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Tabbloid follow-up

Written on: March 15th, 2009 in News

Just as a reminder, I have been using Tabbloid to push updates of the blogs I follow to my email in a digest format. This format has helped add real value to those notices for me. Here’s how:

• I can access the videos and podcasts directly.
• The links are active so I can hop out and in at will maintaining some context for my leaps.
• Graphics are included! I didn’t realize how much more likely I am to choose a book if I can see the cover.

The downside? I now have way too many books at home waiting to be read. What a delightful problem.

Note: Colleagues on WebJunction just alerted me to another service called feedmyinbox that accomplishes the same task as Tabbloid…give one of them a try and let us know what you think.

Weekend Book Reviews and Open Thread

Written on: March 15th, 2009 in Reviews

In this week’s return engagement, here are some of the top picks from the NYT Sunday Book Review. One novel and three significant non-fiction works make the cut this week, on topics including an account of the Kelo “eminent domain” case, the origins of 9-11, and the history and culture of ancient Rome. You can click the links to go directly to the Delaware Library Catalog record to read more about each title, check availability, or place a hold:

• The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
• Fires of Vesuvius, by Mary Beard
• The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan, by Gregory Feiffer
• Little Pink House, Jeff Benedict