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  • “Regret the Error” makes Mistakes Memorable!

    Are you a newshound who is fiendish for fact checking?  You can admit it.  Most of us in the library and information professions are.  We unflinchingly warn our patrons to cast a critical eye towards such concerns as authority, accuracy, and authenticity (the "three As" of facuality).  Mistakes among our trusted resources are often sure…

  • Checking Up on Charities: Good Practices

    With the unimaginable crisis in Haiti weighing so heavily on people's minds, folks are looking to donate money and other items in meaningful ways.  Many are wondering whether the charities that are making appeals for Haiti are legitmate and just what kind of work these groups do.  Others worry about how much of their donation…

  • Disaster in Haiti: We can help!

    Dear Library & Info Colleagues,   By now, we have all heard about the devastating earthquake that has caused a staggering loss of lives and property in Haiti.  If you have had the stomach, you may have even seen some of the pictures and videos that are only now making their way to the media…

  • Hooked on HootSuite! It’s Twitter for Professionals.

    Having heard quite a bit about this Twitter client designed for professionals, the iBraryGuy editing team decided to give HootSuite a try.  Were we impressed?  Well, to say that we got hooked on HootSuite toot sweet (“toute de suite”, for our many Francophone friends) would be an understatement!  HootSuite is one of the very best…

  • THOMAS turns 15 in style! New features unveiled.

    Happy birthday, THOMAS!  The premier site for free, U.S. legislative information turns 15 today and it’s better than ever!  The Library of Congress is celebrating THOMAS’ birthday in a fashion that is seldom seen today . . . they are giving away birthday presents in the form of greater functionality and new features.  A happy…

  • Seesmic & Ping.fm: A Social Networking Marriage Made in Heaven!

    There has been a great deal of buzz on the ‘net today regarding the acquisition of Ping.fm by Seesmic.  For those unfamiliar with either of these companies and/or their applications, let’s just say that this tidy combo is the first really big social networking news of 2010.  It’s a match made in cyber-heaven! Seesmic is…

  • iBraryGuy’s Best of the Best 09: Best Companies

    Another year is quickly drawing to a close.  It is that time of the year during which all those “Best of” lists begin popping up.  From books to music to movies and even moments, everyone has an opinion on what were the best of 2009.  We at iBraryGuy are no different.  However, with so many…

  • Want to follow the most popular Twitter users? Don’t just search, Twiangulate them!

    With so many people using Twitter these days, how do you find those who are really posting the best information?  Don’t you wish you could follow the most popular and prolific?  Or maybe you want to know which experts your experts are following?  Searching the Twitterverse for the best, brightest, and most followed tweeters is…

  • Stay Calm, Cool, and .COLLECTED with this Great Feed Aggregator!

    Here at iBraryGuy, we are ever amazed at the cool and innovative ways various sites are making aggregation of blogs and newsfeeds possible.  From widgets to feed lists, these sites keep trying to one-up each other in the war to make following the deluge of feeds easier.  By now you know that iBraryGuy editing team…

  • Google’s “Living Stories” news functionality goes live . . . and it’s COOL!

    Google seems to be on a roll these days with all of its news offerings.  Who knew that a little renewed competition in the search engines wars could lead to such an outpouring of innovation!  While some of Google’s releases have been very high profile (Real Time Search, for example), others have been snuck out with…