[WEB4LIB] Free stuff for websites?

[Jenny Levine]

Hi, Bill --

	I'd love to see a collaborative effort on such a list, because
I have been trying to create one myself for quite a while but I just
haven't had the time.  Ideally I want to give our member libraries a
standard set of links that they can use to "localize" content for their
Web sites (for public libraries in particular, but for all libraries in
general).  This would help flesh out their sites without adding much of
a workload.
	It's also an ideal topic for our community network 
(NorthStarNet, http://www.northstarnet.org/), so last year I began a
list, but didn't get much further than that.  The few things we noted
at an internal meeting of Web authors can be found at 
http://www.sls.lib.il.us/infotech/toolkit/swac/1998/april.html,
but I'd love to hear suggestions from others.  Already I need to add 
that list the Internet Traffic and Weather Reports, science
headlines from http://www.explorezone.com, and some of the stuff from
http://kresch.com/resources/Content/.
	Although I realize much of this doesn't apply in an academic
setting, I thought I would post this response in the hope of hearing
about similar services from others (for any type of library).

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Jenny Levine				125 Tower Drive
Internet Development Specialist		Burr Ridge, IL 60521
Suburban Library System			+1 (630) 734 5141
http://www.sls.lib.il.us/		levinej at sls.lib.il.us
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Bill Drew wrote:
> 
> I am interested in adding content or services to our library website to
> bring users back to us for their information needs.
> Presently I have a link and graphic to the Weather Underground
> (http://www.wunderground.com).  I am looking for other such things to add to
> the page such as applets that display/link to headline news.  Any
> suggestions or places to look?
> 
> --
> Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill"); Associate Librarian (Systems, Reference)
> Past President, SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA)
> SUNY College of Ag. & Tech.;   P.O. Box 902;  Morrisville, NY 13408-0902
> E-mail: drewwe at morrisville.edu
> Phone: (315)684-6055 or 684-6060 Fax: (315)684-6115
> Voicemail:877-324-6289 Box # 607400110 (Toll Free)
> Homepage: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/>
> Not Just Cows: <http://www.morrisville.edu/~drewwe/njc/>
> LibraryLinks: <http://www.morrisville.edu/pages/library/>
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> --