Practical uses for Web 2.0 in a library environment Phil Bradley UMBRELLA 2007

What is Web 2.0? Let’s just not go there shall we? Definitions are less important than what you can do with it Oh, if you really insist…

Let’s just not go there shall we?

Definitions are less important than what you can do with it

Oh, if you really insist…

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? Generic term applied to a variety of resources Web 2.0 is not a ‘thing’ – it’s a state of mind

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?

Generic term applied to a variety of resources

Web 2.0 is not a ‘thing’ – it’s a state of mind

Web 2.0 is not a thing – it’s a state of mind

Web 2.0 is not a thing – it’s a state of mind

OK… so how can I use it? Weblogs Create a library weblog Additional or new library resources Introduce members of staff Use it as a repository of data and information by using categories and tags Don’t regard a weblog as a diary – it’s an important website in its own right…

Weblogs

Create a library weblog

Additional or new library resources

Introduce members of staff

Use it as a repository of data and information by using categories and tags

Don’t regard a weblog as a diary – it’s an important website in its own right…

Weblogs continued… Use the weblog RSS feed on the site home page as a news feed Encourage people to add the feed to their start page or RSS reader Create a different weblog for a different subject area – invite other authors Use it in a different way, on a different page

Use the weblog RSS feed on the site home page as a news feed

Encourage people to add the feed to their start page or RSS reader

Create a different weblog for a different subject area – invite other authors

Use it in a different way, on a different page

News reports from the BBC

RSS and search

So, what else can I do with RSS? Add to content to webpages Add content to a news aggregator Add content to a start page Keep current with comments and updates In conclusion therefore… RSS brings data to you, and allows you to send it out to other places.

Add to content to webpages

Add content to a news aggregator

Add content to a start page

Keep current with comments and updates

In conclusion therefore… RSS brings data to you, and allows you to send it out to other places.

Using news aggregators Such as Bloglines or the Google Reader Keep up to date Up to the minute Create your own searches Use these to create your own news feeds Combine these and publish them for users

Such as Bloglines or the Google Reader

Keep up to date

Up to the minute

Create your own searches

Use these to create your own news feeds

Combine these and publish them for users

Podcasts Provide access to audio content Guides/tours around a library

Provide access to audio content

Guides/tours around a library

Podcasts 2 Content that can’t easily be made available in other formats Content that is accessible on the move Not time or place dependent.

Content that can’t easily be made available in other formats

Content that is accessible on the move

Not time or place dependent.

Start Pages Pageflakes Netvibes Collate data into one place Not machine dependent Good for: Links Email Search engines RSS feeds Weather Etc…

Pageflakes

Netvibes

Collate data into one place

Not machine dependent

Good for:

Links

Email

Search engines

RSS feeds

Weather

Etc…

Start Pages

Using start pages Individually As a group Share tabbed pages Alternative to email contact To Do lists Note pads Always immediately available

Individually

As a group

Share tabbed pages

Alternative to email contact

To Do lists

Note pads

Always immediately available

Bookmarking Limited to a specific machine Not informative Difficult to find what you wan Inflexible Cannot easily share bookmarks

Limited to a specific machine

Not informative

Difficult to find what you wan

Inflexible

Cannot easily share bookmarks

What are the alternatives? Del.icio.us Diigo Raw Sugar …

Del.icio.us

Diigo

Raw Sugar …

You can: Share your bookmarks Between computers Between colleagues Between users Create bookmark sets To supplement projects To assist users Annotate (or tag) bookmarks

Share your bookmarks

Between computers

Between colleagues

Between users

Create bookmark sets

To supplement projects

To assist users

Annotate (or tag) bookmarks

Great for searching! http://del.icio.us/tag/<search_term >

http://del.icio.us/tag/<search_term >

Search builders Create your own search engines Limit to trusted sites As small as you want, as large as you need Use the given URL or Cut and paste onto your own site Use them and then throw them

