archives 2.0
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Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
An introduction to using Web 2.0 in archives
Kiara KingSociety of Archivists Conference, York
28 August 2008
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Outline
• What is Web 2.0?• Why engage with Web 2.0?• Benefits• The technologies
• Flickr, Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts
• Rules of engagement
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Think of it as an ‘umbrella term’for new ways to interact with web
What is Web 2.0?
3 key points:• Be open • Encourage participation• Provide good user experience
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Why engage?
The era of control is over: You can either stay in the bunker, or you
can jump out there and try to participate, to not participate is criminal.
- Ed Dilworth, Wired Magazine
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Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Why engage?
Archives have extraordinary content
and the ability to touch real people
= a duty to engage and share
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Benefits
Web 2.0 tools give an archive:• Increased awareness of its collections• Varied access points• Diversification of users • Improved relationships & links in the sector• Additional information about collections• New dynamic ways to engage
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
There are hundreds of Web 2.0 technologies out there.
Focus today will be on: Blogs Wikis
Podcasts Flickr
Which technologies?
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Flickr
Use to:Share digital imagesCollect imagesCollect commentsLink to your official siteExample:National Library of New Zealand
Upload and share imagesEnable your users to add and comment
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Wikis
Use to:Capture user knowledgeAdd valueGive users a forumRevise catalogues safely!Example:Your Archives
Create web pages that allow anyone to participate by contributing/modifying content
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Blogs
Use to:CommunicateOnline exhibitsCollection of the monthHighlight treasuresTranscripts of diariesExample:Special Collections at the University of Bradford
Websites with frequently updated posts, links to other sites and reader comments
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Podcasts
Use to:Share recordings with wider audienceRecord talks, instructions for using archive and audio transcriptions of documentsExample:TNA - Podcast Series
examples
Audio or video recordings available to download
Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Rules of engagement
• Think• Be open-minded & experiment• Engage your users• Learn from others (museums & libraries)
• Have fun
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Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008
Questions
many more examples available at: www.webwatchingforarchivists.blogspot.com
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