Libraries Interact:Libraries Interact:collaboration and community in collaboration and community in

the Australian Library the Australian Library blogosphereblogosphere

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Fiona BradleyFiona Bradley

Kathryn GreenhillKathryn Greenhill

Constance WiebrandsConstance Wiebrands

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OutlineOutline

• What ?• Who?• Content• Tools• How?• Community of practice• Other group blogs

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WhatWhat

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LINT

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Tagline: Blog central for

Australian Librarieshttp://librariesinteract.info

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Australian

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Welcomes on-topic contributions from

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Not aligned with any formal body

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Not aligned with any formal body

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ContentContent

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ContentContent

200 hits per day

>550 subscribers

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ContentContent

Dec 200722680 hits

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ContentContent

• One sixth from AustraliaLarge amount US Canada

Egypt China

Netherlands Great Britain

Brazil

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The ThaliThe Thali

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTagmYmV0ss

(original had embedded animation showing workplace of each Thali member )

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ToolsTools

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ToolsToolsBlogBlog

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Tools – blogTools – blog

Wordpress

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Tools – blogTools – blogWordpress plugins• SPAM• Bad behavior• Bad behavior log Reader• Spam Karma 2

• Editing• Cforms II

• Stats• Ultimate Google Analytics• Useless Stats

• Metadata• unAPI Server – machine readable metadata records for posts and pages

• Backup• Wordpress Database Backup

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Tools – blogTools – blog

Feedburner

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Tools – blogTools – blog

Technorati

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ToolsToolsCollaborationCollaboration

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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration

GMail

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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration

Google groups

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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration

PBwiki

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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration

Social BookmarkingConnotea

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ToolsTools For Australian librariesFor Australian libraries

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

Australian Library blogs list

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

Australian Library blogs search

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

Lint survey

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

VLINT

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

Frappr map

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

Thali tags

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

Professional reading room

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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library

Facebook

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8 July 2006

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Philosophy

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Very informal. Not written down

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LINT is a growing, evolving project.

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LINT is a growing, evolving project.

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An idea will only work if someone has time to do it.

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Everyone available to bounce around

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No single person is in charge.

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No formal decision making.

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Informal negotiation and

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Assess and deal with situations as they arise.

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Don’t create pre-emptive rules.

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Highest return for lowest effort.

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Community of Community of practicepractice

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Community of practice Community of practice

About

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Community of practice Community of practice

Function

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Community of practice Community of practice

Capability

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Collaborative Collaborative library bloggers library bloggers

surveysurvey

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The surveyThe survey

September 2007

Surveymonkey

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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it

Professional

- Job

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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it

Professional

- Skills

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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it

Professional

- Community

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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it

Personal

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How you can be involvedHow you can be involved

ReadSubscribeCommentWrite

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FutureFuture

New Look

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Questions ?Questions ?

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