Favorite Mobile App

Photo from http://www.mapmyrun.com/

I know that are a few runners in our class and being that this week's topic is mobile devices, I wanted to tell everyone about a free app called iMapMyRun.

iMapMyRun is a mobile app that allows runners to keep track of different routes through the GPS function. The app also determines the length of the route and records the overall run time, minutes per mile and calories burned. From the app you can tweet or post to Facebook your run stats.

For more info, go to: http://www.mapmyrun.com/.

What is your favorite app?

Tagging?

When reading Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent conductivity, I came across this quote:

"Libraries have experimented with socializing services, inviting tagging, reviews and other contributions. The library may not be the best level for this as they may not have appropriate volumes of use, or users may not perceive the incentives that motivate participation in other environments."

In the academic library that I work at, the ability to tag is available through the Encore catalog. However, it is not used by students and faculty or marketed by library and staff. I have read articles about tagging working in public library catalogs where the librarians have marketed the service and tagging is an essential part of online reading catalogs like LibraryThing.

Do you think tagging should be considered an important tool in the academic library environment?

Dempsey, L. (2009). Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity. Retrieved from http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070