Delicious!

Yum yum! I've seen a lot of sites linking to Delicious but have never really followed it up (along with a bunch of other stuff including Reddit and Twitter). Once again I am surprised I didn't look into it earlier and can definitely see the applications for library use.

As with most social networking sites it's easy to use, fun and not too complex. I've managed to network with SLNSW on my new Delicious already! I really like the NLA's usefulresources Delicious. Great idea as it's searchable, easy to access and trust worthy. Will save a lot of AskNow librarians time on filtering through dodgy websites. I also really like the way Cleveland Public Library has different Delicious pages linked from their home website. Makes it a little easier to follow for people not familiar with Delicious.

I'm also liking the tag bundles used by Sutherland Shire Library. I've taken a note from them and created a couple of tag bundles on my own Delicious... with my whole five tags! It's also interesting to see who else has linked to your chosen site - I was surprised how popular Shelfari was!

Another thing I really like about it is how you can integrate it into your browser with the button downloads. This makes it almost like a second Bookmarks menu on your computer except that it is also connected to a massive internet group!


I can certainly see the applications of Delicious for libraries as a research tool.