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Presented by:
Nicole C. Engard http://flickr.com/photos/thevoyagers/398768220/
Practically Web 2.0
Practical Demonstrations of Social Software Technology

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History of the Web
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Berners-Lee envisioned a read/write web
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We weren’t ready in the 1990’s for such a big step
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We started with a read-only web
– a place where everyone could read whatever they wanted, but only a select few (programmers) could write web pages.
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This was Web 1.0.

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Enter Web 2.0
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The term "Web 2.0" began with a conference brainstorming session between
O'Reilly and MediaLive International in
2004
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Also referred to as the “Participatory Web” or the “Read/Write Web”
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Fulfills Berners-Lee’s original vision for the
WWW

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What is Web 2.0

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Web 2.0 is People
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Web 1.0 was Commerce
Web 2.0 is People
- Ross Mayfield
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The introduction of tools like blogs, wikis, tags, widgets and RSS have made it so that anyone can write to the web

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Web 2.0 Titles

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Web 2.0 is Personalization
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Niche markets and The Long Tail by Chris
Anderson
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Web 2.0 is about letting WWW users personalize their experience
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Personalized Homepages
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My Yahoo!
, iGoogle , My MSN , Netvibes and
Pageflakes

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Harnessing Collective Intelligence
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The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
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“Two heads are better than one.”
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Allowing the public to edit/contribute to your content will lead to more valuable content
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Wikis, Tagging, Hyperlinking and Reviews
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Giving everyone a voice
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Blogging

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Web 2.0 & Libraries
Web 2.0 changes the balance of power in our libraries
Slide by: Kathryn Greenhill
Scale Uploaded on February 1, 2007 by blmurch

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Why We’re Here
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We’re here to learn how to use Web 2.0 to our advantage instead of letting it throw us off balance.

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Intro to
Web
2.0
Tools
Web 2.0 Logos Uploaded to Flickr on April 3, 2006 by jonas_therkildsen

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So Many Tools
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RSS Feeds
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Tagging
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Blogging
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Social Networking
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Personal Libraries
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Instant Messaging
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Wikis
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Widgets
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Bookmarks
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Professional Networks
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Photo Sharing
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Self Publishing

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RSS Feeds
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Short for “Real Simple Syndication”
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Originally used to syndicate content from another web site on your own
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Now most commonly used to deliver web related updates
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Makes it easy to keep up with content from news sites, blogs, wikis, and other web sites without visiting them every day

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Reading RSS Feeds
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To read RSS Feeds you need an RSS
Aggregator
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RSS Aggregators are like inboxes for your
RSS Feeds
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With only one RSS Aggregator you can read new content from hundreds of web sites

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RSS Aggregators
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Come in online and desktop varieties
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Online readers allow you to access your subscriptions from any computer
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Desktop readers are only accessible from your computer
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Aggregator Options
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Bloglines / Bloglines Beta
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Google Reader
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NewsGator Suite

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Tagging/Folksonomies
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Tagging or Folksonomies are uncontrolled subject terms assigned by the average person
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By ‘tagging’ articles, pages, blog posts, etc., the lay person can easily organize data in terms they understand

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Blogs & Blogging
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A blog is a web site maintained by one or more author who write on a regular basis
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Blogs can allow for comments from readers
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Blogs deliver content via RSS
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Blogs started as personal journals, but can now be found in all different flavors

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Blogging Tools
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Many free and affordable tools to choose from hosted blog package to learn the ropes
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Weblog Matrix: weblogmatrix.org
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Demo blog software: opensourcecms.com
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Popular Tools:
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WordPress.com
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WordPress.org
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Blogger.com
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TypePad.com
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Start with a freely

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Use a Blog For…
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Delivering library news
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Providing commentary
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Book clubs
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Sharing new resources
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KEEP IN MIND: Blogs are for communication!

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Finding Blogs
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Technorati – Blog Search Engine
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Zuula – Meta Blog Search Engine
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LibWorm – Library Blog Search Engine
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LisZen – Library Blog Search Engine
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LISWiki – Listing of Library Blogs
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ASK YOUR FRIENDS!!

