Bookmarking : Beyond the Basics

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Information & Library Science Library

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Z674.75.S63 V36 2012
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Available

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Summary

With easy-to-follow tutorial guides, this book is your one-stop-shop for implementing creative activities for all ages on social bookmarking tools.

Focusing on ways social bookmarking can impact academic and public libraries and increase collaborations with both patrons and faculty, Bookmarking: Beyond the Basics introduces a variety of social bookmarking websites with helpful tutorials and activities for a wide range of users. It addresses social bookmarking sites such as Delicious/Avos, LaterThis, Jog the Web, Sqworl, LiveBinders, Diigo, and covers shared bookmarking with QR codes.

The description of each website is accompanied by practical information on how to use this bookmarking tool in the classroom, school library, or public library to create personal learning networks and provide resources for patrons. The book describes ways classroom teachers can work collaboratively with librarians to incorporate social bookmarking into the classroom. Included activities are developmentally appropriate for primary grade students up to adult patrons.

Contents

An introduction to social bookmarking -- Starting off simple : Delicious tutorial -- Practical application : putting Delicious to work -- Starting off simple : LaterThis tutorial -- Practical application : putting LaterThis to work -- Starting off simple : Sqworl -- Practical application : putting Sqworl to work -- Extending the basics : Jog the Web tutorial -- Practical application : putting Jog the Web to work -- Extending the basics : LiveBinders tutorial -- Practical application : putting LiveBinders to work -- Web 2.0 tech tools challenge : Diigo tutorial -- Practical application : putting Diigo to work -- Cutting edge bookmarking : QR codes -- Practical application : putting QR codes to work -- Conclusion.

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