Introduction to Web 2.0 for Archives

What is Web 2.0? Its not: just a buzzword a revolution all about technology just for teenagers It’s a state of mind Be open Encourage participation Provide good user experience

Its not:

just a buzzword

a revolution

all about technology

just for teenagers

It’s a state of mind

Be open

Encourage participation

Provide good user experience

Benefits of participating Web 2.0 approach and tools can give an archive: Increased awareness of collections Varied access points Diversification of users Improved relationships & links in the sector Additional information about collections New dynamic ways to 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 Archives have extraordinary content and the ability to touch real people = a duty to engage and share Why participate? Vs

Web 2.0 approach and tools can give an archive:

Increased awareness of collections

Varied access points

Diversification of users

Improved relationships & links in the sector

Additional information about collections

New dynamic ways to engage

Web 2.0 Technologies Flickr Use to: Share digital images Collect images Collect comments Link to your official site Example: ArchivesOnFlickr Wikis Use to: Capture user knowledge Add value Give users a forum Revise catalogues safely! Example: Your Archives

Flickr

Use to:

Share digital images

Collect images

Collect comments

Link to your official site

Example:

ArchivesOnFlickr

Wikis

Use to:

Capture user knowledge

Add value

Give users a forum

Revise catalogues safely!

Example:

Your Archives

Web 2.0 Technologies Podcasts Use to: Share recordings with wider audience Record talks, instructions for using archive and audio transcriptions of documents Example: TNA - Podcast Series Videos Use to: Share films and digital media Connect with different user base Allow reuse of material Provide information and instructions Example: National Library of Scotland - NLofScotland

Podcasts

Use to:

Share recordings with wider audience

Record talks, instructions for using archive and audio transcriptions of documents

Example:

TNA - Podcast Series

Videos

Use to:

Share films and digital media

Connect with different user base

Allow reuse of material

Provide information and instructions

Example:

National Library of Scotland - NLofScotland

Blogs Are websites with frequently updated posts, links to other sites and reader comments Use to: Communicate Host online exhibits Collection of the month or Whimsy ( Mustaches of the 19 th Century ) Highlight treasures Transcripts of diaries or letters ( George Orwell / Robert Burns ) Subject based ( Business Archives Scotland ) Share news about your repository ( British Cartoon Archive ) Document the processing of a collection ( John Murray Archive )

Are websites with frequently updated posts, links to other sites and reader comments

Use to:

Communicate

Host online exhibits

Collection of the month or Whimsy ( Mustaches of the 19 th Century )

Highlight treasures

Transcripts of diaries or letters ( George Orwell / Robert Burns )

Subject based ( Business Archives Scotland )

Share news about your repository ( British Cartoon Archive )

Document the processing of a collection ( John Murray Archive )

Twitter (microblogging) Use to: Similar to blogs but shorter posts Share news Tweet letters, diaries, postcards Answer user queries Examples: Edwardian postcard project at Lancaster University tweets excerpts from postcards in their collection.. West Yorkshire Archive Services are using twitter as a news service

Use to:

Similar to blogs but shorter posts

Share news

Tweet letters, diaries, postcards

Answer user queries

Examples:

Edwardian postcard project at Lancaster University tweets excerpts from postcards in their collection..

West Yorkshire Archive Services are using twitter as a news service

Blogs: a tale of 2 blogs Glasgow University Archive Services Part of larger library services blog Focus on publicising events, websites, launches and projects Encourage staff to post about personal experiences or research interests Stats since May: 4950 views, 86 in total (24 from archives) Ballast Blog Organisational blog about our collections and working life Focus on images Only archivist posting at present Stats since May: 641 views, 45 posts

Glasgow University Archive Services

Part of larger library services blog

Focus on publicising events, websites, launches and projects

Encourage staff to post about personal experiences or research interests

Stats since May: 4950 views, 86 in total (24 from archives)

Ballast Blog

Organisational blog about our collections and working life

Focus on images

Only archivist posting at present

Stats since May: 641 views, 45 posts

How to find your way? Think What do you want your blog to do? Make time Commit to regular blog posts Take time to learn what other organisations are doing Create an organisational identity This allows multiple members of staff to work on it and is more ”official” Make the internet work for you Create a start page Use bookmarks

Think

What do you want your blog to do?

Make time

Commit to regular blog posts

Take time to learn what other organisations are doing

Create an organisational identity

This allows multiple members of staff to work on it and is more ”official”

Make the internet work for you

Create a start page

Use bookmarks

Let the Internet do the work Different accounts available (igoogle, netvibes, bloglines) Allow you to collate news feeds, blogs, twitter comments, bookmarks, flickr, articles Pushes content to you in one place for comment or action Saves time Make it a part of your daily routine Create a “start page”

Different accounts available (igoogle, netvibes, bloglines)

Allow you to collate news feeds, blogs, twitter comments, bookmarks, flickr, articles

Pushes content to you in one place for comment or action

Saves time

Make it a part of your daily routine

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Get in touch

[email_address]

01505 328488

More examples available

http://www.webwatchingforarchivists.blogspot.com