Library 2.0 Library 2.0 (with reference to (with reference to

iMoodle)iMoodle)

Laurence Patterson

Library 2.0:Library 2.0:Community OriginCommunity Origin

Library 2.0:Library 2.0:Community OriginCommunity Origin

First impressionsFirst impressionsBoth use Ning network Both use Ning network

look and feel a bit like look and feel a bit like facebookfacebook

Anyone can joinAnyone can join

Interactions are publicInteractions are public

Member pages are publicMember pages are public

Target audience is information professionalsTarget audience is information professionals

Discussions around the application of technologyDiscussions around the application of technology

Lots, and lots and lots and lots going on. Huge community!Lots, and lots and lots and lots going on. Huge community!

SocialSocial & & personalpersonal collaboration with collaboration with ‘friends’‘friends’

Professional collaboration in Professional collaboration in forumsforums and and ‘groups’‘groups’

Social:’My Page’Social:’My Page’

Blend of Social Blend of Social and Professionaland Professional

Professional: Professional: ‘‘Groups’Groups’

But:But:

What is being What is being discussed?discussed?

I’ve joined up with four Groups:I’ve joined up with four Groups:

The New Librarian ExperienceThe New Librarian Experience (122 (122 members)members)

Creative LibrariansCreative Librarians (191 members) (191 members)

Open Educational ResourcesOpen Educational Resources (mine - 2 (mine - 2 members)members)

Academic Libraries and Library 2.0/Web Academic Libraries and Library 2.0/Web 2.02.0 (431 members) (431 members)

The New The New LibrarianLibrarian

ExperienceExperience(122 members)(122 members)

- Comment wall- Comment wall- Discussion - Discussion ForumForum

Creative Creative LibrariansLibrarians

(191 members)(191 members)

Academic Academic Libraries and Libraries and

Library 2.0/Web Library 2.0/Web 2.02.0

(431 members)(431 members)

- Comment wall- Comment wall- Discussion - Discussion ForumForum

Nope! Nope!

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Problems...Problems...Everything is too dense, saturatedEverything is too dense, saturated

Confusing mix of social and professional - what is Confusing mix of social and professional - what is appropriate to post where? No guiding path.appropriate to post where? No guiding path.

Interesting discussions are hard to findInteresting discussions are hard to find

New discussions and new groups get lost at the New discussions and new groups get lost at the bottom of the pilebottom of the pile

Skewed to show only the most popular and most Skewed to show only the most popular and most active interactionsactive interactions

Unbalanced US-focus (time-gap, membership, Unbalanced US-focus (time-gap, membership, interests)interests)

- 900 members- 900 members- more controlled- more controlled- great introduction- great introduction- but where is everyone?- but where is everyone?

ConclusionConclusion

ning is great for ning is great for smaller, more managed communitiessmaller, more managed communities. Library . Library 2.0 has become too large, iMoodle not there yet.2.0 has become too large, iMoodle not there yet.

Blend of social vs professionalBlend of social vs professional collaboration is confusing - collaboration is confusing - should I add stuff to My Page, or set up a Discussion - or both? should I add stuff to My Page, or set up a Discussion - or both? Evident in both Library 2.0 and iMoodle.Evident in both Library 2.0 and iMoodle.

Real discussion is Real discussion is sparse and tends to be out of datesparse and tends to be out of date - more - more evident with the older Library 2.0 community. evident with the older Library 2.0 community.

The The majoritymajority of people on iMoodle and Library 2.0 sign up and of people on iMoodle and Library 2.0 sign up and don’t publicly contribute,don’t publicly contribute, save for a personal introduction. save for a personal introduction.

Unclear how much goes on behind the public scene - do most Unclear how much goes on behind the public scene - do most people use the social networking aspects? - My Page.people use the social networking aspects? - My Page.