Web Search Stuff: Google Search Updates

For those of you who love searching and/or Google, here's a treat; a four-part series from BusinessWeek peeking behind the curtain on Google Search. Enjoy!

Part 1: Google's Udi Manber: Search Is About People, Not Just Data
Part 2: Google Search Guru Singhal: We Will Try Outlandish Ideas
Part 3: Google's Scott Huffman: Many More Search Features Coming
Part 4: Matt Cutts: How Google Deals With Web Spam

SUBJECTS: WEB SEARCH STUFF

Tuesday’s Tools: Twitter

It's not Tuesday, but it's a great time to talk about a particular conversation on Twitter. If you're still not using Twitter (or even if you are), now's a good time to check out what's going on in the #libtwit discussion (http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23libtwit). Pretty interesting conversation about Twitter usage and libraries. Join the fun! (And by the way, follow us @CFLC_FL.)

Samples:

libraryfuture: "Basics of making Twitter useful" http://j.mp/e9QY9 RT @TrendTracker @Twitter_Tips #libtwit Tips & The Why and How of Twitter

garvinfo Twitter is - 24/7 global, self-organizing, real-time news and conversation #libtwit

spcouta: And Archivists! @libraryfuture Being fluent w/ Twitter is a core skill for all librarians #libtwit (Not all librarians would agree however!)

montserratlj Twitter=e-conferences, e-prof dvlpmnt all year round-webinars, seminars, lectures, wrkshps via desktop; addictive! #libtwit

SUBJECTS: TUESDAY'S TOOLS

Training Tactics: NEFLIN Classes Open for CFLC Members

From Marta Westall, CFLC Executive Director:

During these lean times, the Florida Library Cooperatives are, well, cooperating to offer continuing education and training opportunities to library staff in various regions. Our sister Cooperative, NEFLIN, has stepped up to offer training programs to CFLC members. In a few days you will be receiving an e-mail outlining the opportunities for October through December 2009. Be sure to note that while some of the training is free, or reasonably priced, there is a process for cancellation and/or sending a replacement. If you are registered and don't show up you will be charged. It is gratifying to see that the spirit of cooperation is alive and well in Florida!

SUBJECTS: CFLC CHRONICLES; TRAINING TACTICS

Technology Tales: School Libraries & E-Readers

If you have not already seen this Mashable post, please go read it: Can a School Library Be Replaced by E-Readers? Apparently it Can. Provoking on so many levels.

SUBJECTS: TECHNOLOGY TALES

Friday Fun Things: Cartoon re. Annotating the World

Okay, it's not Friday, but it is funny...and what Monday couldn't do with a fun thing?!

Check out Cartoon: Annotating the World, shared via AddThis. Interesting blog post, with funny cartoon, from the ReadWriteWeb blog, about "Augmented Reality," the practice of tagging our world, and what might come of it.

SUBJECTS: FRIDAY FUN THINGS

CFLC Chronicles: Libraries on Second Life

From Lorelei Junot, Second Life librarian:

Are you a library doing innovative things in second life? We invite you to take a spot on our New Orleans theme sim through June 2010. Please im me and I will show you some spots. OPLIN has just located here and Alliance library System will also locate here.

SUBJECT: CFLC CHRONICLES

Reference Riches: School Information

We're looking at the back-to-school season. Need information about ranking, evaluating, and rating schools? Check out this great Kim Komando list of sites to help you do just that, Is your child’s school any good?

SUBJECTS: REFERENCE RICHES

CFLC Chronicles: Cataloging Interest Group Update

The CFLC Cataloging Interest Group met at Stetson University today for a presentation by Laura Kirkland on Authority Records and Authority Files.

Thanks and congrats to Jeanne Piascik (UCF) for volunteering to chair the CFLC Cataloging Interest Group for 2010!

SUBJECTS: CFLC CHRONICLES