Kent State University SLIS, July 18-19, 2008 Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0 Welcome & Introduction

Instructor: Brian C. Gray Head of Reference Librarian: Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University Work email: bcg8@case.edu Work phone: 216-368-8685 IM: AIM - kslbcg8 ICQ - 499284601 Google Chat - kslbcg8@gmail.com MSN - bcg8@case.edu Yahoo - kslbcg8

Head of Reference

Librarian: Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics

Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University

Work email: bcg8@case.edu

Work phone: 216-368-8685

IM: AIM - kslbcg8

ICQ - 499284601

Google Chat - kslbcg8@gmail.com

MSN - bcg8@case.edu

Yahoo - kslbcg8

My Interest in Web 2.0 Teach RSS workshop at KSL Contribute to 3 Case KSL blogs ALA Library 2.0 participant ALA LAMA Web Coordinator Blogs, RSS, Wiki, Communities Regular IM user Over a dozen presentations/trainings at various venues See benefits of “free” tools to libraries & library users Non-techie trained person that likes to “play”

Teach RSS workshop at KSL

Contribute to 3 Case KSL blogs

ALA Library 2.0 participant

ALA LAMA Web Coordinator

Blogs, RSS, Wiki, Communities

Regular IM user

Over a dozen presentations/trainings at various venues

See benefits of “free” tools to libraries & library users

Non-techie trained person that likes to “play”

Topics for the Next 2 Days What is Web 2.0 What is Library 2.0 Why should we care RSS and OPML Blogs Wikis Various Web 2.0 Tools Users Library concerns

What is Web 2.0

What is Library 2.0

Why should we care

RSS and OPML

Blogs

Wikis

Various Web 2.0 Tools

Users

Library concerns

Introduce Yourself Name Degree in progress and/or library employer Goals for career Goals for this workshop Web/library 2.0 experience

Name

Degree in progress and/or library employer

Goals for career

Goals for this workshop

Web/library 2.0 experience

Class Resources http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/ http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8

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

http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8

What do we already know? http://ksuslisweb2.pbwiki.com Look for “Take the class survey”.

http://ksuslisweb2.pbwiki.com

Look for “Take the class survey”.

Reasons Why You Must Care Online competition to libraries Alternative method of PR/marketing Alternative method of communication Alternative publishing practices User awareness Efficiency “ Buzz” word right now Users are unaware and/or are creating alternatives to library resources

Online competition to libraries

Alternative method of PR/marketing

Alternative method of communication

Alternative publishing practices

User awareness

Efficiency

“ Buzz” word right now

Users are unaware and/or are creating alternatives to library resources

Coined by O'Reilly Media (2004) http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html#mememap

What Is Web 2.0, Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software Tim O'Reilly, 09/30/2005 http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

What Is Web 2.0, Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software

Tim O'Reilly, 09/30/2005

More on Web 2.0 Web 1.0 “ surfing” Content within a specific space Web 2.0: Decentralized Granular Syndication Web as a “platform” “ Long Tail”

Web 1.0

“ surfing”

Content within a specific space

Web 2.0:

Decentralized

Granular

Syndication

Web as a “platform”

“ Long Tail”

WEB 2.0 Concepts (Mindset) Key concepts or focus points: Collaboration Sharing Ownership Creation Web-based rather than software based Data/information Social Connections/relationships Trust

Key concepts or focus points:

Collaboration

Sharing

Ownership

Creation

Web-based rather than software based

Data/information

Social

Connections/relationships

Trust

WEB 2.0 Concepts Enrichment Personal data Participation Decentralized User “tagged” or defined Experience Services Remixable Behavior

Enrichment

Personal data

Participation

Decentralized

User “tagged” or defined

Experience

Services

Remixable

Behavior

Library 2.0 Coined by Michael Casey on his blog LibraryCrunch Some other library contributors: Stephen Abram (SirsiDynix’s VP of Innovation): http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com John Blyberg: www.blyberg.net

Coined by Michael Casey on his blog LibraryCrunch

Some other library contributors:

Stephen Abram (SirsiDynix’s VP of Innovation): http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com

John Blyberg: www.blyberg.net

Library 2.0 Some other library contributors: Jenny Levine (Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide @ ALA): www.theshiftedlibrarian.com Michael Stephens: http://tametheweb.com/

Some other library contributors:

Jenny Levine (Internet Development Specialist and Strategy Guide @ ALA): www.theshiftedlibrarian.com

Michael Stephens: http://tametheweb.com/

Library 2.0 Concepts Delivery Constant and purposeful change Adaptation User designed User created Participation User feedback 2-way information Reaching new users

Delivery

Constant and purposeful change

Adaptation

User designed

User created

Participation

User feedback

2-way information

Reaching new users

Warnings (or Thoughts) What do users want? Investment in technology and/or time worth it? What do users expect? What are users doing on their own? How can users contribute?

What do users want?

Investment in technology and/or time worth it?

What do users expect?

What are users doing on their own?

How can users contribute?