple from the EPA. One that provides tips on how to combat climate change:. Or here's one for finding the watershed in your area:. How cool is that? But the H...
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I'm Not Marian: Oh no, peanuts!
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Friday, March 6, 2009. Oh no, peanuts! Well, real life has intervened in my posting lately, but I'm back. Today's nifty new tool is a widget from the FDA for searching peanut product recalls. FDA Product Recall List. My Balance bars - they were on there. And who'd have thought ice cream would be on the list? So, is there salmonella in your. To get the code and put it on YOUR website,. Just click the share. Oh no, peanuts!
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I'm Not Marian: Around and around we go!
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Around and around we go! Now this is truly nifty, especially if you do ILL or your library has a Reserves service for faculty. The Section 108 Spinner. Lets you determine if a request meets code standards quickly and easily. So if you happen to have a special collection or archives, and you have an unpublished manuscript that's gradually fading away, the spinner says. View my complete profile.
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I'm Not Marian: Instruction ideas
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Monday, March 23, 2009. Web tutorials are not new, but they're still pretty cool. There are a number of sites out there that offer helpful directions for using various web thingies. But what about more traditional library instruction? Well, those are out there, too. That's all for today! Small bites, but lots to chew on :). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. PSA : Are you expressing YOUR opinion?
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I'm Not Marian: November 2008
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In which a South Dakota librarian wades into the Web 2.0 world one step at a time. Monday, November 24, 2008. Tag it just a little bit! At conference a couple of years ago a presenter used it during one of the sessions, and I was really impressed with how simple and portable it makes using bookmarks. Previous editions of Firefox actually ran Delicious as a plug-in. Unfortunately, with the last two version upgrades, the plug-in hasn't been available, but using the toolbar isn't difficult at all. But Faceb...
