delicious... isn't

I have tried to use Delicious. It should be a good idea, but so far, it isn't. I signed up for it, then before I could use it again, I forgot my password. The parameters for this password are different than other sites we have been using, so my usuals don't work and I need a new password. Too much work.

Maybe I am in Web 2.0 overload. Maybe Delicious is a good idea and maybe I have just left it to the end and don't want to add another thing onto my "To remember" list. So, I have made a decision: I will forgo this tool. I will do it the old fashioned way until that way no longer works for me.

Wikipedia - Admit it, you use it.

We are supposed to eschew all things Wikipedia, right? But, do you, really? I find myself using it often as a first resource. There are times when a patron will ask me to find information on something that I have never heard of. To get started I end up looking it up in Wikipedia to get an initial definition. From there it becomes easier to find it in more reliable resources.

I do have one good question about Wikipedia: How is it that they are always the first result for a Google search? I suspect that costs a fortune.

I do find the wikis that are being used by AACPL to be extremely useful. The MatMan wiki is a good source of information. I haven't had much cause to use the other wikis we have. I suspect these are time consuming to keep up. But they are, from my user's point of view, worthwhile.