John DiGilio introduces several new websites for librarians in categories of research, productivity, and personal advancement. He provides the name and URL for sites including Jig, Watch That Page, Wattpad, Blekko, Google Hangouts, Mindbloom, Quora, Pinterest, Skillshare, and Sharetivity for researching, increasing productivity, or advancing personally. He thanks attendees for the warm reception.

1. John J. DiGilio, MLIS, JD
National Manager of Research Services
BUBBLING UNDER! 2012
Hot New Sites for Librarians! Reed Smith LLP
jdigilio@reedsmith.com
John J. DiGilio, MLIS, JD
National Manager of Research, Reed Smith LLP
Prologue
• The State of Our Libraries 2012
• The Digital Opportunity Age
• Librarian as Curator
• Bring on the Sites!
Today's Categories
• Research
• Productivity
• Personal Advancement
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2. Jig
Research
http://www.jig.com
Watch That Page
Productivity
http://www.watchthatpage.com
wattpad Personal http://www.wattpad.com
Advancement
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3. blekko http://www.blekko.com
Research
Google Hangouts
Productivity
http://www.google.com
sign up for Google+ required!
Mindbloom Personal http://www.mindbloom.com
Advancement
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4. quora
Research
http://www.quora.com
Pinterest
Productivity
http://www.pinterest.com
Skillshare Personal http://www.skillshare.com
Advancement
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5. Sharetivity
Research
http://www.sharetivity.com
Special thanks to all who attended,
for the warm reception and fantastic
THANK hospitality!
YOU! - John
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