[Web4lib] Facebook App(s) for a Digital Collection(s)/Libraries [?]

Gerry Mckiernan gerrymck at iastate.edu
Wed Jun 20 17:58:18 EDT 2007


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This Just In ...

North Suburban Library System (NSLS) _Digital Past_ in Facebook

Ian Baaske, NSLS Web Applications Developer, has created a Facebook App for the Digital Past online history collection.

Digital Past is a local history digitization initiative undertaken by libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural venues throughout Illinois in partnership with the North Suburban Library System (NSLS) in Wheeling, Illinois. [snip]

Digital Past contains collections from over 30 institutions of varying topics and formats including 55,000+ records in over 100 collections.
[ http://www.digitalpast.org/nsls.php ]

Source
[ http://cdm.digitalpast.org/cdm4/about.php ]

Digital Past, the Facebook App, is available at
 [ http://tinyurl.com/2jezz3 ]

Thanks to Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian, for The HeadsUp
[ http://tinyurl.com/yphkwj ]
AND
Ian Baaske
AND
Christine Carmichael (Creighton)(NE)for her Wall Posting in the
FacebookAppsForLibraries Group 
[ http://iastate.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2469777131 ]

Question of the Day?

Are There Other Library/Institutions/Organizations That Have (a) Facebook App(s) for Their Respective Digital/Digitized  Collection(s)?

Thanks for Considering!

Gerry

Gerry McKiernan
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011

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