Tom Hanks
1 day ago
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Thing #13 Delightful Diigo and Delicious
I was delighted with my experiences with Diigo and Delicious. I bookmarked favorite sites on Delicious including Flickr photostreams and School Library sites. I like that you can bookmark different kinds of sites. I was directed to Diigo when I clicked on Furl, and it was a happy accident. I like the features that allow you to highlight text and add sticky notes. I began researching articles for my professional reference list and was able to highlight important points that I want to go back and re-read. When I start putting together my reference list, I will be able to go back to my saved articles. This bookmark feature is going to make my research so much easier. I will not have to save files to my computer. I can access my bookmarks from any computer. I also will not have to remember links and webpages. Oh, my happy brain! Bookmarking sites will greatly aid my personal research as a student and consequently, my research as a librarian.
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please be sure you look at how to make words hot links rather than adding the url at the end of your post. There are times when addresses are useful, but you will notice in the 2.0 world that it is hot linked words that are the standard
I have finally learned how to hot-link successfully. I will hot-link as many things as I can in my future posts.
Thanks for the tip.
Perhaps I am a little old fashioned and a little forward thinking at the same time because while I could see the good in delicious I also thought, what if I lost my internet connection in the midst of everything?!? I am a believer in backing everything up, and print is sometimes helpful when technology fails. I'm glad you enjoyed your journey, the jury is still out for me.
I like having a hard copy of important articles, but when I am unable to print because of technical difficulties, or I need to conserve printer paper, I will not lose the article. I can save it to Diigo and access it on any computer. If I need to print, I can do so at a more convenient time(or when I get the printer fixed!). When I find an article that I must save, I try to jot down the basic information on a notebook that I keep by the computer, so if the internet fails, or my computer crashes, I can retrace my steps to the article once the crisis has passed. I find that combining low-tech with high-tech works best for me.
Bubbles,
I enjoyed reading about your experience for #13. I have enjoyed learning about all the useful tools that have been helping me keep up with all the school things I am learning. I will so use these sites as I continue on with my schooling. I know that I will use diigo as I find that it keeps me organized with the many sites I hvae found to be items I want to remember, but always forget I have bookmarked.
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