keisok is a library and information science professor who has put together an eclectic collection of library-related searches. The diverse nature of the links in this widget makes it an interesting, always changing read.
This cool widget created by shanta collects feeds from the Ottawa Public Library as librarians there order and receive new books. All libraries should publish a feed like this. Until they do, we’re stuck with finding out what OPL is getting. It’s still cool.
Librarians are not just book geeks, they’re reading geeks, so Grazr reading lists are a natural fit. That’s why librarian and library-related widgets have been featured fairly often as the Grazr widget of the day. Here are four recent selections worth another look.
Library Sharings hosts a widget that gathers all the best online information about Africa and puts it together with research tools that provide everything you’d need to write a thesis.
The “Lo-fi Librarian” loves law, libraries, and technology. To keep up with all three, she keeps a Grazr reading list of dozens of feeds from sites like Slashdot, Library Journal News, and Legal Week.
And finally, The Waidner-Spahr library at Dicksinson College in Carlisle, PA, uses a Grazr widget to keep visitors to the main library page in tune with the latest library news, including newsletter announcements, technology advances, and Waidner-Spahr events and outings.
Library Sharings is authored by a tech-savvy research librarian specializing in African studies. His Grazr widget is a collection of feeds about Africa and a host of other resources that would be useful for any researcher on the ‘Net, including tools, software, and anthropology/geography journals. Take a look; you’ll be impressed with the amount of information gathered into one small Grazr.
LibraryCareersNY.org, a clearinghouse for New York state librarian employment information, uses a Grazr widget to aggregate local library job listings from Indeed.com, the ALA job list, and the Metro Magnet. Apparently, librarians are in demand. Take a look.
The “Lo-fi Librarian” loves law, libraries, and technology. To keep up with all three, she keeps a Grazr reading list of dozens of feeds from sites like Slashdot, Library Journal News, and Legal Week. To keep up with Lo-fi, grab a copy of her widget and post it on your own blog.
The Waidner-Spahr library at Dicksinson College in Carlisle, PA, uses a Grazr widget to keep visitors to the main library page in tune with the latest library news, including newsletter announcements, technology advances, and Waidner-Spahr events and outings. If you can’t bring the masses to your blog, send your blog to the masses with a Grazr widget.
Sue Hodges is a former rock music critic-turned librarian who loves rock ‘n roll, metadata … and her Grazr widget. Sue, who writes at her blog that she is trying to “grow up and become a model citizen,” uses Grazr to keep track of her feed subscriptions, a list that reflects an eclectic taste including technology, book stuff (of course), Aerosmith, Shakespeare podcasts, and digital photography. If you think Sue’s Grazr widget is a model of true librarian style, you can grab it to use on your own site.