Building a school library 2.0

Building a School Library 2.0 Dana Dukic West Island School Hong Kong The Hong Kong Library Association 50th Anniversary Conference 4 th and 5 th November 2008

Librarian looks at Web 2.0

Librarians use Web 2.0 tools

to enhance their virtual library collections

to communicate among themselves and with their users and

for their professional development

Top 10 for librarians

Podcasts

Wikis

Photo and video sharing

Blogs

Virtual maps

Start pages

Virtual worlds

Social bookmarks

Social networks

RSS feeds

Librarians and podcasting

Librarians as…..

podcast users

use podcasts for information and professional development

intermediaries - provide podcasts created by others

search, classify and deliver podcasts created by others

podcast creators

promote the library

teach IL skills

support students’ podcasts

Searching podcasts for others – Librarians’ intermediary role

Strategies

searching readymade directories and searching engines

creating own custom searching engines

Rollyo – “ Roll Yo ur Own Search Engine”

Google Custom Search Engine

Basic steps

Choose a name for your searchroll

Enter up to 25 Web site address

Choose a category in the Rollyo directory

Enter any number of keywords

Create searchroll

How does it work with Rollyo ?

How does it look in Rollyo ?

Examples of podcasts with students

Three examples

RadioPopcorn

http://www.gcast.com/u/dukic/http_clc_esf_edu_hk_GroupHomepage_asp_GroupID_31284

School radio channel for school news, learning and entertainment

Thunderstorm http://libraryzone.wikispaces.com/Thunder+Cake

Literary & topic research project

Environment http://clc.esf.edu.hk/GroupRenderCustomPage.asp?GroupID=2624&ResourceId=225588

Environmental topics research

Wikis in school libraries

School librarians use wikis for many different purposes.

library and information skills tutorials

reading lists

book reviews

professional resources

library associations web pages etc.

Wiki tools

There are many wiki tools available from the Internet.

The most popular wiki software

PB Wiki

WetPaint

PMWiki

MediaWiki

WikiSpaces

Jot Spot

Two examples of librarians’ wikis

ALESS http://aless.wikispaces.com/

(Association of librarians in English speaking schools in Hong Kong)

serves as the official website of ALESS group

a collection of resources and tools for school librarians’ professional development

a built in web tracker shows visits from all over the world

Pyplibrary http://pyplibrary.wikispaces.com/

(initiated by librarian in Hong Kong)

initiated with the idea to develop reading list of picture books that support individual learner profiles in IB curriculum

supported by members from all over the world

wiki is regularly visited since its beginning

Photo and video sharing Photo sharing tools Video sharing tools

YouTube in libraries

YouTube is very popular with librarians.

They select readymade videos with tutorials and other resources to create library video collections

Librarians create their own videos, upload them on YouTube and use for

library marketing

library instructions

entertainment

Examples

Lingnan University Library Guide http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=Snt14MkjMWg

Brooklyn College Library: Borrowing Books from Other CUNY Libraries

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=6VpwBv6ehZQ

Blogs and blogging

Blogs can be very powerful tools in hands of librarians.

Librarians categorize blogs as

blogs from the Internet created by others

blogs created by librarians

Blogs created by others

Blogs can be useful information resource

Advantages

up to date news

may contain original ideas and stimulate discussions

interactive

Downsides

anyone can publish anything

Blogs created by librarians

Blogs are great tools for librarians

include many great tools

appealing look

contents can be sorted by labels, dates..

allow comments

But librarians also need to have in mind that

blogging takes time

blog needs to be updated regularly to maintain readers’ interest and keep them coming back

What do librarians do with blogs ?

provide library news and announcements

use as a school library homepage

present collections of links for specific topics

supply lists of new books, reading lists and book reviews

facilitate access to podcasts, slideshows and videos

provide library instructional resources

Popular blogging software

Blogger

Edublogs

WordPress

Blogmeister

LiveJournal

Book Browser – WIS Library blog http://bookbrowsers.blogspot.com/ social cataloguing tool

Virtual maps -Google Earth

a geographic browser - a powerful tool for viewing, creating and sharing interactive files containing highly visual location-specific information.

these files are called KMLs (for Keyhole Markup Language)

Layers and KML files

The Layers feature in Google Earth provides a variety of data points of geographic interest as maps, roads, terrains, and even buildings data.

Layers content is created exclusively by Google or its content partners

KML (or KMZ*) files are created by Google Earth users

* KMZ are zipped files containing more KML files

Searching Google Earth Resources

KML Gallery

( contains examples of KMLs that organizations, communities, and users have created using both Google Earth and Google Maps)

Google Earth Community

Searching in Google advanced files with KML or KMZ extension

What can librarians do with Google Earth ?

librarians select, process and display KLM files in support of the school curriculum

Example

Google Earth Resource (WIS Library)

Google Earth Resources http:// googleearthresources.blogspot.com /

Start pages - web remixing tools

Startpages are personalized professional tools that are easy to edit.

Netvibes

iGoogle

Pageflakes

MyYahoo

Start pages in school library

Librarians use start pages to…

create a school library webpage with links to databases, catalogs, local news, curriculum links, policies, procedures, mission statement, special events, photos, book reviews….

aggregate RSS feeds from news sites, blogs, podcasts, wikis and all other sites that are regularly updated

maintain professional pages with bookmarks, calendars, blog feeds, twitter, YouTube content, email, search engines….

Example: Spanish Language & Culture (WIS Library)

http://www.netvibes.com/mylibrary#Spanish_Language_%26_Culture

Spanish Language & Culture Resource on Netvibes

Virtual worlds Screen movie overview

Second Life

valuable resource for teaching and learning

there is already a great number of learning objects created by SL users available for free on the web

here is an opportunity for librarians to add up a new collection of learning resources to their virtual libraries

Starting points for developing SL collection

Salamander project

International School Island

Salamander project

a collaborative project that collects and evaluates 3D learning materials for K-12 and higher education learning institutions

coordinated by staff at The Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the University of Oregon

all resources are classified according to content area and learning engagement type

International School Island

an Island in Second Life to support educators worldwide with an emphasis on International Schools Communities

Samples of Second Life resources Virtual hallucination room Heart Murmur Simulation Genome Island Sistine chapel Raphael’s tapestries

Social bookmarking tools “wisdom of the crowds” technique

Collaborative filtering technology

Reducing the quantity of information by assessing its relevance and value

drawing on the insights and discoveries of people with similar profiles and interests

delicious social bookmarking

Using furl in school library

Social networks

Many library professionals have discovered that social networks are well suited as a tool for developing their own social and professional networks online.

Most popular ones…..

Going where patrons are

Social networks are excellent outreach tool

Beth’s story ( librarian at Brooklyn College Library )

When Beth Evans's teenage daughter told her the only email she read was through her MySpace page, it was "a light bulb moment.“ No wonder all the announcements the Brooklyn College Library had been sending students didn't seem to work! They probably weren't reading their email either.

Facebook as an outreach tool