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Article: Building a Library with Diigo


The link below is to an article, which though old, will still be a useful introduction to the bookmarking service Diigo. The service is so much more than a bookmarking service though, being a very useful service for research and online library building.

Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! from diigobuzz on Vimeo.

For more visit:
http://www.knowthenetwork.com/2010/01/turning-links-into-a-library-with-diigo/

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Article: Libraries and Pinterest


The link below is to an article about how libraries are using the social network site Pinterest.

For more, visit:
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/03/12/20-great-ways-libraries-are-using-pinterest/

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Article: Ways Libraries are Using Pinterest


The following link is to an article on how libraries are using the social networking site Pinterest to their advantage – some good ideas among them.

For more, visit:
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/03/12/20-great-ways-libraries-are-using-pinterest/

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Website: Pinterest and Pin A Quote


How to Use Pinterest for Quotes

The link below is to a website that allows you to highlight any text and pin it to a Pinterest board. There is a small cost for using the service. The site provides a video on how it works and also examples of how people use it. Pinterest is becoming even more useful.

For more visit:
http://pinaquote.com/

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Article: The Best Book Recommendation Services


The link below is to an article that lists five of the best book recommendation services available. If you have used these services you may or may not agree with the list. If you know a better, please recommend it in the comments.

For more, visit:
http://lifehacker.com/5595842/five-best-book-recommendation-services

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At the BookShelf (Reading Club/Group)


I have started a book reading club/group in association with the Blog here – ‘At the BookShelf.’ The reading club/group will feature some of the books I post about here and will give opportunity for members to obviously discuss the books being read. This is something I’m quite excited about and look forward to seeing grow. I hope you will get involved with the club/group.

The reading club/group will also be networked with my websites, including the http://particularbaptist.com site, providing a social network feature that has been missing at the site for some time. In  doing so, I will also try to network the website, the Blog and the Facebook page into the particularbaptist.com community that is slowly being built. Please get involved – over time as the network grows, the interaction increases and the fellowship expands, I’m sure it will be a blessing to us all.

The book reading club/group is simply called At the BookShelf (the same as the Blog).

Visit at:
http://www.bookclubit.com/bookclub.php?id=404

 

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Page 99 Test: Testing Books Out Before You Buy


Page 99 Test is a social network for authors to post page 99 of their book so that users of the site can test their book. The theory is you open page 99 of any book to get the feel of it and to see if it is something that you would like to read – does it grab you enough for you to want to read more? So authors post there page 99 for book lovers to read and then to rate and comment on. So it is a site that you can give feedback to an author prior to the book being published. Anyhow, have a look at the links below and learn more.

You can listen to a podcast about Page 99 Test and the founders of it at:
http://5by5.tv/founderstalk/3

Visit Page 99 Test at:
http://page99test.com/

 

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Bookish: A New Social Network Coming Soon


I have come across an article about a new social network for book lovers called Bookish. Check out both the article and the site below.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/hachette-penguin-simon-schuster-aolhuffpo-team-up-for-bookish_b29478

Visit Bookish at:
http://bookish.com/