How To Remember Who You Are and Where You’re Going: Evernote

This amazing, free tool can get your life so organized that your cohorts will not recognize you! Evernote is a means by which you can collect everything (from web pages to audio files to personal notes to bills to virtually anything you see) and organize as searchable content. Items can be assigned tags so that all contents are easily searched. But, entries can also be searched by any word in the document, not just assigned tags.

So, what kind of gallimaufry can be assembled with this tool? Word documents, web pages (partial or full), pdf files, photos of ANYTHING, personal notes (Handwritten or typed), audio files, and multimedia files are among the myriad of things that can be included.

Now, how does this work in a professional world? Obviously, the ability to clip and save websites is useful. All websites you save are searchable by any word at the site. Same with documents, any word in the doc, text, pdf, etc. file can be located and highlighted within the document. In addition, anything that is photographed can be searched. This is amazing – simple photos of scratched out notes, bulletin board or white board shots, business cards, air line tickets, purchase orders, to do lists – anything that can be photographed can then be automatically searched. Evernote scans the image and identifies words in the photo. The item is retrieved even though the photographed document has words that may be handwritten!

Think about the way this compilation of data can help you to organize information. Examples listed at the Evernote website include:

• Snap a photo of a business card or a white board with your phone, and have an easy way to store and access contacts or retrieve information gathered at a meeting or conference.
• Capture plane tickets and confirmation numbers, hotel invoices, and receipts for your expense reports.
• Get inspired. Keep a file of anything cool you want to buy for yourself or as a gift, whether it’s online or out in the real world.
• Keep notes from your meetings all in one place. Take a picture of a whiteboard and you’ll be able to find it later.
• Plan your next trip. Clip web pages, maps, and itineraries. Capture sights, sounds, tastes, and anything else.
• Research web sites and clip pages directly from your browser.
• Keep a record of your favorite foods and drinks by snapping a photo of the label when you find one you like.
• Remember the things you were supposed to remember. Create to-do lists, jot down random thoughts, leave a voice memo, and more.
• Create notes right from Twitter and save tweets that you like by following @myEN on Twitter.

Remember that tags can be assigned, so this adds another method for labeling and organizing files and content. And you can create notebooks with specific information included in the notebooks – similar to folders where you organize your files. Think about all the possibilities with this type of capability – immediate access to everything, literally, that you might ever need to remember for professional or personal use!

Phyllis R. Snipes,
University of West Georgia

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Sample Evernote Notebook

GLMA Intellectual Freedom Award

 Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA) and ProQuest, jointly sponsor the Intellectual Freedom of Information Award.  The award recognizes the contributions of a school library media specialist who has affirmed in an active way the rights of students to information and ideas furthering the cause of intellectual and academic freedom.  This award is donated by ProQuest® and will be given at the 2010 COMO Annual Conference.

Applications can be downloaded from the following web site:

http://glma-inc.org/freedomaward.htm 

Please submit all nominations by November 30, 2009 to: Valerie Ayer, DeKalb County Schools, valerie_ayer@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us or Fax: 678-676-2427

Request for Information for GaETC

Posted on behalf of GLMA member Windee Little:

I am presenting at GaETC and would like some statistical information to help emphasize some points I will be making. Would you please take a few minutes and complete this survey for me so that I can obtain this very important information? I would greatly appreciate your help. Any anecdotal information is also welcome through email. (Please forward to any other media specialist/librarian you know that may not be on this listserv.)

Survey Link

Come see me at GaETC, Friday, November 6 from 8:30 -9:30 in Spanish I-II. Thank you for your consideration!

The Great Dewey Hunt

A new children’s book by Toni Buzzeo (who was the keynote speaker at our GA COMO conference) plus there are lots of links to instructional resources including a ppt!

Peach Book Award Pathfinder

Creekview High School LibGuides – Georgia Peach Book Award Nominees and Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl 2009-10 – Home via kwout

We are kicking off Teen Read Week 2009 with a brand new research pathfinder for some of the most popular authors and books at The Unquiet Library!   Check out our new Georgia Peach Book Award Nominees and Reading Bowl research pathfinder page! I have created a landing “home” page with general resources and information as well as book widgets for the Georgia Peach Award nominees and the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl.

I am also in the process of adding tabs for each nominated author that will include:

• RSS feeds for each author’s blog (if available)
• RSS feeds for each authors’ Twitter account (if available)
• YouTube videos featuring the author and/or his or her works
• Websites related to the author and his/her books
• The “Books from Our Catalog” feature spotlighting some of the books by each author; there is also a link to the Destiny catalog so you can search on your own
• Other links of interest, such as interview with the author or official websites for a book or for a series by the author
• Book widgets with previews of the author’s books when available

This is a work in progress, so please check back often!  If you like the materials here, please feel free to use and link to the page.

Creekview High School LibGuides – Geor

Buffy Hamilton, Ed.S.
Creekview High School

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