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January 18, 2006

fantastic public library map mashup

http://www.libraries411.com/

Comes up with a map with all my local libraries marked (I guess it's using IP recognition to guess my location?  or I had a cookie set with my location sometime).  Clicking on library brings up bubble with link to library website.  Simple, yet incredibly useful.  Supports both Google and Yahoo Maps.

via ResourceShelf

Posted by on January 18, 2006 at 06:53 AM in Mapping, Web/Tech |

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Libraries411 grabs your location and draws a Google or Yahoo map of the immediate area with pushpins for all the Public Libraries in the vicinity. This would be a really useful tool for distance students if it also included Academic [Read More]

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