The ability to syndicate media and information, as well as involve people socially, make Web 2.0 tools perfect for marketing library events or services. More and more libraries are taking advantage of these cheap and easy options for connecting with patrons. Here are a few ideas for how to use Web 2.0 tools in your [...]
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Library of Congress on YouTube
Early films from the Library of Congress vault
A Fangirl Talks Podcasting
This last winter, I introduced my future mother-in-law to the wonders of podcasts. “So I no longer have to stand outside on Saturday afternoons, holding the radio antenna up in the air to hear a scratchy version of This American Life?” she asked. Realizing she could now listen to most of the NPR catalog [...]
RSS in libraries–possibilities and disappointments
In this week’s chapter on RSS, Meredith Farkas talks about how libraries can use RSS to both push and pull information–pushing information to patrons about the library and subjects that interest them and pulling information from a variety of sources to provide comprehensive coverage on a subject for library users. There are some libraries [...]
