Library Technology Trends or Social Networking or What is Library 2.0? C. G. O’Kelly Library Julie Dornberger 2007

Part 1 Introduction

“ Introducing the Book” You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek

Why Do We Need to Know? Be informed when you go to conferences, converse with colleagues or do research. Learn what many students already know. Use your knowledge and ideas to move O’Kelly Library forward Cool Tools

Be informed when you go to conferences, converse with colleagues or do research.

Learn what many students already know.

Use your knowledge and ideas to move O’Kelly Library forward

O’Kelly Library Web 2.0 Blog http://okellyweb20.blogspot.com/

http://okellyweb20.blogspot.com/

What is a Social Network? A social network is an online community of people who share interests. The most popular are MySpace and Facebook .

A social network is an online community of people who share interests.

The most popular are MySpace and Facebook .

Web 2.0 Is….

Web 2.0

Is….

“ Never ending friending”

“ Never ending friending”

Sharing

Sharing

Participating

Participating

Collaborating

Collaborating

Social Networking in Plain English http:// youtube.com/watch?v =6a_KF7TYKVc

http:// youtube.com/watch?v =6a_KF7TYKVc

O’Kelly Library in My Space

Libraries and Librarians in Facebook

Reasons Libraries are Social Networking Goes where the students are. (everywhere) Invites participation by patrons. Makes library services more flexible and easier to use. (like amazon and Google) Makes library services easier to find. Can be created and shared without technical “expertise.” (web-based)

Goes where the students are. (everywhere)

Invites participation by patrons.

Makes library services more flexible and easier to use. (like amazon and Google)

Makes library services easier to find.

Can be created and shared without technical “expertise.” (web-based)

Social Networking Tools Wikis Blogs RSS Social Bookmarking Del.ic.ious Tagging LibraryThing Second Life IM and SMS Web 2.0 Catalogs Google Stuff Scholar Books Docs

Wikis

Blogs

RSS

Social Bookmarking

Del.ic.ious

Tagging

LibraryThing

Second Life

IM and SMS

Web 2.0 Catalogs

Google Stuff

Scholar

Books

Docs