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May 29, 2007

NPR "Talk of The Nation" Digital Libraries

Listen to this May 11, 2007 broadcast on "Science Friday" on Talk of the Nation interesting discussion on Digital Libraries by three gurus in the field:
Michael S. Hart, Gutenberg Project; Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive; Michael Keller, Google.

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"Librarian" Makes Top 7 Jobs

On one of my other lists I came across this great article from Kiplinger.Com

ON THE JOB
7 Great Careers for 2007
Check out these not-so-obvious options.
By Marty Nemko
April 6, 2007
...

"Librarian. Forget about the image of librarian as mousy bookworm. Today's librarian is a high-tech information sleuth, a master of mining cool databases (well beyond Google) to unearth the desired nuggets. Plus you'll probably have regular hours and good job security. See the American Library Association's Web site or The Librarian's Career Guidebook, by Priscilla Shontz, and Straight from the Stacks: A First-Hand Guide to Careers in Library and Information Science, Laura Townsend Kane"....MORE

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May 2, 2007

iGoogle and a Librarian: Path to Personalization Nirvana

Dr. John Jaeger from Dallas Baptist University just posted on Dig-Ref this great article from CNN. The article mentions that "Google introduced seven templates for creating personalized "gadgets" -- publishing features -- that include tools for publishing photos, sending virtual greeting cards or creating personal profiles or lists of favorite songs or films.

"I look at personalized search and I think it is one of the biggest advances we have had in the last couple of years," Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president in charge of search and user experience, told a news briefing."

I look at this as an opportunity for librarians to insert themselves into the process. Many people already come to our libraries to try out these services and some libraries offer training. If you add the "fun" stuff with customized searching and the abi8lity to create contact Librarians could help instruct and direct people ion getting the most out of their online experience.

Google expands personalization with iGoogle
POSTED: 12:19 p.m. EDT, May 1, 2007

Story Highlights• Google expands personalized search tools
• Features include colorful new Web page designs
• iGoogle will be available in 40 countries
• Search results can be tailored to location

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) -- Google Inc. is stepping up efforts to allow its users to personalize how they search the Web, moving beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to search it already offers.

Officials told reporters at Google's Silicon Valley headquarters on Monday of moves to allow users to share their own writings, photos, lists and other creative efforts, as well as to give consumers personalized views of the Web through use of their geographical location and search history...MORE

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