Blogs, Wikis, and other Foreignsounding Tools of the Internet
Using Web 2.0 in our Tribal
Libraries
What is Web 2.0?
Web 1.0
 Webpage
 On line Catalogs
 On line Databases
Web 2.0
 Blogs
 Wikis
 Aggregators
 Social networking
sites
Why Libraries Need to be
Aware of Web 2.0
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Staying relevant
Meeting your users where they are
Knowing what is out there and the dangers as
well as the possibilities.
Increasing accessibility
Increasing your productivity
Having more time
Increasing your knowledge of web 2.0 will
help you to make thoughtful policy decisions
concerning your library and public access.
Blogs
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Originally used for
online journaling
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Other uses include:
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Reference questions
Newsletters
Book discussions
Book reviews
Library Blogs
Library blog
 Library suggestion list
 Librarian log
 Director’s blog
 Student book review blog
 Reference Desk internal blog
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Wikis
Wikis are interactive websites that all
users can create content for or edit.
 Excellent for collaboration
 Easy to set up
 Even people who don’t “get” computers
can work a wiki!
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Library Wikis
 Collaboration
within an
organization
 Collaboration among many
organizations
 Replacing the web page
 Generating ideas for an event
Aggregators
Aggregators are online
sites that collect
wide-ranging
information in one
place. There are
aggregators for
bookmarks, instant
messaging sites,
and blogs.
Library uses of Aggregators
Use Bloglines to track library blogs of
interest to the library staff or users.
 Use Meebo to instant message staff.
 Use del.icio.us to keep track of your
bookmarks… or the library staff
bookmarks or TCULA bookmarks!
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Flickr
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An on-line photo
management tool
that allows you to
add and share
photos
 A social network site
at which people
subscribe to groups
with “like” interests
and photos
Not this kind of Flicker!
Library Uses of flickr
What libraries have Flickr accounts?
 Using Flickr for training.
 Using accounts for Publicity/Socializing
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– Little Priest Flickr page
– 365 library days project
Social Networking Sites
Sites set up primarily for the purpose of
socialization:
 Myspace and Facebook
 AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN
Messenger
 Youtube, Flickr
 SecondLife
Library concerns about social
networking sites
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Patron safety
Legal responsibility
What should library
role be?
Bandwidth
Library Policy
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How libraries use
myspace
 How young adults
view social
networking
 What should
libraries do about
myspace?
In Summary!
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This may be all new
to you. If you have
seen an idea here
that you would like
to try, do! Call or email me for help.
 There’s even more!
David will be sharing
with you now.
Where to Look for More
Information and Ideas
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Five weeks to a
social library
 Link to all the final
proposals from 5
week project
 Link to the final
proposals by Web
2.0 tool used
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Link to final
proposals by library
type
 Why and how to use
blogs to promote
your library’s
services
Social Networking Sites
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Bloglines
Blogger
Flickr
Meebo
Pbwiki
AIM
MSN Messenger
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Del.icio.us
MySpace
Facebook
Youtube
Secondlife
Yahoo Messenger