Bookmarklets:Bookmarklets:Bookmarks With PowerBookmarks With Power

Michael Sauers, BCRMichael Sauers, BCRmsauers@bcr.orgmsauers@bcr.org

Internet Librarian 2004Internet Librarian 2004Monterey, CAMonterey, CA

What is a bookmarklet?What is a bookmarklet?

A bookmark (or favorite) that A bookmark (or favorite) that instead of containing a URL for instead of containing a URL for a Web page, contains a Web page, contains JavaScript to perform a function.JavaScript to perform a function.

How to get a bookmarkletHow to get a bookmarklet

Find the link, right-click, and Find the link, right-click, and select “Add to bookmarks” or select “Add to bookmarks” or “Bookmark this link”.“Bookmark this link”.

Drag the link onto your links Drag the link onto your links toolbar.toolbar.

Bookmarklets HomepageBookmarklets Homepagehttp://http://www.bookmarklets.comwww.bookmarklets.com//

BlogThis! BlogThis! (Blogger) (Blogger) http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=152&qhttp://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=152&query=blogthis&topic=&type=fuery=blogthis&topic=&type=f

BugMeNotBugMeNothttp://http://www.bugmenot.comwww.bugmenot.com//

CoolWhoIsCoolWhoIshttp://http://www.coolwhois.comwww.coolwhois.com//

LibraryLookupLibraryLookuphttp://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/stories/2002/12/11/librarylookup.htmllibrarylookup.html

NYT Link GeneratorNYT Link Generatorhttp://nytimes.blogspace.com/genlink/http://nytimes.blogspace.com/genlink/

Subscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with Bloglineshttp://www.bloglines.com/help/easysub?tip=6http://www.bloglines.com/help/easysub?tip=6

TinyURLTinyURLhttp://tinyurl.com/http://tinyurl.com/

Validation BookmarkletsValidation Bookmarkletshttp://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/validation.htmlhttp://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/validation.html

Wayback MachineWayback Machinehttp://www.archive.org/web/web.phphttp://www.archive.org/web/web.php

WaypathWaypathhttp://www.waypath.com/tools/http://www.waypath.com/tools/