del.icio.us

I've heard so much about del.icio.us that I am excited to finally try it! I searched for bridal showers, since I am getting ready to host one in June. A variety of sites appeared. The first, Hostess with the Mostess, is great. It has wonderful photos and ideas. I then did the same search using Google. This also provided a variety of sites. Hostess with the Mostess was #4 in the results list. Nothing in this exercise was overly surprising. I appreciated the tags provided in del.icio.us. They all made sense and some were ones I would never think of.

Here's a link to my del.icio.us account: http://del.icio.us/jensullivan. I think this tool could really start to grow on me. It would be good at the reference desk to bookmark sites we use often to answer questions (e.g. OCLC). We have one patron who comes in every afternoon and asks us to open the same websites and then print his ten free pages. This would be one way of tagging his favorites and would help subs who aren't aware of his preferences. Del.icio.us would also be a great resource to share with patrons for personal use. What about offering a class on del.icio.us basics and a chance to play around with it? The possibilities are endless...