Create your own search engines

Limit to trusted sites

As small as you want, as large as you need

Use the given URL or

Cut and paste onto your own site

Use them and then throw them

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

Rollyo

Google Custom Search Builder

Eurekster swicki

Yahoo Search builder

Collaborate on knowledge Provide content onto a webpage Items, notes, articles Links to news or blogs Search functions Video options Let others collaborate

Provide content onto a webpage

Items, notes, articles

Links to news or blogs

Search functions

Video options

Let others collaborate

Creating communities Zimbio Flickr Grou.ps Plum Squidoo Pageflakes Facebook

Zimbio

Flickr

Grou.ps

Plum

Squidoo

Pageflakes

Facebook

Flickr

Squidoo

Facebook

Wikis

Wikis LIS wiki Library success wiki Wikipedia Peanut butter wiki

LIS wiki

Library success wiki

Wikipedia

Peanut butter wiki

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

Instant Messenger Services

Using… Plugoo Gabbly Chat Meebo rooms

Plugoo

Gabbly Chat

Meebo rooms

Collaborate On documents – Google docs On spreadsheets - NumSum With calendars - Planzo With training - Jybe With projects – MyWebDesktop With To Do lists – TaDaList With webpages – Conversate

On documents – Google docs

On spreadsheets - NumSum

With calendars - Planzo

With training - Jybe

With projects – MyWebDesktop

With To Do lists – TaDaList

With webpages – Conversate

Mashups Mixing two or more resources together in interesting or unexpected ways to create an entirely new or different information resource. US Tornado history project Warsaw mashup Exeter college campus

Mixing two or more resources together in interesting or unexpected ways to create an entirely new or different information resource.

US Tornado history project

Warsaw mashup

Exeter college campus

Work with existing databases Go-go Google gadget Google books library look-up Second Life library Talis competition entrants More examples from Wikipedia

Work with existing databases

Go-go Google gadget

Google books library look-up

Second Life library

Talis competition entrants

More examples from Wikipedia

Combine everything! With RSS and other Web 2.0 resources anything can work with anything else Content can be changed and manipulated into different formats that you control Users can get involved Geography doesn’t matter Speed is easy It’s not technical!

With RSS and other Web 2.0 resources anything can work with anything else

Content can be changed and manipulated into different formats that you control

Users can get involved

Geography doesn’t matter

Speed is easy

It’s not technical!

So why not… Create search engines for subject groups Get users involved with a Zimbio group on an aspect of <whatever>? Create a Squidoo lens for a subject? Start a library weblog? Create a flickr group

Create search engines for subject groups

Get users involved with a Zimbio group on an aspect of <whatever>?

Create a Squidoo lens for a subject?

Start a library weblog?

Create a flickr group

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

A podcast or a radio station, both involving music students

A Pageflakes page that you can share with colleagues

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

Start a wiki for all the librarians in the area

Or even Use instant messaging to provide information in a different way Create a book reading club using LibraryThing, Amazon and a weblog Have a library tour on YouTube

Use instant messaging to provide information in a different way

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

Have a library tour on YouTube

Or even Create trading cards from Flickr photographs Create fun/interesting new posters Set up a Facebook, Bebo, MySpace account for the library Publish your own books with Lulu Share presentations with Slideshare.net

Create trading cards from Flickr photographs

Create fun/interesting new posters

Set up a Facebook, Bebo, MySpace account for the library

Publish your own books with Lulu

Share presentations with Slideshare.net

BUT…

BUT…

Expect… “ It can’t be done” “ We don’t have the resources” “ Bandwidth problems” “ Security issues” “ Write a proposal” “ Not your job” “ Not enough time”

“ It can’t be done”

“ We don’t have the resources”

“ Bandwidth problems”

“ Security issues”

“ Write a proposal”

“ Not your job”

“ Not enough time”

AND…

AND…

Ignore it! Because Web 2 is 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

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