Before this week's lesson, the only time I thought about 'delicious' was on those lucky nights when my mom makes dinner. But now...um...well, sorry, that's still probably going to be the only way I'll use the term 'delicious.' However, I can see the benefits in using the website of the same name.
Now, I don't think Delicious can help me personally; I just don't think I would spend my time looking up websites that random strangers find useful. This could lead me to websites that get my name put on a government list! (No, Delicious, I don't want to visit blow-up-the-library dot com!!!) The second potential benefit to Delicious is that I could access all of my favorite web sites from every computer without relying on the 'favorites' button. Of course, I can already do this pretty easily, because I set up an RSS Feed back in Week 2 of our class that not only provides instant access to my favorite sites, but also lets me know if those sites have been updated.
Still, I can see how Delicious could help out at CHPL. We could network with librarians around the country and find different web sites that could be used to help our patrons. This search is made even easier using the tag features employed on the Delicious web site. And when the patrons are happy, the librarians are happy. And when the patrons can get their information quicker, maybe they'll spend that extra time and go home to make a delicious dinner for their appreciative and loving sons!
Mmm, I'm hungry now.
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