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The Creative Librarian is a hub for matters important to librarians/information scientists of today. There is a definite lean towards electronic issues, however it isn't restricted to only those. Hopefully this site will also be useful for informing non-librarians on these issues as so many of them affect us all.

Archive for the “Web Tools” Category

Google Résumé Builder

Build your résumé and get started on your future. Use Google Docs to build a professional-looking résumé that summarizes your experience, education and skills. This guide was written for veterans but it would be useful for anyone.

Google+

Google has put out a new social network and early results show that it could be of serious interest to libraries so I’ve got a short collection of links for a quick start. First, with interesting educational ramifications, Professors Consider Classroom Uses for Google Plus. Next, my own first thoughts, A Quick Review of Google+. [...]

DropGallery

DropGallery: Put your photos in a folder on your computer and they show up in a web gallery. DropGallery | Welcome to DropGallery | Drag and Drop Syncing | Photo Sharing.

Twitter announces @anywhere platform

Speaking at a keynote at SXSWi 2010 Twitter CEO Evan Williams explained how the new “highly anticipated” app platform would integrate Twitter into websites, so you could follow and tweet without having to go to Twitter itself. You will also be able to use Twitter to sign into the site… Twitter promises that @anywhere will [...]

Killing IE6 Helps Fight World Hunger Really!

Killing IE6 Helps Fight World Hunger Really! Microsoft probably hates IE6 as much as the rest of us, but they have vowed to continue support until the end of its life cycle, around 2012. Still, that doesn’t mean they don’t want to get IE6 users to upgrade.Their latest and newly extended promotion involves donating 16 [...]