Another Friday Edition

Another collection of items that relate to libraries and the staff that love them.

• How clever are they! Here is a library that used Google Maps to create a snapshot of their town with the most asked about city spots - post office, fire department, historic sites. Wow if we only had the staff time!
  


• "Nearly three quarters of American Internet users have used the Web to find travel information..." states a Pew report on the subject. But do they search effectively? Do they find pertinent and timely information? Probably not, according to the study. That is why the idea of a demonstration on travel web sites is still something we may want to pursue.
  


• "Yahoo's Inquisitor Makes Your Browser's Search Box Smarter". This may be a true statement and an interesting article, but isn't the name a bit off? Yahoo Inquisitor? "How long have you been using Google! Answer the question!"
  


• Google has gotten together with organizations like the League of Women Voters to create the 2008 US Voter Info site, where it is as simple as typing in an address to find a polling place and more. Can you say Smart Voter? We have had this available for years. Good thing the rest of the country has finally caught up.
  


• And finally, here is a contest that mixes two of my favorite things, beading and books! (see photo above). Maybe I should put in an entry. Or maybe one of you readers could enter - what do you think?

Have a wonderful and warm weekend.