Search Our Catalog from Windows

“Our new catalog gadget is a nifty piece of software that adds a library catalog search box to your Windows 2000 or XP desktop. Type or paste words into the box and press Enter, and the gadget opens a browser window with your search results. The gadget is available, along with our Firefox/Netscape plugin and catalog bookmarklets, on our Power Tools page.” [Homer Township Public Library News]

This is particularly awesome because my home Library’s catalog doesn’t have an easy URL to remember, so it can be a pain to get there. Great job, Brian!

Do we need some sort of exchange program to get similar Mac widgets set up?

While I had Brian on IM this morning to talk about this, I also found out that he has made a special icon for the Library’s IM service. He used to show a statue of Lincoln (after all, we are in Illinois), but the kids continually told him that was lame. So he made a new one that says, “we look stuff up 4 u.”

Good thought – what icon are you using for your library’s IM reference service?