Fur.ly, like bit.ly and tinyurl.com before it, is a URL shortener. But it also has a special feature: it will shorten multiple URLs into one URL. So if you want to share a gaggle or collection of links with a group of people, use fur.ly and share the fur.ly-generated link. It is that easy.
Here is an example: this fur.ly link [http://fur.ly/1rkj] will take you to my favorite reference sites on the web (answers.com, Internet Public Library, refdesk.com and Bartleby.com) in one fell swoop.
Just remember, Fur.ly is a good way to gather/aggregate info and make it easy to deliver.
This year, our country celebrates the 223rd anniversary of the signing of our government’s Constitution into law. At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, PA, delegates from 12 states voted unanimously to approve the proposed document. Come visit the Todd Library and check out some of our collection on the history and amendments of this great document.
If not, read more about it, courtesy of Matt McGee of Search Engine Land (a great site on all things search-related). See if you agree that Google Instant will change your life
What is Google Instant?
Google Instant is a feature that predicts what you’re searching for and shows results as you type. It uses Google’s autocomplete technology to show predicted search terms in a drop-down box, and begins to display search results below the drop-down.
As you continue to type, both the predicted queries and the search results change.
Google says there are three benefits to using Instant: faster searches (it saves 2-5 seconds per search according to Google research), smarter predictions that help guide user searches, and instant results that let the searcher see results without clicking a search button or pressing enter.
Latest leaked draft of secret copyright treaty: US trying to cram DRM rules down the world’s throats (via Boing Boing)
Michael Geist writes in with the latest news on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the secret, closed-door copyright treaty that will bring US-style copyright rules (and worse) to the whole world. Particularly disturbing is the growing support for “three-strikes” copyright rules that would disconnect whole families from the Internet if one member of the household was accused (without proof) of copyright infringement. The other big US agenda item is cramming pro-Digital Rights Management (DRM) rules down the world’s throats that go way beyond the current obligations under the UN’s WIPO Copyright Treaty. In the US version, breaking DRM is always illegal, even if you’re not committing any copyright violation — so breaking the DRM on your iPad to install software you bought from someone who hasn’t gone through the Apple approval process is illegal, even though the transaction involves no illicit copying.
Welcome and welcome back! The Fall semester is underway–classes, tests, papers, research. Tired just thinking about it? Let the library help! We have study guides and books to help you with every class: Math, English, Science, Nursing…the list goes on and on. Don’t let yourself get behind. Let the library get you started on the right foot!
A look at the news and events happening in the Libraries at Waubonsee Community College
