• Too busy to read? DailyLit does it in doses!

    With tight schedules, commutes, and family and social obligations, it is little wonder that time is such a premium these days.  It’s a wonder that they don’t teach time management in kindergarten!  For many of us, having some spare time to read is more of a luxury than the norm!  Given that so many of…

  • Gazelle.com: Go Green and Get Paid!

    We all have them … old gadgets that were great at the time, but which we have since replaced with something newer and/or different.  The problem is what we do with these old tech toys when we no longer want them.  Please do not throw those old tech toys away!  Why put them in landfills…

  • Map, Schmap! (Rather, Schmap for maps!)

    Why use a boring old map, when you can use Schmap?  I know . . . “What’s a Schmap?” you are thinking.  Well, these are not the same old (albeit VERY helpful) maps you find on the other popular sites.  No sir!  SCHMAP takes interactive mapping to new heights, integrating maps, photos, and place reviews.  Schmap…

  • To make sweet screencasts, use a little Screenjelly!

    Screencasting is all the rage these days.  From longer demonstrations to short how-tos to quick hellos, folks are using screencasts to make up for the lack of being able to to be everywhere all the time.  Navigating the technology needed to create these screencasts can be a little daunting, however.  Thankfully, there is a sleek…

  • ChaCha: A Ref Desk in Your Pocket? Not quite.

    ChaCha says it wants to be your mobile BFF.  The question is whether your are ready to cozy up to this intriguing mobile resource.  ChaCha is a web / mobile service designed to put a virtual reference desk in your pocket. The concept is simple enough – you ask them a question and they text you an answer. The…

  • Easy, Interactive Grocery Lists a Zip with ZipList!

    Although shopping for groceries is not necessarily a library or research function, the iBraryGuy team recently came across a resource that was too good not to share with our professional colleagues.  Besides, we know that you all take your shopping seriously and that, as a whole, librarians are an uber-organized bunch.  Thus, today's review and…

  • Northern Exposure: Accessing Canada’s Libraries Online

  • Interment.net breathes new life into dead-end searches for the deceased!

    Nobody likes to think about death.  However, like taxes (especially here in Chicago), dying is a fact of life.  Like so many other facts of life, it generates a data trail which can become part of a research project.  Sometimes, it is not enough to tell a searcher that the human subject of their research has…

  • When it’s time to get social, you need Social Times

    Getting a grip on what all the social networking buzz is about these days is no small task.  Mastering it and keeping on top of the latest developments in social media is even more difficult.  Adding the Social Times to your professional reading list is a great step in the right direction.  When you need to…

  • The Wonderful World of Wibiya

    When we first saw the name in an article on social networking, we had to ask . . . What on earth is Wibiya?  The name may be a bit of a tongue twister, but there is nothing twisted about this awesome social networking platform.  We tried it out and were hooked.  In fact, most…

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