Social Networking: Its implication on Library & Information Management and services

1. Social Networking: Its implication on Library & Information Management and services Social Networking : Technologies and its implications to Library and Information Centre Dr.M.Krishnamurthy DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Email:mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com Dr. M.Krishnamurthy DRTC,Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 Email:mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com

2. ‘’War is too important to be left to the generals alone’’ Nepolean Software Wars Dr.M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC

3. Google Chrome Opera Maxthon M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

4. Knowledge… Information age Knowledge era Knowledge economy Knowledge worker (Peter Drucker) Knowledge organization Knowledge industry etc. What has really changed? M.Krishnamurthy,Faculty, DRTC, Indian Statitical Institute

5. I C Technologies… Perspectives for librarians! • Information Acquisition • Information Capture Technologies • Scanners/Digital Cameras/Mobiles • Information Storage Technologies Space Space Space • Information Display Technologies • User centric … • Technology of Technologies • Cloud Computing M.Krishnamurthy,Faculty, DRTC, Indian Statitical Institute

6. Most cloud computing infrastructures consist of services delivered through common centers and built on servers. Clouds often appear as single points of access for consumers' computing needs. M.Krishnamurthy,Faculty, DRTC, Indian Statitical Institute

7. A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade. The resulting graph-based structures are often very complex.

8. Social Networks

9. Informal social networking has existed since the inception web, but sites dedicated to social networking have been expanding exponentially since 2003. These sites collect data about members and then store this information as user profiles.

10. Social Networks • The data, or profile, can be shared among the members of the site. Social network sites offer a free and easy way to create personal web pages and fill them with content such as blogs, digital photographs, favorite music, short video clip’s and much more. Social networks are formed as members link their web pages to those of their friends and search through the vast number of sites in search of new friends who might share common interests.

11. Social Software in Libraries • Libraries in the past played a major role in providing access to relevant both internal and external information sources, for the purposes of R & D, education, and training and learning and also for the purpose of decision making. • These include MARC, OPAC, OCLC, integrated library automation systems, databases, online search systems, etc. Since 2000, web technologies have developed so much that we now brand the present technologies as web 2.0 and the early works referred to as web 1.0.

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13. Communication Technology Contrasts between Technological Eras: OLDNEW Messenger SMS Letter E-mail Post office Internet Trunk Calls Mobiles Typewriters Computers

14. Evolutionary trends of Web Search Technology P RODUCT I V I TY OF SEARCH 2020-2030 The Intelligent Web Web 4.0 2010-2020 The Semantic Web Web 3.0 2000-2010 The Social Web Web 2.0 1990-2000 The WWW Web 1.0 1980-1990 The Desktop Pc Era AMOUNT OF DATA

15. Social Software in Libraries M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

16. The Changing Role of the Library M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

17. The Changing Role of the Library • The library as place M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

18. Programs Lectures Concerts Book Discussions Book Releases Tutoring Programs Special Areas for Children and Teens Internet Access Coffee!! Aspects of the Library as Place: M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

19. The Changing Role of the Library • The library as place(lectures, exhibition, book release, Internet access, etc.) • The library as virtual space (a global digital library) M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

20. Examples of virtual collections in libraries • The Library of Congress American Memory Project M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

21. Examples of virtual collections in libraries • The Library of Congress American Memory Project • World Digital Library M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

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23. Examples of virtual collections in libraries • The Library of Congress American Memory Project • World Digital Library • NIST Virtual Library M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

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25. Examples of virtual collections in libraries • The Library of Congress American Memory Project • World Digital Library • NIST Virtual Library • Digital Georgetown M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

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27. Librarians in the 21st Century: The Future of the Profession • The role of the book • The changing role of the librarian • The changing role of the library • The impact of lib 2.0 on libraries and librarians M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

28. Blog (Web Log) Wiki RSS Virtual Reality Social Networking IM/Chat Tagging Examples of Lib 2.0 Technologies: M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

29. Blog (Web Log) Wiki RSS Virtual Reality Social Networking IM/Chat Tagging Examples of Web 2.0 Technologies: M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

30. Blog • It is a kind of diary • A Blog is simply a webpage that contains periodic, chronological ordered posts, additionally grouped by categories. • Users visiting the blog can often add comments to posts. • Administering a blog which includes updating it by adding new posts, creating links to other web pages, adding pictures, categorizing posts, etc. is extremely simple. • Blog is extensively used as a collaborative tool in KM M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

31. Blogs and Libraries / Librarians

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33. Blog (Web Log) Wiki RSS Virtual Reality Social Networking IM/Chat Tagging Examples of Web 2.0 Technologies: M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

34. Wiki • A Wiki is fundamentally a web of interlinked pages where each page typically contains a concept and a description of that concept. • Users are allowed to edit any part of the article, modify the description, add new names, add external links and add links to names. • Wikis, like blogs and forums, have become a KM tool for online collaboration and community building. M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

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36. Blog (Web Log) Wiki RSS Virtual Reality Social Networking IM/Chat Tagging Examples of Web 2.0 Technologies: M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

37. RSS • Rich Site Summary gives the possibility of being informed about new items added to the interested site. RSS feeds act as as the neo-conventional library services of sending alert to users about new items added to the library holding, or sending table of contents of interested journals to specific users. In a way it serves as an effective SDI services. M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

38. RSS http://www.bloglines.com/

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40. Blog (Web Log) Wiki RSS Virtual Reality Social Networking IM/Chat Tagging Examples of Web 2.0 Technologies: M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

41. Virtual Worlds • Virtual Worlds: Second life (http://secondlife.com) and other virtual worlds allow users to create a profile and move around a virtual world. Users can attend events, buy and sell goods and there are currently a number of projects exploring its potential for teaching and learning M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

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44. Blog (Web Log) Wiki RSS Virtual Reality Social Networking IM/Chat Tagging Search Engine(bing) Examples of Web 2.0 Technologies: M.Krishnamurthy, DRTC, ISI

45. History of Social Networking Sites • 1995 = Classmates.com founded • 1997 = Six Degrees of Separation founded • 2002 = Friendster.com founded (dating playful) • 2003 = MySpace.com founded • 2004 = Orkut.com founded • 2004 = Facebook.com founded • 2005=Bebo

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48. Social Networking Websites

49. Discussion Groups • Discussion groups are Informal and voluntary gathering of individuals (in person, through a conference call, or website) to exchange ideas, information, and suggestions on needs, problems, subjects, etc., of mutual interest.

50. Social Networking & Education • The Horizon Project’s Call for Scholarship identified social networking tools as possible educational tools for building learning communities (October 2007) • Other research has focused on student use of social networking applications, and other technology, for social, out-of-school learning (Hsi, 2007) • No mention of presentation or self-profiling.