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It’s del.icio.us: Pushing Links to Create Dynamic Web Pages

Joseph, Paul (2008) It’s del.icio.us: Pushing Links to Create Dynamic Web Pages. Delivered at British Columbia Library Association Conference 2008 : "Off the Shelf and Out of the Box : Creativity in Libraries", Richmond, British Columbia (Canada). Presentation.

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Abstract

This presentation demonstrates how librarians can use the social bookmark tool, del.icio.us, to generate and dynamically update library Web pages featuring subject-based Internet resources. del.icio.us is a website that allows users to save Web links, assign keywords (tags) to those links, and add descriptive notes. del.icio.us also generates customized snippets of code that can be embedded into html to display those links in a library webpage. The advantages are that multiple librarians can contribute links to subject pages via a single del.icio.us account, accessible with any Internet connection, without having to update the website itself; subject pages are auto-generated using one or more tags (eg. “Canada” and “history”); links on Internet resource pages can be kept current and library patrons can subscribe to subject pages via RSS or using their own del.icio.us account.

Keywords:del.icio.us, delicious, social bookmarks, social bookmarking, subject guides, web resources, web links, library website
Subjects:I. Information treatment for information services > IE. Data and metadata structures.
H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HQ. Web pages.
L. Information technology and library technology. > LC. Internet, including WWW.
ID Code:13233
Deposited By:Joseph, Paul
Deposited On:28 April 2008
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