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Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Library Communication Presented for SCRLC by :

Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Library Communication Presented for SCRLC by :. Goals for Today. What is Web 2.0? What are some Web 2.0 technologies/tools? Begin using them—today! Find out what’s out there—on and by you—and add to it!. Web 2.0 Defined.

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Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Library Communication Presented for SCRLC by :

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  1. Web 2.0 Tools for Collaborative Library Communication Presented for SCRLC by:

  2. Goals for Today • What is Web 2.0? • What are some Web 2.0 technologies/tools? • Begin using them—today! • Find out what’s out there—on and by you—and add to it!

  3. Web 2.0 Defined “A second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that let people collaborate, and share information online. In contrast to the first generation,Web 2.0 gives users an experience closer to desktop applications than the traditional static Web pages.” (emphasis mine) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

  4. Web 2.0 in Brief and Benefits • Personalized content • Portable • Many-to-many and/or few-to-few communication • Conversation/Community • Participatory, not passive • Networking opportunities galore

  5. 1.0 vs. 2.0 • Read-only web vs. read/write web • Yahoo mail vs. Gmail • E-mail vs. IM • Newsletters vs. blogs • Static vs. dynamic • Isolated vs. interactive

  6. The 2.0 Difference for Libraries • Social, social, social • Info sharing • Opportunity! • Branding/getting your name out there • Community building • Truly user-centered libraries create superpatrons

  7. A Handful of Web 2.0 Technologies to Explore • Blogs/RSS – Blogger, Bloglines, Tumblr, MovableType, WordPress, MySpace, etc. • Wikis – PBwiki, Wikispaces, MediaWiki, Jotspot, etc. • Social bookmarking/sharing – Flickr, del.icio.us, etc. • Social networking/personal info search sites – Zabasearch, LinkedIn, etc.

  8. “Web 2.0 Is Here…” • Use Web 2.0 resources to connect, share, trade, collaborate, and stay up-to-date: Watch this short video!

  9. RSS RSS stands for: • Rich Site Summary, or • RDF Site Summary, or • Really Simple Syndication.

  10. RSS Defined “RSS files (which are also called RSS feeds or channels) simply contain a list of items. Usually, each item contains a title, summary, and a link to a URL (e.g. a web page).” --Fagan Finder All About RSS http://www.faganfinder.com/search/rss.shtml

  11. Using RSS Feeds • End-user, via a feed reader • Provider of RSS feeds, your team’s blog

  12. Does My Favorite Site Have RSS Feeds? Yes, if you see any of the following: “Syndicate this site!”

  13. Why Use RSS? • Info access wave of the right now! • One-stop shopping for information people need & want, the way they want • Simplicity

  14. RSS In Short All of the information, none of the formatting.

  15. RSS In Short RSS feeds: “They’re the glue that holds Web 2.0 together” Peter Bromberg

  16. Reading RSS Feeds • Aggregators: • www.bloglines.com (we will look at this today) • http://google.com/reader • http://newsgator.com • http://blogbridge.com • http://blogspace.com/rss/readers

  17. Free Tools & Technologies: Why Use Them? • Easy blogs/pseudo-blogs for really quick sharing • Simple start Wikis for fast interactive communication (in print and real-time voice) • No hassle Social Bookmarking/Sharing sites for pictures, real-time collaboration, file-sharing, and communication

  18. Blogs • Frequently updated • Entries in reverse chronological order • Entries are usually brief, chock full of links & commentary

  19. Blogs • Individual blog entries are saved w/ unique URL, and can be categorized and searched • Entries are archived automatically • Blogs can have one or more contributors

  20. Why Use Blogs? • Library’s web presence = warm, human voice • Easy-to-update • Start a conversation with your patrons – go on, give ‘em a stake!

  21. Blogs vs. Listservs Excerpted from the SJRLC Blog: “The blog will be more informal than the listserv, which is not to say it will be unprofessional. The listserv is business wear, the blog is casual Fridays.” -- http://tinyurl.com/s5783

  22. Lots of Choices: Blog Software • Bloglines: bloglines.com • Drupal: drupal.org/ • Blogger: blogger.com/ • WordPress: wordpress.com/ • MySpace: myspace.com/ • Tumblr: tumblr.com/

  23. The State of Technorati http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000492.html

  24. Wikis “A type of website that allows anyone visiting the site to add, to remove, or otherwise to edit all content, very quickly and easily, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative writing.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

  25. Wiki Examples • Wikipedia • Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki • ALA Emerging Leaders • Education Zoomerone

  26. More Wiki Examples • SJCPL Subject Guides • Camden County Library Intranet • Princeton Public Library TTT • NJLA Blog Planning Wiki • BizWiki • LISWiki • Library Instruction Wiki

  27. Camden County Library Intranet

  28. Build Your Own Wiki! • PBwiki: www.pbwiki.com • Wikispaces: www.wikispaces.com • MediaWiki: www.mediawiki.org • Jotspot: www.jot.com

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