Discovery Exercise #19 Discovering Web 2.0 Tools

From the Web 2.0 awards list I chose the category of health and selected the third place winner, iMedix. The site is very easy to use. You can get started instantly; there's a search box right next to the title. When you enter a search term you get a drop down list of more specific similar terms. I liked the fact that you get a combination of authoritative sources like the University of Maryland Medical Center and personal experiences. I didn't find anything to dislike; the site is very successful in managing a huge amount of information. Useful features include help in making your search more specific and what are called communities. Communities are focused on specific health topics and include, for each topic, a box where you can ask questions, information on people interested in this topic, related videos, and links. This could be useful in a library to help answer reference questions on health, provide library users with the opportunity to ask questions online, and provide personal experiences. The site is easy to use and provides a lot of information from different kinds of sources.