What are we going to do?

• This practical workshop will demonstrate the use of Web 2.0 technology to empower users and librarians.

• During a hands-on session, participants will work with these tools.

• You will develop a library Toolbar, tailor-made services via personal start page software like Netvibes, making use of RSS-feeds, Widgets and Browser extensions

Me, My Work and the UMCGMe, My Work and the UMCG

Because everybody is using it ALL DAY!

The Browser, the User & the Library– Add-ons, Plugins, Toolbars, Sidebars, Apps &

widgets, Accelerators– http://www.rug.nl/bibliotheek/locaties/bibCMB/

informatie/toolbox/index

What can you do with the browser?

• Toolbar • Sidebar • Search Plugin • RSS • Add-on• Plug-in• Bookmarklets• Accelerators• Favorites/Bookmarks• …

Toolbar

• Demo CMB LibraryToolbar (the IE-version)

• www.conduit.com Create your Own!

• Search, Rss, Gadget/Widgets, Menu’s etc

Nift LibraryToolbar

RSS

• “Syndication”• Read info everywhere, anytime, always

when you need to• Automatically• Choose yourself• Re-use of information, mash-up

new services• Alerts

RSS : Really SIMPLE Syndication

From Search Box & RSS to “ Universal widgets”

• Widget: any platform, Eco.netvibes.com

• + OpenSocial

• Widgetbox www.widgetbox.com

• + Embed in website or blog

NLM SEARCH WIDGET

BLOGWEBSITE iGoogle

Netvibes

MyYahooFACEBOOK

MySpaceOpera Windows Live Apple Dashboard

Vista

INTRANET

http://eco.netvibes.com/widgets/229971/nlm-search-solutions

Example html search box from Toolbar

<form action="http://search.platformaonline.com/Search.aspx" method="get" target="_blank">

<p><a href="http://eco.netvibes.com/users/9148" target="_blank">

<img src="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/gifs/iconlrg.gif" alt="See more medical search widgets" border="none"/><br></br>

See more medical search widgets</a><br></br>

<input name="q" type="text" size="20px" maxlength="40"/>

<input name="ctid" type="hidden" value="CT142118"/>

<input type="hidden" value="PubMed" name="Name"/>

<input type="submit" value="Search"/></p>

</form>

Links & bold text=change it

CT142118 is the ID of the Pubmed toolbar

Find your own: Click the About in your Toolbar

From RSS & Widgets to personal start pages

• Netvibes, iGoogle or Protopage or

• Our Choice: Netvibeshttp://www.netvibes.com

• Big extra: Public Page

Basic Mindset …

(Almost) everything is possible for users ánd libraries

The user (customer) decides and chooses which services & resources to use. It is unimportant for him where they come from, the library, free web stuff from publishers or other commercial parties.

Everything will keep changing

• Not: Come and get it here.

• Yes: Choose yourself, take it with you, into your own environment

• Share, coolaborate, educate & training & pratice

• Stay alert & aware of what is possible, and what users are doing, engaging themselves in …

• “ToolBox” : Take-Away & Tailor-made”

Developments & trends

• Even more web-based• Mobile internet• On-going invidivualisation &

personalization, but also…• (Social) Networks get bigger,

better, evolving

The order of things … (1)

• Toolbar (a free tool, and easy)

• Ok, but I can’t change it?• Yes, but I am not allowed to install at my work …

• Search Box in html • RSS (for Intranet)

• Yes, but how do I manage that all?

• Eco.netvibes.com (centrale control widgets)

• Widgetbox.com too• Yes, but how to get a nice overview and publish it for all to see?

• www.netvibes.com (public page CMB)

• “If it’s on the Web, You can collect, control and publish it”• Ok, sharing and distributing stuff is ok, but what if they want their own?• -> Public Pages for Departments, groups topics etc…• It’s not about the tool, but the functionality• Libraries learn, and then we teach the users

The order of things … (2)• Social networks (Can & should we offer our services and resources here?)

• Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Hyves, Second Life• Community & interaction

• Web 2.0 & Content (Delicious ,Slideshare, Blip.tv, Google Apps, , • What is the tool everybody is using, all day?

• The Browser• Toolbar, google toolbar, buttons, search plugins, add-ons, accellerators• IE8, Firefox, Chrome• Yes, but I also see staff & students walking around with mobile devices..?

• Mobile (a mobile site, services & resources mobile too?)

• Unlimited Internet, Mobile browser, iPhone Apps and much more• Mekentosh Papers!• Refworks

• www.conduit.com community | helpdesk | library | rss | podcast | all web• http://Eco.netvibes.com (widgets maken en beheren)• www.widgetbox.com (widgets maken en beheren, WYSIWYG editor)• www.netvibes.com/cmb• www.netvibes.com/pubmed• www.netvibes.com/nlm• www.netvibes.com/yourdailymedicine• https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/penn_portal/portal.php/217 (netvibes-like portal)• Conduit Marketplace • http://www.google.com/ig • www.Google.com/toolbar• Google Toolbar Button Gallery (Pubmed | CMB Search & News)• www.chrome.com | Extensions| Search

• Digicmb Blog artikel over : How to make library users start a search : 6+ ways to search outside "native interface“

• Digicmb Blog artikel over: 37 ways To Adjust Your Library Toolbar (or any Conduit Toolbar)

“background and more ..” (1)

• Search in the browser• Plugins: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/• IE8 | accelerators | add-ons• Firefox | Add-ons• www.slideshare.net Presentations | Documents | Following | Favorites | Groups | Events • Slideworld.com Medical Slides | Templates | ebooks • Linkedin UMCG | CMB• Facebook CMB | Groups | Pages• Twitter (The “Core of Information”)• LibraryThing• Flickr, YouTube, Delicious• Mobile

– Search & News– Reference management– Communication– Apps, Mekentosh Papers– iTunes U (distribute academic content like music, podcasts etc)– http://www.netvibes.com/medlibmob

• http://go2Web20.net (Search a Web 2.0 tool for functionality)

“Background & more” (2)

• PB Wiki• WebMynd Sidebars• Conduit Apps Marketplace• Scribd: Publishing, Sharing

Documents• Second Life, Education & Simulation• Tweetdeck, Search & Control• Skysa Website App Bar• Apps for Toolbars• Netvibes ECOSYSTEM• XML Validator• Google Gadget Editor• Wakoopa, tracks used Software• NotePad++• MyCroft OpenSearch Plugins• Custom Search Engines (Google)• ShareThis• TwitterCounter• Slideshare• FlagCounter

“Even more tools”

•Odiogo, Posts into podcast•Post Rank•Widgetbox, Create & Distribute•TwitterFountain•WP Cumulus, the 3D Tag Cloud•Feedjit, Live Traffic Feed•Search for Web 2.0 Tools•Free Conduit Toolbar•Blogger : NLM Toolbar Blog•Del.icio.us•CiteUlike•Netvibes, the best Startpage•FreeMind (mind mapping)•LibraryThing•Feedburner : enhanced RSS•Getfavicon.org

Thank you for your attention!

Guus van den BrekelEmail: a.j.p.van.den.brekel@med.umcg.nl / brekelajp@gmail.comTwitter: digicmbBlog: digicmb.blogspot.comNetvibes: www.netvibes.com/digicmbSlideshare: www.slideshare.net/digicmbFacebook: http://profile.to/guusvandenbrekel/Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=18148582(see for bookmarks: http://delicious.com/digicmb