This is a list of popular web applications and technology for both educational and personal use.
eReaders (West Vancouver Memorial Library)
Choosing an e-book reader (Burnaby Public Library)
Need help downloading audiobooks & ebooks? (Coquitlam Public Library)
Visit
www.worldcat.org/m/ on your mobile phone to download WorldCat Mobile. You can search libraries worldwide or use WorldCat to find books in libraries near you.
Use Dropbox to store and synchronize your files online and across computers. Files can also be accessed and updated from your iphone.
Free online storage. You can upload music, videos, photos, documents etc. and view files from any computer.
Create your own QR codes at
http://www.qrcode.es/?page_id=90&language=en QR codes can be used on posters, websites etc. to send brief messages that can be read and saved to your iphone. Mobile users just have to download a reader app e.g. i-nigma reader. Here's a sample QR code for Douglas College Library.
The blog allows comments to be posted by the blog owner and others who visit the site. See the Library's
suggestion box as a blog in action. See also other software options such as
Movable Type .
Good for storing and sharing bookmarks making them accessible from any computer. Other social bookmarking sites include
Jumptags and
Yahoo Bookmarks .
Free online tool for easy scheduling.
Add this application to your Facebook account and it will allow you to search the Douglas College Library catalogue from within
Facebook.
Store and share photos that you can access from any location.
Check out the library's photostream .
Set up an email account and have access to over 7 MB of free storage. Great for students needing access to their documents from any computer.
Free web-based word processor and spreadsheet. It also allows you to share and collaborate online. See also
Zoho Docs .
Instant messaging software. It connects to Facebook, Yahoo, Google Talk etc. See also
Google Chat which is free.
Create your own social network.
Use as a personal web portal by keeping all your links and content in one place. Share with others or keep private.
This wiki works well when collaborating with others on online documents. See also
Teamspinner .
Track updates of favourite websites from your desktop or browser favorites without going to the sites. The library's monthly
new acquisitions reports are available via RSS feed.
Use Skype to talk to anyone, anywhere for free.
Users can upload and share PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and PDF files. See also
UCI Replay or
Prezi for making presentations.
Saves and annotates computer screen images. This software is free.
Tizmos lets you see thumbnails of your favorite sites and access them anywhere.
A free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you work - in the web browser itself.
"The world's largest book club".
