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Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Library Communication
Presented for SCRLC byPresented for SCRLC by:
Goals for Today
• What is Web 2.0?
• What are some Web 2.0 technologies/tools?
• Begin using them—today!
• Find out what’s out there—on and by you—and add to it!
Web 2.0 Defined
“A second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that let people collaborate, and share information online. In
contrast to the first generation, Web 2.0 gives users an experience closer to desktop applications than the traditional static Web pages.” (emphasis mine)
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
Web 2.0 in Brief and Benefits
• Personalized content• Portable• Many-to-many and/or few-to-few
communication• Conversation/Community• Participatory, not passive• Networking opportunities galore
1.0 vs. 2.0
• Read-only web vs. read/write web• Yahoo mail vs. Gmail• E-mail vs. IM• Newsletters vs. blogs• Static vs. dynamic• Isolated vs. interactive
The 2.0 Difference for Libraries
• Social, social, social• Info sharing• Opportunity!
– Branding/getting your name out there– Community building– Truly user-centered libraries create
superpatrons
A Handful of Web 2.0 Technologies to Explore
• Blogs/RSS – Blogger, Bloglines, Tumblr, MovableType, WordPress, MySpace, etc.
• Wikis – PBwiki, Wikispaces, MediaWiki, Jotspot, etc.
• Social bookmarking/sharing – Flickr, del.icio.us, etc.
• Social networking/personal info search sites – Zabasearch, LinkedIn, etc.
“Web 2.0 Is Here…”
• Use Web 2.0 resources to connect, share, trade, collaborate, and stay up-to-date:
Watch this short video!
RSS
RSS stands for:• Rich Site Summary, or• RDF Site Summary, or
•Really Simple Syndication.
RSS Defined
“RSS files (which are also called RSS feeds or channels) simply contain a list of items. Usually, each item contains a title, summary, and a link to a URL (e.g. a web page).”
--Fagan Finder All About RSS
http://www.faganfinder.com/search/rss.shtml
Using RSS Feeds
• End-user, via a feed reader
• Provider of RSS feeds, your team’s blog
Does My Favorite Site Have RSS Feeds?
Yes, if you see any of the following:
“Syndicate this site!”
Why Use RSS?
• Info access wave of the right now!
• One-stop shopping for information people need & want, the way they want
• Simplicity
RSS In Short
All of the information, none of the formatting.
RSS In Short
RSS feeds: “They’re the glue that holds Web 2.0
together” Peter Bromberg
Reading RSS Feeds
• Aggregators: – www.bloglines.com (we will look at this
today)– http://google.com/reader– http://newsgator.com– http://blogbridge.com– http://blogspace.com/rss/readers
Free Tools & Technologies:
Why Use Them?• Easy blogs/pseudo-blogs for really quick
sharing
• Simple start Wikis for fast interactive communication (in print and real-time voice)
• No hassle Social Bookmarking/Sharing sites for pictures, real-time collaboration, file-sharing, and communication
Blogs
• Frequently updated
• Entries in reverse chronological order
• Entries are usually brief, chock full of links & commentary
Blogs
• Individual blog entries are saved w/ unique URL, and can be categorized and searched
• Entries are archived automatically
• Blogs can have one or more contributors
Why Use Blogs?
• Library’s web presence = warm, human voice
• Easy-to-update
• Start a conversation with your patrons
– go on, give ‘em a stake!
Blogs vs. Listservs
Excerpted from the SJRLC Blog: “The blog will be more informal than
the listserv, which is not to say it will be unprofessional. The listserv is business wear, the blog is casual Fridays.”
-- http://tinyurl.com/s5783
Lots of Choices: Blog Software
• Bloglines: bloglines.com • Drupal: drupal.org/ • Blogger: blogger.com/• WordPress: wordpress.com/ • MySpace: myspace.com/ • Tumblr: tumblr.com/
The State of Technorati
http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000492.html
Wikis
“A type of website that allows anyone visiting the site to add, to remove, or otherwise to edit all content, very quickly and easily, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative writing.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
Wiki Examples
• Wikipedia
• Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
• ALA Emerging Leaders
• Education Zoomerone
More Wiki Examples
• SJCPL Subject Guides • Camden County Library Intranet• Princeton Public Library TTT• NJLA Blog Planning Wiki• BizWiki• LISWiki• Library Instruction Wiki
Camden County Library Intranet
Build Your Own Wiki!
• PBwiki: www.pbwiki.com
• Wikispaces: www.wikispaces.com
• MediaWiki: www.mediawiki.org
• Jotspot: www.jot.com
Social Bookmarking
“These tools "allow users to tag Web sites and links and to share their finds with other communities of users.”
Laura Gordon-Murnane in Searcher,
June 2006: pp. 26-38
Start Collecting and/or Sharing!
• Flickr: www.flickr.com
• del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us
• Filamentality: www.filamentality.com
• Social Networking Sites and Personal Information Search Engines: www.filamentality.com (search for Lackie)
Other Ways to Collect, Share, and Communicate in Real Time with
Others:• Ta-da Lists: tadalist.com • Google Docs & Spreadsheets AND
Gtalk• LibraryThing: librarything.com
(sharing books)• SlideShare: slideshare.net (for sharing
PPTs)• Senduit: senduit.com (for sharing
files)
Questions? And who wants a copy of
the PowerPoint using Senduit.com, right now!?
Final Tips and Hints for Keeping Up-to-date on Other Tools and
Technologies:• Time Magazine’s 50 Coolest Websites
2006http://www.time.com/time/2006/50coolest/
• SEOmoz’s Web 2.0 Awards 2007http://www.seomoz.org/web2.0/
• OEDb Top 25 Web 2.0 Search Engines 2007http://oedb.org/library/features/top-25-
web20-search-engines
PowerPoint Presentation Slides:
http://leto.rider.edu/~rlackie/web2/web2introSCRLC8-2007.ppt
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