You don’t need to be searching for toxic substances (I tried a search for Aloe and got some interesting results) when using the National Library of Medicine’s Toxnet, but if you need to find info and articles on chemicals and such, this would be a good place to search.
from ResourceShelf
Semacode is an open system for generating url encoded barcodes (not the standard striped variety, but the square crossword puzzle-ish variety) for any url you want. Mobile phones would then be able to use these to connect with resources.
This would be interesting as a way to connect library items and handouts with related websites. The possibilities are limited at the moment since it requires someone to have a web-enabled mobile phone with the software installed, but there is a definite potential to this.
It reminds me a bit of the CueCat, without the commercial lock-in and resulting controversy.
from Catalogablog
This site isn’t a substitute for a good, comprehensive review, but if someone is planning to take one of the many tests we encounter (ACT, SAT, GRE, or even the PTCB – my personal favorite), this site contains sample questions for dozens of tests, and could give someone a good idea of what level of knowledge is expected.
Courtesy of the Daily Mail.
It looks as though OCLC is brewing up some interesting additions to their WorldCat features.
http://www.worldcat.org/ (coming in August)
OCLC’s information page (with screenshot).
A new mashup of Google Maps and weather information. View the area you are interested in, and the weather stations, cams, and forecasts are all tagged in the map.
It also includes a weather radar overlay – an excellent feature!
Mozilla just released the first beta of Firefox 2.0. It will be interesting to see how it fares against IE 7, as the reports of the IE beta have been very good. It would be very nice to have both of the dominant browsers be standards compliant and user-friendly!
Zillow (a real estate mapping service) has created a gallery of famous locations on their site, including the home of Mike and Carol (and Greg and Marcia and Peter and Jan and Bobby and Cindy and Alice and Tiger and…)
http://www.zillow.com/aerial/DualMapPage.htm?o=North&zpid=20025974
And of course the theme song is running through my head now….
(credit to ResourceShelf)
The Xooglers blog (“a gathering spot for ex-Googlers…” – as in former employees of Google) has a post about the increasing acceptance of the use of “google” as a verb. It is a very interesting post, but you don’t need to google it, just follow the link:
Looks like Larry and Sergey have added some functionality to Google Maps. What I have seen so far suggests that it is closer to Google Earth. Try using your mouse scroll wheel:
http://local.google.com/maps?q=3280+northfield+drive+springfield+il
Wheee!
Many of the maps remind me of those colorful balloons that one would mix, then blow up with a straw:
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/
If you don’t know what I was comparing, check out Balloon Mix
Sure, there are a thousand tutorials on the internet city, but how many are themed this way?
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
Online search for scientific information
As an added note, it does patent searching as well.
Allows you to compare holdings of various online databases side-by-side:
http://lib-bladea2.lib.sfu.ca:8088/CUFTS/compare.cgi
Credit to http://www.bibliotechweb.com/
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ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
