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Library Subject Guides using del.icio.us

   July 28th, 2007

del.icio.us logoCreated 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

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
  • Add to your html page and upload to your web server

Web resources for using del.icio.us as subject guides

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27 Responses to “Library Subject Guides using del.icio.us”

  1. Angela CW Says:

    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

  2. Brian Herzog Says:

    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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  9. lynne Says:

    please no judgment….i don’t see the difference between the two guides.

  10. Brian Herzog Says:

    @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.

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  15. Radhika Says:

    Hi,….. its is really amazing i want to do work atleast 2 years…….. I wil finished M.LISc in 2008…

    Thanks
    Radhaika(Ritu)

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  22. social bookmark Says:

    This library seems to be doing a good job of it. And here’s a bit about using delicious as subject guides for libraries. Doing something like this here at Skokie PL would be worthwhile in my opinion.

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  26. Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries Says:

    Warning, the above information may be seriously out of date as Delicious is under new management and provides different technological solutions.

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