Watch and Listen,then Learn and Play
The details aren’t as important as the overall impressionTake from this workshop what YOU need or want to do.Understand that many of the tools you will view today are used by your customers, and they want you to be using them, too.Take the time to play and learn – at home if you can; at work if you are allowed.
Expectations 1.0
The principles and foundations of librarianship have not changed. . . We have always done this.
The tools we use are entering a new era. And where we get the tools, how we use them, and how flexible and timely we can be is changing.
Will attitudes about and aptitudes for libraries change if we don’t re-frame the conversation? Maybe .
WEB 2.0
“Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving
web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing
applications for many purposes.”Wikipedia
“Library 2.0 is an operating model that allows libraries to respond rapidly to market needs. This does not mean that we abandon our current users
or our mission.
It is a philosophy of rapid change, flexible organization structures, new Web 2.0 tools, and
user participation that will put the library in a much stronger position, ready to efficiently and effectively
meet the needs of a larger user population.”
Michael Casey, LibraryCrunch.com blogGwinnett County PL
Library 2.0 is very much influenced by technology-driven, two-way, social interactions between staff and staff, and staff and patrons. It has provided a
framework within which we’ve been able to re-evaluate every aspect of classical librarianship with
the end goal of usability and findability in mind.
John Blyberg, Blyberg.net, AADL
Library 2.0 has four essential elements
It is user-centered - users participate in the creation of the content and services they view within the library's web-presence, OPAC, etc.
It provides a multi-media experience - Both the collections and services of Library 2.0 contain video and audio components.
It is socially rich – There are both synchronous (e.g. IM) and asynchronous (e.g. wikis) ways for users to communicate with one another and with librarians.
It is communally innovative – Public libraries are a community service, and as communities change, libraries must not only change with them, they must allow users to change the library.
To beLibrary 2.0 ,
your library must first understand
the elements of Web 2.0
RSS Feeds BlogsWikis
Social Networking SitesPhoto Sharing
Social Bookmarking
WEB 2.0
RSS – really simple syndication
Use to “feed” information to you where you want it
Free RSS Feed Readers:
www.google.com/reader
www.bloglines.com
http://my.yahoo.com/
www.newsgator.com
Subscribe to blogs, wikis, websites…even get the latest issues of magazines and journals sent to you from EBSCO.
RSS Feed Readers
Feeds typically linked to with an orange XML or RSS icon.
To subscribe:
Copy and Paste link (right click + copy)
Some readers allow you to right-click and select subscribe
From your website, Blog or Content Management System push:
A calendar of eventsLatest news items or newsletter articlesCurrent job openingsStaff recommendationsNew book acquisitions and book reviews
WEB 2.0
Blogs and Bloggers (weblog)
Create to share information with the world
Read to find out what others are talking about / sharing
Use comments to be interactive; link to create a community
Free Blog creation and publishing software:
www.blogger.com
www.wordpress.com
Find Blogs: www.technorati.com
WEB 2.0
Wikis
A type of Web Site that allows visitors to add, remove and edit content
Interactive and collaborative creation
Free Wikis:
www.pbwiki.com
www.wetpaint.com
www.wikispaces.com
http://sites.google.com/
WEB 2.0
Social Networking Sites
A website that allows people to connect and communicate
Interactive
Free and popular social networks:
www.facebook.com
www.myspace.com
www.linkedin.com
WEB 2.0
Photo Sharing
Store digital photos online
Tag for easy searching and sharing, or keep private
Free and popular photosharing sites:
www.flickr.com
www.webshots.com
www.photobucket.com
www.picasa.com
WEB 2.0
Social Bookmarking
Store and Organize favorite websites
Tag sites for classification
Easy searching and sharing; ranking tools
Free social bookmarking tools:
www.delicious.com
www.digg.com
www.furl.com
WEB 2.0
Streaming Media (Podcasts – syndicated audio; or Vodcasts – syndicated video)Reviews and User-driven Ratings (TripAdvisor; Yelp)Chat Reference (Ask Here PA!)Online Productivity Tools (Google Docs & Spreadsheets)Downloadable books (OverDrive, Project Gutenberg)Social Calendars (Google, 30 Boxes)VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) - Skype
Librarian 2.0
Understands the power of the Web 2.0 opportunities Learns the major tools of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0Combines e-resources and print formatsIs device independent and uses and delivers to everything from laptops to Smartphones to PDAs to iPods
- Stephen Abram, MLS, SirsiDynix vice president of Innovation
Librarian 2.0
Embraces non-textual information and the power of pictures, moving images, sight and sound Uses and develops advanced social networks Connects with everyone using their communication mode of choice – telephone,mail, print, Skype, IM, SMS, e-mail, virtual reference, etc.Librarian 2.0 is where the user is, when the user is there. This is an immersion environment.
- Stephen Abram, MLS, SirsiDynix vice president of Innovation
Librarian 2.0
Librarian 2.0 strives to spend more time on direct end user impacts than library management.
Librarian 2.0 is where the user is, when the user is there.
- Stephen Abram, MLS, SirsiDynix vice president of Innovation