Wow, there sure are a lot of librarians that want to play around with Joost. Yay! I love that, even though it meant more work for me. ;) At one point, I thought to myself, "Hey, I'm doing all of this work for Joost. What's up with that?" Then, as one commenter noted, it turned into a great opportunity to meet some of my readers, so I am thrilled. I tried to visit every website listed in folks' contact information, so I thought I'd share some of the nuggets that I found there.

• From Paul F. Olson's site, I noticed a "Please Support the Arts" badge that solicits donations. Apparently it was generated from the Network for Good site, and anyone can create their own badge for their own cause. Hmmm....


• Rachel Vacek, a woman I know through ALA's Emerging Leaders program and who has become a great Facebook friend, has what I consider to be a very inspiring summary of herself on her personal page at Vanderbilt. The following gives me great hope and is exactly the kind of attitude I would be looking for if I was hiring these days.
  

  "Hi! I'm Rachel, Technology Coordinator/Information Services Librarian in the Walker Management Library (WML) at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. I'm very active in WML and throughout the Vanderbilt Library system. I truly enjoy playing with emerging technologies and incorporating them into my work and how I live. Also, improving both my colleagues' and the users' experiences through new and exciting services and means of communicating, is very rewarding. I thrive on being in a progressive, creative, team-based, and innovative environment where my imagination can run free and support the greater good."



• I also loved MacDara Conroy's page, subtitled "Self, aggregated." Many of us will have a page like this someday.


• In a post titled Annotating the Web with Stickis, Caroline thinks out loud about using this free, online tool for a work project. "I just signed up for a Stickis account, hoping that it might be useful as we’re planning for our new OPAC. I’d like to be able to share annotations of other libraries’ OPACs across the project group." What a great idea!


• Check out the UCD Library 2 Go blog which highlights "helpful virtual study aids." It's like InfoDoodads (or the lo-fi librarian's weekly roundup of "useful tools" - example) but it's aimed at the library's academic community. Another great idea!


• The Luther Jackson Middle School Library helps illustrate how 2.0 tools really can make your job easier while also providing more information on your website. Check out their home page with the display of "What's New" books, courtesy of their LibraryThing account. Dare I say it - another great idea! I also like the heading "Create" in the left-hand column, under which you will find links to Podcasts/Videocasts and Tech Tips and Tutorials (look at all of those online, multimedia tutorials!).