User Testimonial: I used to have scads of bookmarks saved, but when I really needed them they were inevitably on another computer or saved in another browser, or I couldn't remember what heading I'd saved them under.... Now I use Delicious, and all my bookmark headaches just faded away.Seriously, though, I use Delicious daily to keep track of newly discovered links and favorite pages that I use on a regular basis. I imported all of my years' long list of bookmarks from Firefox, and now I can access any of those from wherever, too. (I've actually added a bunch of the tools we've looked at in the course of this project so that I can find them again when I want them.)
Actually, one of the best ideas I've heard about for using Delicious in a library is creating a library Delicious account and adding a shortcut link to the toolbar of the browsers on the library's staff & public workstations. Then, as the reference desk or other staff find worthwhile links, they can add them, and the links can be accessed by any of the other library staff or patrons from any computer in the library. I haven't actually done this, but I do think it's a great idea.
I like the ability to sort tags, and also to view how many others have the same items bookmarked. I like being able to add my own comments/notes about sites. I also like the fact that it's now possible to edit tags - that way, if I forget and add an "s" on the end of something, capitalize differently, or if I have a site saved under an old browser bookmark, I can consolidate similar items easily under one tag.
Previous editions of Firefox actually ran Delicious as a plug-in. Unfortunately, with the last two version upgrades, the plug-in hasn't been available, but using the toolbar isn't difficult at all.
While I currently use Delicious mainly for keeping track of my own sites, I'm intrigued by all of the searching options provided. Flexible, easy to use, available anywhere - It's a great tool.
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