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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">OPLIN 4Cast#126: <br>
RSS readers, 2008, 2009, Online RA<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">January 7, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies that could have an
impact on
public libraries.</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
Published every 4tnight!</span></i></h1>
<p><b>1. RSS readers -- how do you chose?</b><br>
This article from the <a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/18/AR2008121803995_2.html?wprss=rss_technology"
target="_blank" title="Washington Post">Washington Post </a>evaluates
four
readers to help you determine which one will best suit your needs.
Here
are the addresses for the four readers discussed:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.bloglines.com"
target="_blank" title="Bloglines">Bloglines Beta</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.google.com/reader"
target="_blank" title="Google Reader">Google Reader</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://my.yahoo.com"
target="_blank" title="MyYahoo">My Yahoo</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.netvibes.com"
target="_blank" title="Netvibes">Netvibes</a></li>
</ul>
<p><b>2. Readers Advisory - online style</b><br>
There are many online ways to track what your readers have read or want
to
read. Besides the <a href="http://oplin.org/aboutbooks"
target="_blank" title="about:books">OPLIN about:books service</a>
(which aggregates many
popular online RA sites), <span style=""> </span>there's <a
href="http://www.librarything.com/" target="_blank"
title="Librarything">LibraryThing</a>,
<a href="http://www.shelfari.com/" target="_blank" title="Shelfari">Shelfari</a>,
and now <a href="http://www.readingtrails.com/" target="_blank"
title="Reading Trails">Reading Trails</a>, which was all the buzz in
the
Twitterverse yesterday. These services also provide readers advisory,
a
core library service. How about creating your own online RA
service? From audio, to video to a simple list of staff favorites,
here
are some good examples of how you can use technology to promote your
collection.</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://oneminutecritic.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"
title="One Minute Critic">The One Minute Critic!</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98097618&ft=1&f=3"
target="_blank" title="Nancy Pearl">Best Books of 2008: Librarian
Nancy Pearl Dips Below The Reading Radar</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2008/08/sarahs-referenc.html"
target="_blank" title="Sarah's Links">Sarah's Reference Warehouse:
Readers Advisory</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://pclsreaders.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="PCLS">PCLS
Readers' Advisory Blog</a></li>
</ul>
<p><b>3. Thinking back...</b></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=52127"
target="_blank" title="trends">Review of the Year 2008 and Trends
Watch—Part 1</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.searchenginejournal.com/top-20-twitter-posts-of-2008/8221/"
target="_blank" title="top Twitter posts">Top 20 Twitter Posts of 2008</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081231-ars-technicas-most-read-stories-of-2008.html"
target="_blank" title="viral stories">Ars Technica's most viral
stories of 2008</a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2008/12/YE8_techbreaks?currentPage=1"
target="_blank" title="Top Trends">Top Technology Breakthroughs of 2008</a></li>
</ul>
<p><b>4. Moving forward...</b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://librarygang.talis.com/2008/12/17/library-20-gang-1208-a-look-forward-in-to-2009/"
target="_blank" title="Look forward">Library 2.0 Gang 12/08: A look
forward in to 2009 </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.trendsspotting.com/blog/?p=536" target="_blank"
title="social trends">Social Media Trends 2009 </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/18/internet-websites"
target="_blank" title="top 100">100 top sites for the year ahead </a></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/01/2009_trends.html"
target="_blank" title="trends">2009 Trends . . .</a><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> <br>
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