Archives 2.0

An introduction to using Web 2.0 in archives Kiara King Society of Archivists Conference, York 28 August 2008

Outline
What is Web 2.0?
Why engage with Web 2.0?
Benefits
The technologies
Flickr, Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts
Rules of engagement

Think of it as an ‘ umbrella term ’
for new ways to interact with web
What is Web 2.0?
3 key points:
Be open
Encourage participation
Provide good user experience

Why engage?
The era of control is over:
You can either stay in the bunker, or you can jump out there and try to participate, to not participate is criminal.
- Ed Dilworth, Wired Magazine
www.iktshop.com

Why engage? Archives have extraordinary content and the ability to touch real people = a duty to engage and share

Benefits
Web 2.0 tools give an archive:
Increased awareness of its collections
Varied access points
Diversification of users
Improved relationships & links in the sector
Additional information about collections
New dynamic ways to engage

There are hundreds of Web 2.0 technologies out there.
Which technologies? Focus today will be on: Blogs Wikis Podcasts Flickr

Flickr
Use to:
Share digital images
Collect images
Collect comments
Link to your official site
Example:
National Library of New Zealand
Upload and share images Enable your users to add and comment

Wikis
Use to:
Capture user knowledge
Add value
Give users a forum
Revise catalogues safely!
Example:
Your Archives
Create web pages that allow anyone to participate by contributing/modifying content

Blogs
Use to:
Communicate
Online exhibits
Collection of the month
Highlight treasures
Transcripts of diaries
Example:
Special Collections at the University of Bradford
Websites with frequently updated posts, links to other sites and reader comments

Podcasts
Use to:
Share recordings with wider audience
Record talks, instructions for using archive and audio transcriptions of documents
Example:
TNA - Podcast Series
examples
Audio or video recordings available to download

Rules of engagement
Think
Be open-minded & experiment
Engage your users
Learn from others (museums & libraries)
Have fun
http://www.nissouphotography.be/

Questions
many more examples available at: www.webwatchingforarchivists.blogspot.com
contact me
[email_address]

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Archives 2.0

by Kiara King on Sep 01, 2008

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