Had a look at Google, Yahoo, Bing and Exalead. The first search I did was for the topic 'Maori archives' and Google gave me the best results, particularly in the timeline. It gave an excellent overview starting from the Treaty of Waitangi showing how Maori archives began to evolve. The initial results from Yahoo were not as good( they seemed to be more commercial) but when you clicked on to their 'related concepts' a list of good search options came up. This also happened in Yahoo with my other search for information about manuka honey. However, Google gave the most accessible results and for manuka honey I used the wonder wheel which gave good search alternatives. I'm not mentioning Exalead because I didn't really enjoy using it.
I found the site a bit messy and uninviting.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
being alert
I created 2 alerts - one for Xmas recipes and the other for daily horoscopes. The Xmas recipes worked out really well, exactly what I wanted; but not too many. Through one of the alerts I also found a link to a site that personally really appeals called the ' shabby chic cottage' which is a site( American) dedicated to lots of vintage finds.
The other alert for daily horoscopes didn't work out quite so well. It was too general and I ended up getting articles about the idea of horoscopes etc without the specific so will either change or delete that. The idea of creating alerts is a good one although one or two at a time would be enough otherwise it could be quite time consuming.
The other alert for daily horoscopes didn't work out quite so well. It was too general and I ended up getting articles about the idea of horoscopes etc without the specific so will either change or delete that. The idea of creating alerts is a good one although one or two at a time would be enough otherwise it could be quite time consuming.
Friday, November 20, 2009
rss
Enjoyed searching through AccessScience -looked at 'clouds' and found some beautiful images which I saved. Saving the images and creating a search history is very easy. It is a good student resource - easy for them to retrace their research.
Proquest was interesting and I searched for articles on writing web content. There was lots of interesting articles and it would have been fun to add them to my Bloglines account which I've been using regularly since 23 things - unfortunately the copied link wouldn't work, even after deleting suggested parts. Tried a few times and even did a different search but it wouldn't go through. However, the process of doing it is quite simple - if only it had worked!
Realised I could save it as an alert instead of an RSS feed. It would have succeeded but it was taking so long and it was nearly midnight so left it for now.
Proquest was interesting and I searched for articles on writing web content. There was lots of interesting articles and it would have been fun to add them to my Bloglines account which I've been using regularly since 23 things - unfortunately the copied link wouldn't work, even after deleting suggested parts. Tried a few times and even did a different search but it wouldn't go through. However, the process of doing it is quite simple - if only it had worked!
Realised I could save it as an alert instead of an RSS feed. It would have succeeded but it was taking so long and it was nearly midnight so left it for now.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
public libraries and twitter
http://sites.google.com/site/whytwitterstls/what-can-public-libraries-do-with-twitter
twittering libraries
Tararua District Library had some good tweets. They have a really good user friendly blog with the blog and the tweets covering a range of topics. I also had a look at Library Secrets(College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn) and their bio reads:" The library is full of secrets - Are you listening?"
Making the library a place of intrigue and discovery, a place to reveal and uncover hidden mysteries - great idea! some interesting links to follow as well.
Tweet:
Free Family Entertainment - you can get 20 books 10 magazines 5 dvds - where from? your local library - and the icing on the cake JOIN for FREE! bring ID & proof of address.
Tweets could be fun to use in the Reading Experience. You could send out a tweet with an intriguing line from a new popular fiction and then add the title or some of it and let the reader guess the rest!
Making the library a place of intrigue and discovery, a place to reveal and uncover hidden mysteries - great idea! some interesting links to follow as well.
Tweet:
Free Family Entertainment - you can get 20 books 10 magazines 5 dvds - where from? your local library - and the icing on the cake JOIN for FREE! bring ID & proof of address.
Tweets could be fun to use in the Reading Experience. You could send out a tweet with an intriguing line from a new popular fiction and then add the title or some of it and let the reader guess the rest!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
search and compare
Decided to search my favourite flower on twitter search -I searched 'paeonies' and one tweet came up; with 'peonies' there were tweets galore - obviously a flower loved by many. The comments were mainly thoughts and feelings to do with peonies (especially pale pink ones ) and a few short 'how to grow' hints. Looked at Bingtweets and twoogle which are both good - think I preferred twoogle - the search was easier to read. Tweetgrid was interesting. It gave more information and links to sites about peonies - along with fantastic images and paintings.
Monday, November 16, 2009
tweet tweet
Had a look at whose tweeting - I liked the grabaseat - useful and honest - a great way to keep an eye on cheap seats. Looked at some of the media tweets but mainly general bites of information that people would know anyway or discussions on what they ate! however, in saying there is the choice not to read them so we can't lay any blame..
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