Google Wonder Wheel

My favorite new tool is Google Wonder Wheel.  Wonder Wheel is a visual search feature.  For example, search "research in libraries."  On your results page, select Wonder Wheel on the left side and view your search results in a graphic organizer which includes suggested keyword search phrases.  Wonder Wheel is both visual and  narrows/refines your search for you!  Try it out!

Review of the various social bookmarking sites

I reviewed Delicious, Digg, Stumbleupon, Diigo, and CiteULike.  My favorite was Diigo because of its team-based features such as group sticky notes and forums, and a group tag dictionary.  I also was impressed with their awesome education groups you could join. 
Possible uses of social bookmarking in libraries is obvious:  bibliographies, quick and easy subject heading links, reader's advisory/information, etc.  For education, the major use that I see is creating protable reading lists and study-guide bibliographies.  It like the fact that a social bookmarking tool emphasizes browsing over searching, so it would be easier for patrons (students and teachers) to use.

Let's Play Tag!

Today is May 2nd, and its time to move on!  My next venture into Web 2.0 will be to experiment with tagging.  As a librarian, I see this as another branch of the cataloging-tree that we librarians are already so familiar with.  Is this merely another form of subject headings?  Another form of bibliography creation for our patrons?  And, most importantly, can tagging in any way enhance faculty collaboration and student learning?  To begin my journey, I armed myself with a professional reading article by Mary Ann Bell, in Multimedia & Internet Schools, Sept/Oct 2009; "Playing Tag Is Good For You!"
Lets play tag!!