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Wikis
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Wiki is the Hawaiian word for “quick”
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A Wiki is a web site that is editable by a group of people
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Updates to Wiki pages can be subscribed to via RSS
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Wikis keep a revision history

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Wiki Tools
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Many free and affordable tools to choose from
Wiki Matrix: www.wikimatrix.org
Demo wiki software: opensourcecms.com
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Start with a freely hosted wiki package to learn the ropes
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Wiki Options
 pbWiki
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WetPaint
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Wikispaces
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MediaWiki
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PhpWiki
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Twiki

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Use a Wiki For…
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Policies and Procedures
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Documentation
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Meeting Minutes/Notes
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Conference Planning
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KEEP IN MIND: Wikis are for collaboration!

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Widgets
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Widgets are small applications you can insert into your website, wiki or blog
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Example widgets:
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Grazr – Add an RSS Feed Reader to your site
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Google Calendar – Add your schedule to your site
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AddThis – Widget to let visitors share your site
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Widgetbox – Find widgets for your site

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Social Bookmarking
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Social Bookmarking tools allow you to share your bookmarks with friends online
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Stores your bookmarks online so that they’re accessible from any computer
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Allows for tagging of links
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Provides RSS feeds to subscribe to updates

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Social Bookmarking Tools
 del.icio.us
– Share your bookmarks online
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Digg – Rate bookmarks
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StumbleUpon – Find new pages
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CiteULike – Share your academic papers
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Reddit – Rate bookmarks

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Professional & Social Networking
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Professional and Social Networking sites allow you to keep all of your contacts in one place and keep up with them
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Professional Networking sites focus more on careers and professional contacts
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LinkedIn
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Social Networking sites focus on keeping up with friends and family
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Facebook
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MySpace

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Personal Libraries
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Creates a space for anyone to catalog their collections
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Books
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LibraryThing
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Movies
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DVDSpot
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Movie Collector Plus
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Music
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Discogs
Project 365 #70 Uploaded to Flickr on March 11, 2008 by vanessagx

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Instant Messaging
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Chat with your friends, colleagues and patrons as if they were on the phone
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Allows for quick message sending online
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Sign up for usernames from AIM , Yahoo! and Gtalk
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Use chat aggregators to use all logins at once
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Meebo – online chat interface
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Trillian – Windows desktop chat client for AIM & Yahoo!
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Pidgin / Adium – desktop chat client for Windows & Mac

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Photo Sharing
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These tools allow you to share your photos online with friends and family
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You can also remix your pictures into products like prints, calendars, business cards, etc.
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Tools
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Flickr
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Picasa
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Photobucket
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Zooomr

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Self Publishing
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Self Publishing allows authors to reach the long tale using Web 2.0
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The Long Tail is all about niche markets
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Web 2.0 is all about services
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Self Publishing tools allow anyone to publish professional looking books and sell them online
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Tools:
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Lulu
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Blurb
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TasteBook

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“We want to do new things with information”
2.0 Patrons Want: Uploaded to Flickr on September 12, 2007 by libraryman

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Web 2.0 in Your Library
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Using Web 2.0 in your library means:
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Letting go of a certain amount of control
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Working with patrons (not just for them)
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Taking time to learn new things
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Taking time to teach new things
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Putting a human face on the library

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Take Time to Play
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There is nothing to fear!
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Take 15 minutes each day to learn something new
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You can always delete what you don’t like
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Work in groups, make it fun
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See Learning 2.0

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Learn More
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Commoncraft – Video Explanations in Plain English
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Library Success Wiki
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What I Learned Today…
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Library 2.0 Reading List
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Web 2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social
Software Part 1 & Part 2

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My 2.0:
 Flickr
 Facebook
 del.icio.us
 Blogroll
 LinkedIn
 LibraryThing
 SlideShare
 Yelp
 YouTube
 DVDSpot
Nicole C. Engard
Open Source Evangelist, LibLime nengard@gmail.com
http://web2learning.net