September 2008 Archives

Paula pointed out an interesting use of embedding Google Books previews in the Library Catalog.

Find out more:
 http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2008/09/book-search-everywhere-with-new.html

Notice that WorldCat, U of Texas and U of California are using this!

Ran across this blog entry that talks a little bit about designing for mobile devices, "it is like writing a haiku") and points to a new optimized view of WorldCat: WorldCat for the iPhone.  If you've got an iPhone check it out and let us know how it works! Is this something you'd like to see us do with our site?

Innovative's  ERM product,  "makes it easy for patrons to find the e-resources they need, elegantly presenting important information such as renewal dates, authentication, proxy data, and complete content descriptions."

See it in action being used to create the database list on Texas State's website.

Interesting article in D-Lib magazine: The Effectiveness of a Web-Based Board Game for Teaching Undergraduate Students Information Literacy Concepts and Skills. The authors discuss the game they designed and the results of interviewing the undergraduates that played the game. Suggestions for future revisions are included.

Move over books, Google will now be digitizing millions of pages of content from ProQuest's  newspaper microfilm archives.  Read more at Library Journal.

Love the single search box of Google?  See how they have incorporated their trademark minimalistic design in their new beta-stage browser: Chrome.

Google touts it as "a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier".

What if? Why Not? What's Out There?

No time to do in-depth researching about the web, but still interested in finding out what is going on in the world of technologies?  The sound bytes blog will connect you with articles, examples of innovative projects from other libraries, and just interesting web tidbits.

The blog will also serve as a place for people to share and discuss ideas about the web.

Have a project you want WMC assistance with?  You can fill out the online form or contact Darcy Del Bosque ( darcy.delbosque@unlv.edu 895-2212).