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Trello.com for real time project management collaboration (this suggestion is also from Valarie Revels via SLA's LinkedIn Group).
Toggle Commented Oct 15, 2012 on #SLAchat: How do you collaborate? at SLA Blog
Also suggested via Twitter (see #SLAchat tag): Huddle.com - a handy service for locating minutes and other meeting-related documents all in one place.
Toggle Commented Oct 15, 2012 on #SLAchat: How do you collaborate? at SLA Blog
Great info and suggestions in SLA's LinkedIn Group (http://linkd.in/P4N89L) from Valerie Revels: "I started using Symbaloo a month ago after Google announced the elimination of iGoogle in 2013. I knew I needed to find a replacement for my iGoogle homepage because I had a number of feeds and widgets that I used quite a bit. I plugged in "iGoogle" into the Alternativeto.net search bar and it gave me some alternatives. Netvibes was the first choice, but I already use it for something else. I started using Protopage, and still do, but I decided to try something called Symbaloo just to compare. Symbaloo has changed how I look at the web and how I can get information to people. Because it is visual and simple to manipulate, it is a lot easier to see what you're doing. The idea of a "webmix" that you can use to tailor information is very powerful. I have created webmixes for my personal use, but I have also created them for others who needed shopping information, medical information, and even sent my Youtube videos for a workshop training through webmixes. The beauty is that you can share the webmixes with those who don't have Symbaloo accounts, share them on social media, or keep them private. And people can use your webmixes the way they are or tailor them to their needs. Here is the first webmix I ever created for myself, but because I finally made it public, it's being used by others: http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/valariessymbaloohome"
Toggle Commented Oct 15, 2012 on #SLAchat: How do you collaborate? at SLA Blog
A great one for cataloging librarians (also from the SLA LinkedIn group): "A cataloger is a map-maker. We help you find the buried treasures in the collection." - Christi M. Underdown-DuBois
Also from the SLA LinkedIn Group (this one from Janet Nelson): "librarians don't have to have all the answers, they just know where to find them."
From Caren Rabinowitz via SLA's LinkedIn Group: "A librarian is a customer service representative who will answer almost any question (except what's for dinner tonight) and you won't get annoying music on hold"
@Batty_Towers wrote an elevator (or "lift") speech for SLA: "SLA is org for people working in places you never knew had an information service let alone a professional librarian." That'll be helpful for SLA staff members explaining the Association to others!
Thanks Jill, the post has been added.
Toggle Commented Aug 17, 2012 on Blogroll, Please: SLA 2012 Takeaways at SLA Blog
Thanks Tara. Great post -- will definitely use it in some way and we'll let you know where it appears!
Toggle Commented May 9, 2012 on Love SLA? Tell SLA! at SLA Blog
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