Library 2.0: Speaking the Language of the Millennials

Library 2.0: Speaking the Language of the Millennials Elisabeth E. Tully Oliver Wendell Holmes Library at Phillips Academy October, 2007

Who are these kids? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Members of the PA Class of 2011 were born in 1993! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Do they really think differently? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How serious is this language barrier?

TRAILS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What do they really know? ,[object Object],44.64 11 2007 45.38 16 2008 43.69 48 2009 41.37 165 2010 Mean Score Assessments Completed Graduation Year

The dilemma: ,[object Object],[object Object]

But we’ve always done it this way! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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What Web 2.0 features do Millennial our users want? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Library 2.0 may be the Answer!

Our Library 2.0 Initiatives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

We need to be better than ,[object Object],[object Object]

The problem with our A to Z list ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Federated Search Provides ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],PS+ Plus

Our users want self-service 24/7 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Virtual Reference Desk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Trillian and Meebo keep all of your identities in one place.

They are mobile. ,[object Object],[object Object]

Our users want Self-Service : We give them 24/7 access to academic content

Our users love social Networks ,[object Object]

OWH Library’s Facebook ,[object Object]

Millennials want to Participate ,[object Object],[object Object]

Blogging as conversation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Student Voice in Podcasts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Podcasting software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

They want to see themselves and their friends ,[object Object],National Library Week Oliver’s Travels Dig This!

Millennials Collaborate ,[object Object],We should too!

What is a wiki? ,[object Object]

The Lure of the Wiki ,[object Object],[object Object]

What can you do with a Wiki? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Millennials are always connected

Promoting recreational reading ,[object Object]

What about the good old stuff? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Some final thoughts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Action Plan: Play ,[object Object],[object Object]

Your Library belongs on YouTube ,[object Object],[object Object]

It’s not about the tools… ,[object Object],[object Object]

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