Personal start-page tools
The use of web-based personal start-page tools in user education, training and instructional activities.
This is part of a research by the Central Medical Library (CMB) of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) With our own Netvibes Universe ([1]) we also want to develop and offer tailor-made library services and a Library Toolbox where users can choose usefull search tools, rss-feeds, widgets etc. (more info will follow on our blog [http://digicmb.blogspot.com ]. Please read this comparison to know more: [2]
The tools - Netvibes ([3]) - iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig) - Pageflakes [http://www.pageflakes.com/ ] - Windows Live [4] - My Yahoo [http://my.yahoo.com/ ] Others - Pennvibes: example [http://ganymede.library.upenn.edu/cocoon/pennvibes/html/dlf2007.html ] - ...