Social Bookmarking Sites

Social Bookmarking sites

I like the way the WEb 2.0 tools are building and starting to interact in my mind. I started a blog for my subspecialty rotation I am responsible for, and invited 2 other faculty authors and some residents as readers. I started a Google reader, and started throwing some feeds into the Internet Explorer RSS gadget (so that's what's under that STAR tab on the window for Explorer). Social bookmarking -- fabulous. I am tired of throwing alot of stuff into Endnote for later reading or for use in projects. I am ending up with a a lot of ENdnote libraries, some at home, some at work. (Yes I know you are supposed to have one big library -- been there, tried that, got the T-shirt, didn't fit, didn't work for me, don't even talk to me about it) CiteULike or Delicious or other may be the trick. Also could use to model how I look at the literature -- share bookmarks with residents on the subspecialty blog. Not that I am the patron saint of literature review, but I think that my little tricks might be useful to residents and could convey some interest and excitement in the field.

Today I skimmed an article on changes in GABAA receptors in postpartum -- might account for depression. Experimental model in some knockout mice. I don't think I will start doing mouse research, and I am not a psychiatrist, but having that reference handy when looking at changes in sensitivity to anesthetics and to pain in pregnancy would be a good thing. Put on a booking site, add the right tags and lo! I might even be able to find it when I want it.

No comments ventured yet on the subspecialty blog. Probably a scary thing for the residents. Who knows what could happen to you? I may have to assign avatars wearing fake noses and glasses to each resident.