Google Maps

Google maps is a great tool to find directions...but what I like the most about it is that you can see the traffic and it also gives you alternate routes. I've always wanted to go to the Library of Congress so I plugged it in and it would take me 21 hours to get there... Fun! Here is the link:
http://tinyurl.com/yh4wrwq.

I just found out that you can also use Google Maps to identify locations where books have been banned or challenged...Check it out!
http://tinyurl.com/yfnmax4

TinyURL and YouSendIt

I had the chance to use TinyURL when I was volunteering for the Internet Public Library. In order to suggest any link to IPL patrons it is required to use TinyURLs as well. Volunteers need to provide the original link and the TinyURL of the link when the link was too long. The volunteers explain to patrons that IPL provides a TinyURL for their convenience and just in case the link would be broken. I would like to share an article with you about a Canadian private school using Sony e-Readers as textbooks. Isn't this incredible? Would we switch to digital books one day? This article gives us hope though because they still will have a library with the real thing...real books! Here is the link to the article: http://tinyurl.com/yjxouh2

YouSendIt is a great resource too. Too bad is not free! I think it would be more useful for companies and individuals that need to transfer really large files. It could potentially be a great service to patrons that need to transfer multi-media; and it will definitely go into the category of exceeding our patron's expectations.