WebServicesinUnderstaffed&Underfunded

Libraries

BohyunKimkimb@fiu.edu

DigitalAccessLibrarianFloridaInternationalUniversity,MedicalLibrary

http://www.bohyunkim.net/bloghttp://www.twitter.com/bohyunkim

AboutMe

ChallengesforSoloWebServicesLibrarians

Webservicescanmeansomanythings

Website

LinkResolver

EZproxy

Repository

LMS

E-Resources

SocialMedia

Intranet

IT

LibraryComputer

Lab

InstructionalTechnologies

WebTutorials

StaffTraining

Reference

Systems

Librarian

Mobile

WebServices=

Anythingtech‐related?

Web=

Platformforall

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Dependsonthekindandthescopeofworkexpected

CommonChallenges

• Lackofstaff

• Lackofresources

• Lackoftime

• Expectationsvs.Resources

• Politics

• ScarceR&Dtime

• Needtolearnnewstuffallthetime

VariousIssues

• WorkingwithvariousITgroups

• Innovationundertightcontrol

• Networksecurity

• Serversetup

• Hardwaremanagement

• Webdesign

• Programming

TipsforWebLibrarians

• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia

IdentifyissuesEnvironmentalScan

EnvironmentalScan

• Learnaboutyourenvironment–Whodoeswhat,how,andwhere

• Researchonyourorganization– e.g.Univ.IT,SchoolIT,ComputerLabs,etc.

• Findoutwhatishappeningnow– Univ.websitemakeover,newCMS,etc.

• Potentialcolleaguegroups– IT/Webfolks,Librarians,Labmanagers,etc.

CurrentAwareness

• Participate

• Volunteer

• Network

• Initiate– Tools:Wiki,Ning,Twitter,Wiggio…

UniversityTwitterDirectory

UniversityWebGroup

WorkwithITtheyhavepower

TipsforWebLibrarians

• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia

LibraryontheWebDynamicDynamicDynamic

ISSUE:WebsiteUpdates

slow&heavycontrol

SOLUTION:AutomaticUpdates

Example

• Newsupdatesfromblogpostings

• ResourcelinksfromDelicious

• EmbeddedGoogleCalendarforevents

• GoogleFormforquickprocessing

TipsforWebLibrarians

• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia

Intranet

• Toolsthatareeasyandsimpletouse

• Toolsthathelpeverydaytasks

• Immediatebenefit

• FreeTools:PBWiki,Ning,blog

• Example:– Blog+Emailnotificationfornewpostings

TipsforWebLibrarians

• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia

WebToolsforStaff

• GoogleDocs– Simultaneousediting

• GoogleForm– Quickandeasysolutiontowebforms+simultaneousrecordkeeping

• IntranetToolbar:Conduit

• IM:OfficeCommunicator

• Hands‐ontraining=>Wideadoption

TipsforWebLibrarians

• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia

WebToolsforUsers

• LibX– Libraryresourcesonawebbrowser

• CitationManager– Refworks,Zotero,Endnote,etc.

• Webconferencetools– Dimdim

• Other– Delicious

TipsforWebLibrarians

• General• Specific–Website– Intranet– Toolsforlibrarystaff– Toolsforlibraryusers– Socialmedia

SocialMediaContent&Interaction

SocialMedia

• Facebook

• Twitter

• YouTube

• Flickr

• Delicious

• Whatdoyourusersuse?

PlantoDoWhatisPossible• Instructionaltechnologies• ERM• Computerlab• Digitalrepository• …• Prioritize• TrialandError• Iterate

ThankYou!

Questions?Thoughts?