Week 8 Mashups

Just when I thought I would finish on time life interferes.

I've never been to Codex Map - no surprise there. I have actually been looking for a similar site to correspond to movies and locations but then they don't ISBN numbers. I've already put the site on my del.ici.ous page for future use - particularly on a faster machine! My home computer just was taking too long to paint the screens.

HEALTHweb mentioned in Chu's article was fascinating. I know just the staff who would like an introduction to the site. I read a report this weekend about high numbers of deaths among children in China due to foot and mouth disease. The China alerts were thus very interesting to read. Again I will try the page when I'm in the office because it is just too slow at home. This slow computer really kills the thrill of discovery! But I really must consider the about the types of information being blended. We have gotten so use to the immediate computer respond we are unwilling to be patient long enough to find out what a site can offer. What does this mean for our patrons?

HubMed sounds intriguing but will require a visit with a faster computer. For now just the article is a bit overwhelming as I try and keep in mind the different access points to full text and tagged searching. Will need to see it in action - perhaps on the University's campus as they have more sfx links and access to Scopus.

I tried out Frekfly and found I really have to dig for the information promised on its home page. So, as with a number of home pages, they aren't are intuitive as I might need them to be. The site was listed as one of the best mashups or as a past award winner.

Rollyo -
I think I understand what I got when I entered "privacy" with the "librarianblogs" searchroll. I was expecting blog entries or links. Although I'm not sure I didn't. I'm beginning to lose track between the forest and the trees at this point. What I did find was a thread regarding identity theft. The "big brother" issue will always be with us I suspect which is no doubt why I had to keep a log of all my passwords and account names with each new assignment! I'm not too sure of the advantages of using Rollyo but will have to start an account and do some more looking - another alias!

Finished - thanks for all the time spend creating and monitoring the "course". I've learned a lot!