Library20 (Slightly Updated)

Get to Know Library 2.0 New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG), and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG) November 30, 2007 Elizabeth B. Thomsen [email_address] http://wordpress.noblenet.org/ethomsen/

The Twentieth Century
Concentration of resources
Production and distribution
Professionalism
Broadcasting : Few to Many
Vaudeville, Radio, Movies, Television
Age of the consumer

Welcome to the Revolution
(Nearly) Ubiquitous Internet Access
Better, Easier, Cheaper Tools of Creativity
Rise of the Prosumer
Culture of Comment and Participation:
Shift from Private to Public

A Concise Definition of Web 2.0
“ Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an ‘architecture of participation,’ and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.” Tim O’Reilly

Web 2.0 is...
A Lot of Buzzwords | And a Lot of Logos

Theme 1: Web as Platform
Move from desktop to web
Many different devices, but always online
Free plus fee ; Ad-supported services
AJAX = Smooth moves: interactive, less choppiness, drag and drop
Visual presentation

Theme 2 :Structured Data
XML, APIs, Web Services : Free data to be served many different ways
APIs: Allow developers to access data
Remix and mash: Alternate versions, Mixing data from multiple sources
Spatial Relations: Geography, 3-D

Theme 3: Participation
People want to act, react and interact
Constant comment
Ratings and recommendations
User-generated content
Social networking
Friends and buddies
Reputation management systems
Collaborative work

Time's Person of the Year: You
"It's a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It's about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people's network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It's about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes."
Time's Person of the Year

Case in Point : Wikipedia
Communal
Most amazing fact : it exists
Second most amazing fact : Britannica is in a defensive position
Licensed resources: Outside the conversation
Wikipedia Links

Case in Point : Flickr
Collaborative
Two billion pictures
Groups and Projects
API : Allows interactions with other services, makes Flickr mashable, encourages development of alternative interfaces
Flickr Links

Case in Point : YouTube
Old stuff : clips from movies, TV shows, TV commercials, etc.
Local history, old home movies
PR and educational videos
Fan videos
YouTube Links

Google Maps and Google Earth
Information is mappable
Google Earth : Fly around a 3D Globe (requires a free download)
Layers of information from Discover, National Geographic, Google Books, more
SketchUp : 3D buildings
Diners Map | On the Road

Library 2.0
"Library 2.0 is all about library users -- keeping those we have while actively seeking those who do not currently use our services. It's about embracing those ideas and technologies that can assist libraries in delivering services to these groups, and it's about participation -- involving users in service creation and evaluation.“ --Michael Casey

Library 2.0
Library users as active participants rather than passive recipients of services
Lots of options – we’re not all the same
Perpetual beta: every service is continuously evaluated and evolved
Bring services to the users
High Tech / High Touch

More on Library 2.0
Library 2.0 Reading List on Squidoo -- Created by Jenny Levine and Michael Stephens for the Library 2.0 course for the American library Association
Library 2.0 on Ning -- An online social network for librarians and others interested in Library 2.0

More Free Advice…
Know when to lose control
Speed up the cycle: jump in, and jump out
Banish skeet shooting
Have fun!

Questions?
Elizabeth Thomsen
Member Services Manager
NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
http://wordpress.noblenet.org/ethomsen/
[email_address]

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