Using Online Collaborative Tools

EffectivelyNeal R. Axton

Reference Librarian

Warren E. Burger Library

Classic Project Management Stages

Project InitiationPlanningExecutionProject Completion Transition to Operation

Postmodern Project Management

Enthusiasm Disappointment Fear Panic Search for the Guilty Punishment of the Innocent Awards for those not involved in the project

Online Project Stages Find Resources Evaluate and Organize Resources Develop a Narrative around

Resources Create a Useful Tool for Others using

Narrative and Resources

Collaborative ToolsResource Creation vs.

DiscoveryDeductive vs. Inductive

BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingWeb Graffiti

Social Bookmarking Defined Educause Learning Initiative:

“Social bookmarking is the practice of saving bookmarks to a public Web site and ‘tagging’ them with keywords.”

Bookmarks can be kept private or shared

Collaborate Gather Web resources

Share with team

Easily move to other collaborative tools Wikis, blogs, web pages

Organization - Tagging User describes item

Many tags by many users

Search via tags

Tags link many pages/images

Start at the Beginning

Delicious Began in 2003 Best Known Largest Community Minimalist Unrefined

So MANY Tools connottea diigo Google Bookmarks gnolia

Raw Sugar HOW DO I CHOOSE? Scuttle Shadows Simpy Spurl

Different Flavors Delicious

Minimalist CiteULike

Scholarly Diigo

Web Graffiti Google Bookmarks

Super Minimalist

Ma.gnolia Search or browse bookmarks as a tag

list or tag cloud Ability to rate bookmarks! Widget to link from browser Tutorials, FAQ, and wiki for support –

great response from emails to the support team

Contacts, groups, thank you’s and discussions – many ways to share

CiteULike Tag papers, not websites! Mainly invisible web Primarily medical and biological Humanities, social sciences, and

information sciences too Tags browsable and searchable RSS feeds by author or topic

More Fun Tools with Silly Names

Sticky Notes at Google Wave

Highlight and Right Click to Annotate

Blogs as 2nd stage Collaborative Tools

Alternative to Email Asynchronous Communication Supports Hyperlinks Automatic Date Feature Multiple Users WYSIWYG Interfaces Useful for synthesizing resources

HTML Menu

Compose Menu

Facebook Groups – 1st and 2nd Stage Convenient Invitation Only Multiple Administrators Hyperlink Blur work/private boundary

LinkedIn Groups – 2nd & 3rd

More Professional Network Closed Groups News Feed

Sunsets NOT archival

Email Updates Multiple Administrators

Wiki wiki wiki!

Wiki = Hawaiian for quickCollaborative WebsiteWikipedia

Best known Lightning Rod for criticism

Other models exist

Wiki as 3rd stage collaboration tool Blog is strictly chronological Wiki allows a linear path thru resources Wiki allows hyperlinked path too! Consider a site map vs site index Plan before you produce Wiki allow different levels of control

Wiki Considerations Intended Audience Ease of Use Editorial Control Confidentiality Hosted or In House Tracking Changes & Managing Passwords Need to Update and Migrate Content

Wiki as Tool vs. Business Model Open to World Locked Down

Small Group Vetted

Secret Wikis Blog and Wiki = Bliki

International Legal Wiki

Multi-Lingual & Multi-Cultural

Wex: Cornell’s Legal Wiki

Wex StandardsContributors ScreenedSubject Matter Experts DesiredNot as self-referential as

WikipediaExtensive linking to external

authority

Legal Causes & WikisPeer to Patent: Reforming the

Patent SystemWorld Citizenship WikiNetwork Against ViolenceAnti-Lessig Reader Wiki:

Criticizing ideas of Prof. Lessig

Google Wave – 2nd or 3rd Stage Wiki Like Tool Simultaneous Collaboration Still in beta Invitation Only Email me for Invite Tool in search of a mission?

Lots of Wiki Choices

PBWorksGoogle SitesWetpaintWiki Farms

Measure Twice, Cut Once

Project InitiationPlanningExecutionProject Completion Transition to Operation

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