Web 2.0 Awards

I like a few of the winning tools, Google Maps, Pandora, and Zillow in particular. Each has a user-friendly interface though Pandora's is almost too simple. Focusing on Google Maps, it has a lot of power and accuracy, can zoom in and out, slides to customize the location, can generate directions that are user-adjustable, and much more. I can easily see this converted to a library setting. Simply replace the map of the world with a library's floor plan. Call numbers could replace town names, and while the directions probably aren't needed, having the ability to see the location of a particular book in a collection would be sweet. Attach it to the on-line catalogue and one could find a book, see the call number, and click on it to get a map of the building with the location of the book marked. Nice.