Google Spreadsheets is a Google service that lets you create, store and share spreadsheets online. You can have multiple people able to update the spreadsheets. Either start fresh or import an existing spreadsheet. Very slick!
LibVibe is a podcat of library news headlines. It is very professionally done, and makes a nice change from reading news via blogs. It offers RSS feeds or email notification when new casts are released. Highly recommended.
The Dino Directory from the Natural History Museum of London offers an interactive look back to the age of the Dinosaurs. The site offers an alphabetical index of different dinosaurs, an interactive timeline, looks at how the globe has changed since the dinosaurs, and information on what countries specific dinosaurs lived in. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed.
SlimTimer is a very interesting site. It allows you to list your tasks, share them with others, and then you can even time how long you work on a project. Reports can be run and exported to Excel or subscribed to via RSS feed. Slick! This is perfect for a workplace looking at the tasks their employees spend their time on, as well as employees who wish to know as well.
GuruLib is a site that lets you organize your book, DVD, CD, game and software collections online. The site handily lets you list what you own, what you have currently lent out, and share reviews.
Talis has announced that they will be having a competition for the top idea to make library information more accessible or show it off to best effect. Their press release has lots of information on the competition, including how you can enter.
news@nature.com has a recommended list of 50 science blogs written by scientists. Enjoy!
Commentful is an online service that lets you follow comments on sites that you select. It can be blogs, Digg submissions, Flickr pictures, and many other online sites. You must register using your email address, and then you will be able to follow comments in real time and more easily join in the conversations. Great for keeping abreast of your favorite blogs, contentious posts, and much more.
I always love to see what libraries are doing with technology, and I think that BookLoversWiki / Princeton Public Library is a great example of what a single library can do with a wiki. It offers book reviews, ties into their adult summer reading program, and promotes upcoming programming as well. That is one dynamic site that draws people in, creating a book-loving community.
Maps in Our Lives is an online exhibition from the Library of Congress. The maps include views of George Washington’s River Farm, the New Orleans Riverwalk, Northwest Orient Route Map, Relief of the Surface of the Earth, and many more. There are a wide range of maps here that are fun to flip through and explore.
