14 things

http://blogs.murdoch.edu.au/libraryweb2/

a walkthrough

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Hey! that's like 23 things but smaller

After running the 23 things program for library staff, we wanted to do something we could run for academic staff and students.Something that would be better tailored to what they do and to help bring the library (and its services) to them.

why? no, seriously why?

1. Because its shiny (and learning is a lifelong commitment)2. Because 23 things was too much for some people3. Because it might help make it easier for you4. Because you should know what your patrons are talking about

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• Thing 1 Background• Thing 2 Gmail• Thing 3 Blogging• Thing 4 Google Reader/RSS• Thing 5 Firefox• Thing 6 LibX• Thing 7 Google Scholar• Thing 8 Open Access• Thing 9 Productivity Tools• Thing 10 Wikis• Thing 11 Creative Commons• Thing 12 YouTube,

Slideshare.net, Flickr• Thing 13 Zotero• Thing 14 Connotea,

CiteULike, delicious

Gmail

Gmail is a good base to understand 'cloud computing'  its a case of anything with a web browser that gets a net connection gets access.It gives us access to a heap of google stuff including the new google wave.It basically an email program you can access anywhere and on most things, it has good functionality and ever increasing server space.

blogging

blogs are many things :1. a way to establish an online presence2. A way to find your online voice3. a way to help foster your part in an online community4. an inexpensive way to create a website

google reader, rss feeds and google docs

RSS (really simple syndication) is a way to bring information to you rather than have to go out and chase it. Excellent for research and has many applications such as vanity feeds  (where you can check out what people are saying about you.)Google reader is just one of the applications that will help you read and organise this informationGoogle docs gives an example of cloud computing and the potential for online collaboration

Firefox

We look at firefox because:1. its good to get out of the comfort zone2. Its a browser that is extendable, it has tools to help you personalise your web experience that aren't currently available on IE

Google Scholar and Libx

Libx is a customisable toolbar that allows your patrons to access your resources from where ever they are on the web. When it is used in conjunction with google scholar it can be a powerful system for integrating the library into where people are instead of them coming to us.

Open Access and Creative commons

Open access journals and creative commons show how our patrons can legally access materials for free and without infringing copyright restrictions.It also highlights a growing repository of reputable scholarly information that is available free online.

Wikis

Wikis allow for online collaboration and storage of documents.They can be a powerful repository of information that you can store, edit and share.

You Tube, Slideshare, flickr

We look at YouTube, Slideshare and flickr because they are can be of huge benefit in terms of useful resources as well as being a stepping stone to other resources like edutube.

Zotero, Citeulike and delicious

With a patronage that is mostly students and academics the usefullness of programs to store and organise research materials.

and if that doesn't floor you there is always new on the Horizon:

Google Wave (no I didn't get an invite)TinychatEvernoteTwitter and its ever increasing extensionsMobile applicationsgoogle sidewikiVanity feeds

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