[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast#123: Reference Extracts, domain backlinks, usability, image editors

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast#123:
Reference Extracts, domain backlinks, usability, image editors
*November 19, 2008


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries /

1. *Librarians to Construct Filtered-Web Search Engine* - From 
/Reference Extract/: Reference Extract is envisioned as a web search 
engine, like Google, Yahoo and MSN. However, unlike other search 
engines, Reference Extracts will be built for maximum credibility by 
relying on the expertise and credibility judgments of librarians from 
around the globe. Users will enter a search term and get results 
weighted towards sites most often referred to by librarians at 
institutions such as the Library of Congress, the University of 
Washington, the State of Maryland, and over 1,400 libraries worldwide.

    * Reference Extract <http://referencextract.org/?page_id=3>
    * Reference Extract and Participatory Librarianship
      <http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/blog/?p=615>
    * OCLC, Syracuse University and University of Washington to help
      develop a new Web search experience based on expertise from
      librarians <http://www.oclc.org/us/en/news/releases/200842.htm>
    * Using crowdsourced librarians to outsmart Google
      <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars>

2. Domain backlinks - Who links to your page?  Better yet, who DOESN'T?  
While most browsers have a way of gathering this data for you, there are 
also some websites that may help.

    * Link Diagnosis <http://www.linkdiagnosis.com/> 
    * Blogpulse  <http://www.blogpulse.com/>
    * Domain Inbound Links Checker
      <http://www.online-utility.org/webmaster/backlink_domain_analyzer.jsp> 

    * LinkLove <http://links.freshmash.com/> 

3. Planning a website update or redesign?  Think usability!

    * Check Your Site Usability With These Fun Tools
      <http://www.searchenginejournal.com/check-your-site-usability-with-these-fun-tools/8042/>
    * 5 Library Website Designs Worth Talking About
      <http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/the_ubiquitous_librarian/2008/10/5-library-website-designs-worth-talking-about.html> 

    * Strategic Design: 6 Steps For Building Successful Websites
      <http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/05/strategic-design-6-steps-for-building-successful-websites/> 

    * Test your Website: A 57-Point Checklist for Maximum Usability 
      <http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2008/test-your-website-a-57-point-checklist-for-maximum-usability/>

4. Pictures to edit?

    * 20 Great Online Image Editors
      <http://mashable.com/2008/11/13/online-image-editors-2/> 
    * New GIMP 2.6 Gives Photoshop a Run for Its Money
      <http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/New_GIMP_2DOT6_Gives_Photoshop_a_Run_For_its_Money>
    * Pixlr <http://www.pixlr.com/>
    * One stop photo captions made simple with SuperLame
      <http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9951369-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware> 


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