Web 2.0 - implications for your library Phil Bradley http://www.philb.com SLA 23 rd June 2007

What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes. Wikipedia entry

Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes.

Wikipedia entry

Yes… and? It’s a platform It harnesses collective intelligence Data can be used and re-used in many ways Users are directly involved with development It’s not limited to a single device A rich user experience Tim O’Reilly ‘ What is Web 2.0?’

It’s a platform

It harnesses collective intelligence

Data can be used and re-used in many ways

Users are directly involved with development

It’s not limited to a single device

A rich user experience

Tim O’Reilly ‘ What is Web 2.0?’

Yes… but? “ It’s vacuous marketing hype” “ Web 2.0 is totally silly” “ Meaningless” “ is made entirely of pretentious self serving morons.” “ a lot of thin but very hot air blown at you by those who are convinced that having nothing to say is by no means a good reason to shut up.”

“ It’s vacuous marketing hype”

“ Web 2.0 is totally silly”

“ Meaningless”

“ is made entirely of pretentious self serving morons.”

“ a lot of thin but very hot air blown at you by those who are convinced that having nothing to say is by no means a good reason to shut up.”

So…? The Web as a platform Collective intelligence The end of the software cycle Major change in the way we look at things Old wine and new bottles?

The Web as a platform

Collective intelligence

The end of the software cycle

Major change in the way we look at things

Old wine and new bottles?

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Bringing things together Links Key searches Access to email Page updates To do lists Sharing resources with colleagues Access to sites without visiting them

Links

Key searches

Access to email

Page updates

To do lists

Sharing resources with colleagues

Access to sites without visiting them

And that’s just Pageflakes !

Or Netvibes Or Nowsy Or any of a dozen others …

Or Netvibes

Or Nowsy

Or any of a dozen others …

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Creating web based resources Create websites without technical knowledge Add in content A forum perhaps Access to video A weblog Let others contribute

Create websites without technical knowledge

Add in content

A forum perhaps

Access to video

A weblog

Let others contribute

And that’s just Zimbio !

Or Squidoo Or Wetpaint Or Wikis

Or Squidoo

Or Wetpaint

Or Wikis

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Search 2.0 Get the results you want… From the websites that you want That you trust Which are authoritative Put them onto your website or weblog Use them and then lose them

Get the results you want…

From the websites that you want

That you trust

Which are authoritative

Put them onto your website or weblog

Use them and then lose them

That would be: Rollyo Google Custom Search Builder Eurekster swicki Yahoo Search builder

Rollyo

Google Custom Search Builder

Eurekster swicki

Yahoo Search builder

And it would also be: Saving your own RSS searches Displaying them wherever you want Incorporating them into a start page Or onto a web page

Saving your own RSS searches

Displaying them wherever you want

Incorporating them into a start page

Or onto a web page

RSS, Pageflakes, Education

In fact…

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Sharing Bookmarks FURL Del.icio.us Digg And dozens of others Annotations on web pages Clipmarks Wizlite

Bookmarks

FURL

Del.icio.us

Digg

And dozens of others

Annotations on web pages

Clipmarks

Wizlite

Sharing Photographs Flickr Documents Google docs and spreadsheets Powerpoint presentations Slideshare Files Yousendit

Photographs

Flickr

Documents

Google docs and spreadsheets

Powerpoint presentations

Slideshare

Files

Yousendit

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Instant messaging “ Email is for old people” Talk instantly back and forth Share files (or not!) Share webcam discussions Group chat IM from webpages Create chatrooms

“ Email is for old people”

Talk instantly back and forth

Share files (or not!)

Share webcam discussions

Group chat

IM from webpages

Create chatrooms

Using… Plugoo Gabbly Chat Meebo rooms

Plugoo

Gabbly Chat

Meebo rooms

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Weblogs!

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Social networks MySpace Bebo Facebook

MySpace

Bebo

Facebook

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

So much more… Training Discovering resources Outreach Networking Podcasting Creation of resources

Training

Discovering resources

Outreach

Networking

Podcasting

Creation of resources

So why not… Create search engines for year/subject groups Get students involved with a Zimbio group on an aspect of local history? Create a Squidoo lens for teachers? Start a library weblog? Create a school flickr group

Create search engines for year/subject groups

Get students involved with a Zimbio group on an aspect of local history?

Create a Squidoo lens for teachers?

Start a library weblog?

Create a school flickr group

Or… A podcast or a radio station, both involving music students A Pageflakes page that you can share with pupils/teachers/colleagues Create del.icio.us or FURL accounts and share them Start a wiki for all the school librarians in the area

A podcast or a radio station, both involving music students

A Pageflakes page that you can share with pupils/teachers/colleagues

Create del.icio.us or FURL accounts and share them

Start a wiki for all the school librarians in the area

Or even Use instant messaging in a homework help club Create a book reading club using LibraryThing, Amazon and a weblog Have a library tour on YouTube

Use instant messaging in a homework help club

Create a book reading club using LibraryThing, Amazon and a weblog

Have a library tour on YouTube

It’s already happening

That’s the Dayton Metro Library in Florida Dance Revolution Tournament Games days Instant messaging of librarians for homework clubs Teen blogs Does it work? Borrowing rates have increased 12% in the last year.

That’s the Dayton Metro Library in Florida

Dance Revolution Tournament

Games days

Instant messaging of librarians for homework clubs

Teen blogs

Does it work? Borrowing rates have increased 12% in the last year.

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Change The web as a platform The client as collaborator The info-pro as publisher Beta is forever ‘ Good enough’ is actually good enough Don’t wait until you get it right, just do it It’s about speed

The web as a platform

The client as collaborator

The info-pro as publisher

Beta is forever

‘ Good enough’ is actually good enough

Don’t wait until you get it right, just do it

It’s about speed

And even more change It’s about responsibility ‘ Radical trust’ Organizations embracing resources Freedom No more ‘you can’t because’ It’s about exploring, playing and learning

It’s about responsibility

‘ Radical trust’

Organizations embracing resources

Freedom

No more ‘you can’t because’

It’s about exploring, playing and learning

It’s all about…

It’s all about…

Changing… The way we use the web The way we use information The way we find information The way we do our jobs The way we interact with people The way that we look at everything

The way we use the web

The way we use information

The way we find information

The way we do our jobs

The way we interact with people

The way that we look at everything

FOREVER

FOREVER

Want more?

Training! If you need or want more I can run a seminar or a course for you and your colleagues Demonstration sessions, practical sessions, tailored to your needs I’ve run several of these already – if you want to explore the possibilities, please get in touch!

If you need or want more I can run a seminar or a course for you and your colleagues

Demonstration sessions, practical sessions, tailored to your needs

I’ve run several of these already – if you want to explore the possibilities, please get in touch!

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