Emerging Technologies & Libraries: What’s new & useful to libraries Chanitra Bishop, Instruction & Emerging Technologies Librarian, Herman B Wells Library, IU-Bloomington Jian Liu, Head, HPER Library, IU-Bloomington IU Librarians’ Day - 05/15/09

Organizational Tools

Read it Later Firefox extension that allows you to save pages of interest and read it later. If you come across a website you want to read but don’t have time to read it, you can use read it later and it was save the web site. Save amazon.com or other web pages with material you want to review later Once you have read the site you can bookmark it if you would like to keep a permanent bookmark or you can deselect it. No need to clutter your bookmarks with sites you only want to read once. Instead of emailing URLs to yourself.

Firefox extension that allows you to save pages of interest and read it later.

If you come across a website you want to read but don’t have time to read it, you can use read it later and it was save the web site.

Save amazon.com or other web pages with material you want to review later

Once you have read the site you can bookmark it if you would like to keep a permanent bookmark or you can deselect it.

No need to clutter your bookmarks with sites you only want to read once. Instead of emailing URLs to yourself.

Read it Later Temporarily bookmark a web page Keeps “bookmarks” from becoming cluttered Works on a variety of browsers Ability to easily permanently bookmark a page

Temporarily bookmark a web page

Keeps “bookmarks” from becoming cluttered

Works on a variety of browsers

Ability to easily permanently bookmark a page

Awesome Highlighter Allows you to highlight text on web pages and add post-it notes It provides a link for you to share the highlighted page Allows you to show people the important part of a web page Makes it easy for you to send a web page to a patron without the need to write a detailed email Help you remember why you saved a web page

Allows you to highlight text on web pages and add post-it notes

It provides a link for you to share the highlighted page

Allows you to show people the important part of a web page

Makes it easy for you to send a web page to a patron without the need to write a detailed email

Help you remember why you saved a web page

Awesome Highlighter Feature No need to create an account, can go to web site - http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/ Available as a Firefox extension & bookmarklets are also available for Internet Explorer Creating an account allows you to: See all your highlighted pages See what you highlighted on individual pages Go directly to highlighted pages Note: Post-it note feature does not work in Internet Explorer

No need to create an account, can go to web site - http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/

Available as a Firefox extension & bookmarklets are also available for Internet Explorer

Creating an account allows you to:

See all your highlighted pages

See what you highlighted on individual pages

Go directly to highlighted pages

Note: Post-it note feature does not work in Internet Explorer

I-lighter & Wiki-lights I-lighter is similar to Awesome Highlighter You have to sign up for an account, but no need to long in when extension installed Works with social software tools Twitter Delicious Wiki-lights is part of I-lighter forum that allows groups to collaborate, post & share information, ideas Post directly into blog Group members can upload documents, PDFs and PowerPoints Can add messages to message board Note: Saves home page of the web page instead of exact web pages

I-lighter is similar to Awesome Highlighter

You have to sign up for an account, but no need to long in when extension installed

Works with social software tools

Twitter

Delicious

Wiki-lights is

part of I-lighter

forum that allows groups to collaborate, post & share information, ideas

Post directly into blog

Group members can upload documents, PDFs and PowerPoints

Can add messages to message board

Note: Saves home page of the web page instead of exact web pages

Awesome Highlighter or I-lighter Which one to use? Choose Awesome Highlighter if: You only need to highlight and email a web page Don’t want to sign up for an account Choose wiki-lights if: You need collaboration features You tweet or use delicious or maintain a blog

Choose Awesome Highlighter if:

You only need to highlight and email a web page

Don’t want to sign up for an account

Choose wiki-lights if:

You need collaboration features

You tweet or use delicious or maintain a blog

Tools for File Sharing

Dropbox Allows you to sync your files across computers If you work at several computers you can access your files from all of the computers Provides a public folder that includes a “public link” Public link can be used to add PDFs, Word files to a blog post Send files to patrons and other librarians Works on both Mac and PCs Access you files online at http://www.getdropbox.com Share files with everyone on your team

Allows you to sync your files across computers

If you work at several computers you can access your files from all of the computers

Provides a public folder that includes a “public link”

Public link can be used to add PDFs, Word files to a blog post

Send files to patrons and other librarians

Works on both Mac and PCs

Access you files online at http://www.getdropbox.com

Share files with everyone on your team

Drop.io Share documents, images, videos, audio without creating an account Allows you set a specify length of time person can view the files Can set specific permissions and allow viewers to edit, comment, delete items Others can add additional files, voicemail, email, links, email, notes to the drop Can share via twitter, SMS, Facebook, RSS Can message anyone currently viewing the drop

Share documents, images, videos, audio without creating an account

Allows you set a specify length of time person can view the files

Can set specific permissions and allow viewers to edit, comment, delete items

Others can add additional files, voicemail, email, links, email, notes to the drop

