Increasing the Value of Our History with the Web Brian C. Gray Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian Society of Ohio Archivists Spring Program, Plenary, May 8, 2008

Today & the Future Why, how, when, etc. Potential challenges Learning web 2.0 Examples & best practices Squash the fear and jumpstart new environments, processes, & methods

Why, how, when, etc.

Potential challenges

Learning web 2.0

Examples & best practices

Squash the fear and jumpstart new environments, processes, & methods

It is not too late Do not panic, web 2.0 implementations are still fairly new, you are not the last Library job ads: NextGen Librarian Librarian 2.0 Need for various web 2.0 skills “ Gamey” librarian Library school classes & workshops

Do not panic, web 2.0 implementations are still fairly new, you are not the last

Library job ads:

NextGen Librarian

Librarian 2.0

Need for various web 2.0 skills

“ Gamey” librarian

Library school classes & workshops

It Can Be Simple Not every tool and technique works for every need and/or user I do not have time… I do not have money… The old way works… Try to leave with one potential new tool or idea for personal or professional usage

Not every tool and technique works for every need and/or user

I do not have time…

I do not have money…

The old way works…

Try to leave with one potential new tool or idea for personal or professional usage

Methods of the Past In-person Events Phone Promotional Signage Microfilm Email Static Internet (web 1.0)

In-person

Events

Phone

Promotional Signage

Microfilm

Email

Static Internet (web 1.0)

Technology & Generational Changes Blogs Wikis Video Podcasts Photosharing Tagging, social bookmarking RSS 3-D web (Second Life)

Blogs

Wikis

Video

Podcasts

Photosharing

Tagging, social bookmarking

RSS

3-D web (Second Life)

Why Web 2.0? Key concepts or focus points: Collaboration & sharing Participant’s ownership in activities Creation & creativity Web-based rather than software based Data/information Social Connections/relationships Trust (2-way)

Key concepts or focus points:

Collaboration & sharing

Participant’s ownership in activities

Creation & creativity

Web-based rather than software based

Data/information

Social

Connections/relationships

Trust (2-way)

Web 2.0 Concepts Enrichment Can be personalized Participation Decentralized User “tagged” or defined Experiences Remixable Behavior rather than the actual tools Beyond static web pages

Enrichment

Can be personalized

Participation

Decentralized

User “tagged” or defined

Experiences

Remixable

Behavior rather than the actual tools

Beyond static web pages

The Long Tail No longer just focusing on the majority of users or the primary “hits” Web 2.0 allows exposure of information, data, images, etc. to the “niche” users

No longer just focusing on the majority of users or the primary “hits”

Web 2.0 allows exposure of information, data, images, etc. to the “niche” users

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html#mememap

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html#mememap

Where do I start? Look at the examples that exist Many of these tools are simple and require minimal web skills Read and learn from the experts Hands-on, get dirty, and play

Look at the examples that exist

Many of these tools are simple and require minimal web skills

Read and learn from the experts

Hands-on, get dirty, and play

Learning 2.0 http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/ Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County Helene Blowers

http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/

Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

Helene Blowers

Learning 2.0 23 Things over couple of months Incentives for staff Creative Commons License Self-paced or guided Exploration of web 2.0 basics The model for bringing everything under one umbrella

23 Things over couple of months

Incentives for staff

Creative Commons License

Self-paced or guided

Exploration of web 2.0 basics

The model for bringing everything under one umbrella

Learning 2.0 Blogging Photos RSS Tagging Wikis Online applications Podcasts Many other tools

Blogging

Photos

RSS

Tagging

Wikis

Online applications

Podcasts

Many other tools

http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/04/328.html

http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/04/328.html

Spam Blogs (Splogs) Technorati has been tracking between 3,000 - 7,000 new splogs created each day Significant spike in splog creation during early December, when 11,000 splogs created each day http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/04/328.html

Technorati has been tracking between 3,000 - 7,000 new splogs created each day

Significant spike in splog creation during early December, when 11,000 splogs created each day

http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/04/328.html

http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/04/328.html

http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/04/328.html

http://technorati.com/weblog/2007/04/328.html

Do you recognize RSS?

RSS RSS drives the data transfer in many web 2.0 tools Efficient way to share news and data, plus support research User initiated subscriptions to a “web address containing data”

RSS drives the data transfer in many web 2.0 tools

Efficient way to share news and data, plus support research

User initiated subscriptions to a “web address containing data”

KSL RSS Feeds

PBwiki

Visual Screencasts Movies Flash

Screencasts

Movies

Flash

Podcasts

Second Life

SL Conferences

Cleveland Public Library

Renaissance Island

Vincent Van Gogh

SL Libraries

Brian C. Gray Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library bcg8@case.edu or (216) 368-8685 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/ http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8

Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian

Case Western Reserve University

Kelvin Smith Library

bcg8@case.edu or (216) 368-8685

http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/

http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/

http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8