[Web4lib] Examples of Library Use of Web Widgets, Gadgets, and Badges?

[Larry Campbell]

We've made our "OneSearch" box on our home page 
(http://www.library.ubc.ca/ ) available as a Google Gadget.

Haven't got around to Facebook yet, though.

Larry Campbell
Librarian
Information Systems and Technology
UBC Library

Michael McDonnell wrote:

>Hello Everyone,
>
>Next week I will be giving a presentation at the Netspeed conference in
>Calgary, AB, Canada (a library technology conference) on web widgets.  I
>have several important examples for demonstration, but I would also like
>to showcase what other libraries have done with cut-and-paste content or
>applications.  This could include google gadgets, wordpress widgets,
>cut-and-paste content from social networks, web applications, etc.  It
>could mean embedding an application (e.g. the meebome widget). 
>
>While I know about a lot of widgets, I am now interested in knowing how
>they have been applied.  If you know of an example of any
>library-related use of web widgets, please feel free to email me at
>michael at winterstorm.ca. 
>
>I'll be posting the presentation and the "showcase" at
>http://syntheticlibrarian.com/ in about two weeks time.
>
>--
>Michael McDonnell
>michael at winterstorm.ca
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