I mentioned when I started my new job that EverNote is an essential tool. Well I just found out via LifeHacker that you can get the $50 version of EverNote for free for today only.
Don’t miss this offer - unless you care about the limitations:
Please note that the software you download and install during
the [...]

ExploratreeExploratree is a free web resource where you can download, use and make your own interactive thinking guides. Thinking guides can support independent and group research projects with frameworks for thinking, planning and enquiry.
The Literature Network: Online classic literature, poems, and quotes. Essays & SummariesWe offer searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. [...]

RitzCamera has a one day deal where you can get 3 1GB Flash Drives for $29.99 (plus $6.95 s/h). Sounds like a neat stocking stuff idea for those geeks in your family … or maybe just for anyone in your family!

LCSH BrowserContains about 5.2 million Library of Congress Subject Headings, set up for browsing by the authority headings themselves but also by phrases and even words contained in the headings
GomesticGomestic is a user powered website dedicated to providing you with the highest quality domestic oriented content on the web. Our community of writers strives to [...]

How neat is this?
Lost drivers soon will be able to Google for help at the pump. As part of a partnership to be announced Wednesday, the online search leader will dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the United States beginning early next month.
Instead of fighting with your significant other about who has [...]

This weekend I saw/posted about the Sony E-book reader … now I read on Crunch Gear that it may not be as cool as it looks.
According to Gordon Meyer over at 43 Folders, the Sony PRS-505 eBook reader is pretty close to perfect until you try to drop a few PDF files onto it. “None [...]

I totally agree with Michelle and am so happy that she has put it into print - hopefully other librarians out there will learn from the biblioblogsphere - that’s why we’re here isn’t it? To share our knowledge with our colleagues:
I have been thinking about the biblioblogosphere and all the library bloggers out there, sharing [...]

After CIL last year I briefly mentioned that WorldCat was going to have a new service (WorldCat Identities). Well, this just in from the Outgoing blog:
Over the weekend WorldCat Identities went into production. Personal authors now have a link to their WorldCat Identity page under the Details tab.
As Thom Hickey mentions, it’s still [...]

Students experience of Metalib and Google ScholarThe study concludes that overall, students were not very satisfied with either tool. However, Google Scholar performed relatively better in almost all measurements.
Library Software ManifestoThis is offered in an attempt to rationalize the relationship between libraries and library systems vendors, which is presently unhealthy.
Stress Management of Library and Information [...]

I mentioned a while back that I hadn’t tried out Zoho’s office tools in a while. I also said I’d have to go take a look … which I didn’t! Now I’ve learned about Zoho Meeting and I really want to make the time to poke through the other tools offered by Zoho.

Meet OnlineHave [...]

This is not a review - so much as it is a review of points that have stuck with me from my reading of Everything is Miscellaneous by David Weinberger. I’m not done yet - but I can’t hold it in anymore - and my husband is tired of listening to me rant about [...]

The LOC.GOV Wise GuideThis Wise Guide portal was designed to introduce you to the many fascinating, educational and useful resources available from the nation’s library and one of the most popular Web sites of the federal government.
Cataloging and You: Measuring the Efficacy of a Folksonomy for Subject AnalysisThis paper records the results of exploratory research [...]

I have to admit that I’m prejudiced against Microsoft. I got rid of my hotmail account ages ago and haven’t looked back. I’ve used nearly every major search engine but live.com and didn’t even realize that Microsoft had redesigned their search page or that they offered so many search options.

This is [...]

Today I was in Borders on my way out the door with my Chai Latte (my favorite winter drink) when a techie toy caught my eye. It was the Sony Ebook Reader (PRS505/SC). I had read about these bad boys - but never seen one. As a librarian and a reader, I [...]

The Complete Guide to Free Music Online (Legal Edition)
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
RSS Feed Creator - RSS Maker / RSS Editor, Podcast Editor / Podcast CreatorJitbit RSS Feed Creator is an RSS feed editor, which allows creating, modifying, viewing and publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. The program is extremely easy [...]

My husband is an avid gamer and has tried over the years to get me to join him in his role-playing sessions - but I never get into it. Now, Terence J. Fitzgerald writes in Library Journal that I should use role-playing games to help me be a better librarian - a more playful [...]

JEP - The Journal of Electronic Publishing
Fab Freebies for Productivity
The Big Juicy Twitter Guide | Caroline Middlebrook

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From a post by Joseph Lucia at Villanova on the ngc4lib mailing list:
If we look beyond money to personnel, the option looks even better. Let me suggest some numbers. What if, in the U.S., 50 ARL libraries, 20 large public libraries, 20 medium-sized academic libraries, and 20 Oberlin group libraries anted up one [...]

This is from a new post on the Facebook blog:
You now have a way to connect with things you are passionate about. We’ve launched Facebook Pages, which are distinct, customized profiles designed for businesses, bands, celebrities and more to represent themselves on Facebook.
We noticed people wanted to connect with their favorite music, restaurants, and brands; [...]

17 Specialty Search Engines Every Web Developer Should BookmarkGoogle, Yahoo, MSN and Ask.com aren?t the only search engines out there. There are many smaller, more customized search options that can help you quickly find what you?re looking for by only searching through a few sites rather than through everything

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Via Metadatalibrarians:
The University of Tennessee Digital Library Center is proud to announce the release of the DLC-MODS Workbook, version 1.2 under the GNU General Public License version 3.
The DLC-MODS Workbook provides a series of web pages that enable users to easily generate complex, valid MODS metadata records that meet the 1-4 levels of specification [...]

We’ve all heard the complaints about presentations based on PowerPoint (or other similar slide show product) - but my question is - what is the alternative? I like to start my presentations with some slides - mostly for reference and note-taking (if printed), but then move on to a live demo of sorts. [...]

Well, no more MySpace for me. I gave it a whirl and have decided that I do not need an account on more than one social networking site and Facebook is the winner. I know that some people think that Facebook is becoming noisier and noisier - but for me, it still hasn’t [...]

21st Century Technology LeadersThe project focuses on how technology is used and supported to enhance programs and services.
"Tomorrow never knows": the end of cataloguing?This paper argues that cataloguing is more rather than less important in such an environment and considers some of the ways in which cataloguing will have to change in order to survive.
Docstoc [...]

I hate standing behind the podium when I present - mostly becuase I’m so short I look like a floating head - or a kid playing dress up. Anyway, I use this nifty tool for my presentations - and now it’s on sale if you want one.