Can share via twitter, SMS, Facebook, RSS

Can message anyone currently viewing the drop

Dropbox or Drop.io Which one to use? Use Dropbox if You want to be able to access your files across multiple computers You want to the ability to provide an online link to your files, share files with patrons and other librarians Use Drop.io You need more tools for collaborating on a team Don’t want to set up an account

Use Dropbox if

You want to be able to access your files across multiple computers

You want to the ability to provide an online link to your files, share files with patrons and other librarians

Use Drop.io

You need more tools for collaborating on a team

Don’t want to set up an account

Widgets & Other Online Tools

Feed Informer Allows you to combine feeds from multiple sites into one feed Feed is available in a variety of formats: JavaScript, Flash, PHP, RSS feed Can create a “Current News” feed that provides news from several sites news sites CNN, MSNBC, NY Times ( http://bl-libg-weblab.ads.iu.edu/wordpress/libugls ) Can be used to create a journal RSS feed for faculty that can be posted on library’s web site Feed can display popular journals within a discipline

Allows you to combine feeds from multiple sites into one feed

Feed is available in a variety of formats:

JavaScript, Flash, PHP, RSS feed

Can create a “Current News” feed that provides news from several sites news sites

CNN, MSNBC, NY Times ( http://bl-libg-weblab.ads.iu.edu/wordpress/libugls )

Can be used to create a journal RSS feed for faculty that can be posted on library’s web site

Feed can display popular journals within a discipline

PollDaddy Insert a poll or your website/blog without creating an account Send a poll to your Twitter followers without creating an account - http://twitter.polldaddy.com/ Start a conversation via Twitter, Are you working on a research paper? Close surveys after a certain date or quota has been reached, and create custom start and finish pages for your survey Allows you to set paths for your respondents based on their responses

Insert a poll or your website/blog without creating an account

Send a poll to your Twitter followers without creating an account - http://twitter.polldaddy.com/

Start a conversation via Twitter, Are you working on a research paper?

Close surveys after a certain date or quota has been reached, and create custom start and finish pages for your survey

Allows you to set paths for your respondents based on their responses

PostRank Find top ranked blogs and other websites covering a variety of topics Browse blogs/web sites to learn more about a subject area you are the liaison for and find interesting blogs PostRank rankings are based on social engagement Examples writing a blog post in response to someone else bookmarking an article Commenting on a blog clicking a link to read a news item No need to create an account to browse top ranked blogs

Find top ranked blogs and other websites covering a variety of topics

Browse blogs/web sites to learn more about a subject area you are the liaison for and find interesting blogs

PostRank rankings are based on social engagement

Examples

writing a blog post in response to someone else

bookmarking an article

Commenting on a blog

clicking a link to read a news item

No need to create an account to browse top ranked blogs

PostRank Create a top posts widgets (based on PostRank rankings) Submit your blog’s RSS feed, a top posts list will be created You can choose the time period that you want the top posts to be created from Year, month, week, day the number of top posts you would like to show Allows you to highlight older articles Highlight articles readers found most useful

Create a top posts widgets (based on PostRank rankings)

Submit your blog’s RSS feed, a top posts list will be created

You can choose the time period that you want the top posts to be created from

Year, month, week, day

the number of top posts you would like to show

Allows you to highlight older articles

Highlight articles readers found most useful

Poll Everywhere Allows you to poll your audience and get instant feedback Audience answers via SMS text message or the web Can be used to make library instruction session more interactive Students can respond via text messages to questions and view the results Evaluate the instruction session Ask questions to find out what students learned/understand

Allows you to poll your audience and get instant feedback

Audience answers via SMS text message or the web

Can be used to make library instruction session more interactive

Students can respond via text messages to questions and view the results

Evaluate the instruction session

Ask questions to find out what students learned/understand

Flickr Search Tools

Compfight Allows you to limit search to Flickr tags or text Also allows you to search for creative commons pictures

Allows you to limit search to Flickr tags or text

Also allows you to search for creative commons pictures

FlickrStorm Advanced search allows you to search creative commons photos Can search for a specific type of creative commons license Suggest additional search terms to find more pictures Saves your current search history use the tray to add photos and link to them Can’t limit search to “text” or “tags”

Advanced search allows you to search creative commons photos

Can search for a specific type of creative commons license

Suggest additional search terms to find more pictures

Saves your current search history

use the tray to add photos and link to them

Can’t limit search to “text” or “tags”

Tag Galaxy Great for visual learners Represents Flickr tags as the solar system The keyword you use is the sun related keywords are planets Click on a planet to see pictures

Great for visual learners

Represents Flickr tags as the solar system

The keyword you use is the sun

related keywords are planets

Click on a planet to see pictures

Questions

Questions

Resources Computers in Libraries Conference 2009 http://mashable.com/2009/05/02/flickr-search-tools/ Some web sites to learn about new technologies Mashable – Social Media Guide Tech Crunch Idea Shower ALA TechSource Blog

Computers in Libraries Conference 2009

http://mashable.com/2009/05/02/flickr-search-tools/

Some web sites to learn about new technologies

Mashable – Social Media Guide

Tech Crunch

Idea Shower

ALA TechSource Blog