Beyond blogs and wikis: more web 2.0 tools for libraries
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Beyond blogs and wikis:more Web 2.0 tools
for Libraries
Michelle McLeanInformation Librarian
Web 2.0
“Web 2.0 is a trend in World Wide Web technology and web design, a second generation of web-based communities and hosted services such as social- networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies, which aim to facilitate creativity, collaboration, and sharing among users.” Wikipedia
"Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as platform and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform." Tim O'Reilly 2004
Web 2.0
By vanzhou2006 from Flickr
Web 2.0 you may know
Wikipedia
Face Book & My Space
Blogs
YouTube
Web 2.0 you may not know
Mashups
RSS
Tagging
Widgets
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/
Podcasting
AudioScreen, videoFreePublicBlog basedeg. Audacity, GarageBand, iTunes
Podcasting
UsesVisiting speakersTrainingConferencesHow toWhat's newLibrary toursExhibitionsOral historyPromotion
Image sharing
Online photosPublicCreate sets/collectionsTaggingLinking
Image sharing
Egs: Flickr, PicasaUses:
BuildingsEventsVisitsPromotionsNew itemsLibrary tour
Link or embed Creative Commons License photo credit: Brisbane Blog Is Against Censorship
Online Video
• Video sharing• Free• Embed/Link• Egs. YouTube, • Blip.TV
Online Video
UsesTrainingPromotionLibrary toursTutorialsLecturesScreencastsPresentations
RSS
Backbone of Web 2.0Delivered contenteg. RSS, Atom, FeedsFeed Readereg. Bloglines, Google Reader
RSS
UsesBlogsWikisNews Most Web 2.0Internal into websiteExternal into websiteCreate your own
Tagging
Folksonomies vs TaxonomiesUser generatedAcross Web 2.0 toolsExtra access pointSearchable
Social Bookmarking
Bookmarks onlineShared/searchableeg. del.icio.usUses:
Staff resourceWebsiteSubject specificLibrary Thing for
Libraries
Instant Messaging (IM)
Online chategs. MSN Messenger, Yahoo, AIM, Meebo, TwitterHelp at point of needMeebo WidgetInformation service
Mashups
Combine data from multiple sources Tools eg. Yahoo PipesGoogle Mapseg. Locations, ratings
Widgets
Website/blogPluginAdded functionalityFreeeg. time, news, weather, polls, summaries, feeds
Shared Documents
Online file accessMultiple document typesCollaborationWYSIWYGeg. Google Docs, Zoho
Mobile Internet
Massive growthTailored servicesAccessibilityFast rate of changeLibrary services
http://www.letsgomobile.org/images/news/vodafone/mobile_internet.jpg
Why should libraries use these tools?
• Free• Easy to use• Collaboration• Meet users where they are at• Offer service more effectively• Offer more services• Be leaders
What happens if we don't
• Get left behind• Lose our relevance• Lose users
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darwinbell/
Concerns
• Impact on services • Stability• Privacy• Time to create• Network security • Resources required• Staffing• Relevance to our users
http://datasystemsworldwide.blogspot.com/2007/10/web-20-security-threats.html
Remember: Web 2.0 is about
CollaborationCommunication
ie. Its about the USER