Library Subject Guides using del.icio.us
July 28th, 2007
Created for LibCamp Boston, here is one method for using del.icio.us to create dynamic subject guides of web resources for a library’s website.
Why do this?
Social bookmarking websites (like del.icio.us) allow for easy, no-tech-skills-needed creating & editing of web content. This content can be shared with others in a variety of ways (web searching, rss feeds, or on your library website).
Examples
- A library subject guide using static html
- A library subject guide using del.icio.us
The process I used to create this
- Create del.ico.us account
- Add your bookmarked web resources to your account
- Use your own structured language in the tags field to create whatever categories you want
- Using a “post to del.icio.us” toolbar button is helpful
- Create javascript code to embed on html page
- use linkrolls to build the feed and code
- use another feed service, such as feed2js.org (will need to grab rss feed link)
- Add to your html page and upload to your web server
Web resources for using del.icio.us as subject guides
- Listing of useful libraries and example websites related to using del.icio.us
- Online presentation: “Make your library del.icio.us” by Jason Griffey
- Online presentation: “Social Bookmarking & del.icio.us: A Personal and Professional Productivity Tool” by Patricia F. Anderson
- library20.ning.com discussion: “Del.icio.us and the library web page“
- library20.ning.com discussion: “Is del.icio.us the best?“
Tags: del.icio.us, lib2.0, libcamp, libcamp boston, libraries, Library, library 2.0, public libraries, public library, subject guide, subject guides
[July 28th, 2007 at 11:30 pm | permalink]
Thank you for the link! I’ve added your blog post to my del.icio.us resources page and bookmarked your Subject Guides page too.
Angela CW
[July 29th, 2007 at 10:08 am | permalink]
No problem - thank you for the information. I’m going to start converting all of my library’s subject guides to del.icio.us this week - wish me luck.
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[May 28th, 2008 at 5:15 pm | permalink]
please no judgment….i don’t see the difference between the two guides.
[May 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm | permalink]
@lynne: not at all - in fact, that’s exactly what I want to hear. My point was that using del.icio.us in this way is transparent to the website visitor, while at the same time being easier for the librarian to maintain. Win-win.
But if you’d really like to spot the differences, look in the “Other Suggested Resources” section. The one page has html bulleted lists, and the other has the feeds from del.icio.us.