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*Apologies for cross-posting * A few weeks ago, I sent a link to a quick poll to a couple of listservs looking for information about what libraries have chosen to name their "save this for later" or "favorite" tool on the site. A handful of folks asked for the summarized results. I wrote up a brief summary on our library's technology blog at http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2012/03/bookmarks_favor.html Ken Varnum Web Systems Manager University of Michigan Library -- http://lib.umich.edu/ [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> From: Ken Varnum <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:51:35 -0500 Subject: Quick Survey: Naming a "Favorites" System for a Library *Apologies for cross-posting * We're working on a tool for our library website that will allow users to save a catalog entry, a link to a journal or database, or an article citation, for future use. There are a variety of names for this kind of tool (Favorites, Saved Items, Save for Later, Bookshelf, and so on), and I'd like to learn a bit from what you've done. While many licensed databases and other web sites have this mechanism, I'm particularly interested in library-built systems. The survey should take less than 3 minutes to complete: http://bit.ly/library-faves Please feel free to share with others as appropriate. I'm happy to summarize the results of the survey after it closes on February 20. Ken Varnum Web Systems Manager University of Michigan Library -- http://lib.umich.edu/ [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>