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ErrorKey is a great web tool that allows you to type an error message and see what is means.

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Here’s two websites that I found interesting (although they have nothing to do with each other) I had to blog about them.

Geni ~ Geni is a private site for you and your family to build your family tree.  Best thing, it’s free!

Open Collection ~ This is a collections management and online access application for museums, archive and digital colelctions.  It is supposed to be easy and inexpensive.

both websites found via What I Learned Today

Ok, this may not really be library related but it could be.  Mathway is a new website that allows you to put in a math problem and it not only gives you the answer but a step-by-step explanation on how to solve the problem.  (This is a great website for parents when we need to help our kids with math!!)

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Wendy, one of my librarian friends, sent me an email about a blog she read on How to Make Flickr Work for Your Library.  This blog really gives some great ideas.  I use Flickr for my personel photos and love it. 

If you use Flickr for your library send me an email.  I would love to see any different uses of Flickr.

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ALA has setup a website where you can create your own mini READ poster.  It is so easy and fun.  Just upload an image and post.  Check out mine

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PB Wiki is offering free premium accounts to librarians and teachers.  If you open your account between August 18 - November 30, you can receive the premium wiki free (regular price $250 per year).  This sounds like PB Wiki is helping out librarians and teachers during all the budget cuts. 

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Michael Stephens is heading up the program A Learning 2.0 Experience with School Library Journal.  If you didn’t get a chance to participate in PLAN’s Navigating New Technology, try to participate with Michael.  It is really fun and you will learn quite a bit.  He has already started but I don’t think it is too late to start now.

(btw - PLAN’s Navigating New Technology blog is still up.  So if you want to take a look at ours, go ahead.)

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Cuil is a new search engine that plans to rival Google.  It searching capabilities is supposed to be better than any search engine out there.  Have you tried it yet?  What do you think of it?

Favthumbs is a great site that allows you to visualize your del.icio.us bookmarks.

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Need pictures for a presentation or a website?  Check out Tony Tallent’s (Director of Libraries, Boulder CO) flickr set of Free Use Photos.  Tony as well as others have uploaded pictures to this site that you can use these freely. 

Thanks Tony.

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