#10 Open Url

This is a really efficient way to pull in information as long as the citation is complete and correct.
Here's the link:

http://sfx.calstate.edu:9003/fullerton?ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2009-05-21T7%3A49%3A32PDT&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsfxit.com%3Acitation&rft.atitle=Environmental%20change%20and%20antartic%20seabird%20populations&rft.auinit=J.&rft.aulast=Croxall&rft.date=2002-08-30&rft.epage=1514&rft.genre=article&rft.issn=0036-8075&rft.issue=5586&rft.jtitle=Science&rft.spage=1510&rft.volume=297&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10%3A1126%2Fscience.1071987&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Aarticle&sfx.title_search=contains&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004

I really need to work with this some more to get the hang of it - this really can make research so much smoother for students and staff.

#9 Wiki! Wiki!

Despite my inital snarky reservations - I find myself referring more and more to Wikis for quick answers to burning questions. However - like Paul Gilster says - use with caution. The ease of the edit function kind of scares me - but is really cool if you want to add your own 2 cents worth. It's a good starting point for students and many of the articles have good foot notes, links, etc. I found a really cool trains glossary that I shall forward on to my "foamer" husband - look that up in your Wikipedia!

...a Delicious taste!

With Delicious I was able to bookmark favorites - and tagging makes access much easier.
It would help a student better understand a professor's interests and views.
Here is the link:
http://delicious.com/teepzz

Finally got the Worldcat toolbar installed after "issues" with some of the other choices. It's a neat little tool for searching other collections that students and other patrons can easily use.

Jing is pretty cool - especially for quick, visual ref/directional video /answers. It was a little intimidating at first, many thanks to Mr. Wiseacre for his patient help.

Teep

http://www.screencast.com/users/TeresaA/folders/Jing/media/aa0204fa-b838-49c4-a8d3-705fa47dc0d0

I really enjoyed the Pollak Flickr presentation - especially the archival material. It would be nice to present a photo history during new student orientation.

All in all it's been a positive exercise except for having to create accounts - reminds me of hauling all those club cards around in my wallet.

Teep