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Web …Library 2.0• Web 2.0 + Library = Library 2.0• “It’s all about technology”• Implementing Web 2.0 ideas within
library services delivered via the WWW – e.g.:• Library web pages• Library OPAC
• Creating services that evolve to meet the changing needs of the users
• Moving towards the “read-write library”
Weblogs
• University of Worcester ILS Blog• Peter Scott's Library Blog• Angela Newton (Leeds)• Electronic Information for London NHS• Gateshead Central Library • RCM Midwifery Information• University of Saskatchewan Library• University of Calgary Library
Web Services
• “Web services allow software and services from different companies and locations to be combined easily to provide an integrated service.”
• OCLC xISBN Project• Huddersfield – REST Interface to HIP• “Mashup” – a combination of 2 or more
web services (e.g. xISBN + Amazon Covers)
Instant Messaging
• A virtual reference desk on the cheap• Use Open Source software that
supports AOL, Yahoo, MSN, iChat, etc
• see Library Success web site
Library 2.0 – OPAC• Ann Arbor District Library
• Weblog portal, RSS feeds, catalog(ue) cards• North Carolina State University
• Faceted/pivot browsing• Casey Bisson’s Weblog OPAC
• Comments, tags, RSS feeds, etc• Huddersfield
• RSS feeds, tags, RSS/email alerts, suggestions, Greasemonkey scripts, etc
Taxonomy vs. Folksonomy
Taxonomy:• Created by experts• Controlled vocabulary• Precise• Exclusive• Structured hierarchy• High cost• Yahoo
Folksonomy:• Created by end users• Open vocabulary• Vague • Inclusive• Tag clouds• Low cost• Google
Ajax
• “Asynchronous JavaScript And XML is a Web development technique for creating interactive web applications.”
• webcat.hud.ac.uk:4128/modperl/ajax.pl
Library 2.0• “Library 2.0 is not about technology.”
(Michael Stephens, Tame the Web)
• “If a miracle occurred one night and all of the problems with your library were gone (or we miraculously reached library 2.0 overnight), how would you know that a miracle had occurred? What would be different? What would the library be like?”
(Meredith Farkas, Information Wants To Be Free)
“Library 2.0 is not…
Huddersfield Developments
• RSS Library Account Feeds • “People who borrowed this…” • Renewals via Email• Keyword Search Alerts • “Serendipity” Suggestions • A9.com OpenSearch • REST Interface to HIP • Firefox Web Browser
( = Library 2-ish)
RSS Library Account Feeds (1/2)
RSS Library Account Feeds (2/2)
“People who borrowed this…”
Renewals via Email
Keyword Search Alerts
“Serendipity” Suggestions (1/2)
“Serendipity” Suggestions (2/2)
A9.com OpenSearch (1/2)
A9.com OpenSearch (2/2)
REST* Interface to HIP (1/3)
* Representational State Transfer
REST Interface to HIP (2/3)
REST Interface to HIP (3/3)
Firefox Web Browser