Intro to Web 2.0

Helene Blowers Digital Strategy Director Columbus Metropolitan Library Webwise 2008 Web 2.0 : Introduction Culture, Community & Collaboration

http://www.personoftheyear.be/

“ Web 2.0 generally refers to a second generation of services available on the WWW that lets people collaborate and share information online .” - Wikipedia.com Shared Bookmarks = Shared News = Shared Pictures = Shared Knowledge = Shared Videos = Shared Everything =

“ The central idea of (Web 2.0 technologies) is harnessing collective intelligence.” - Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media

Introduction

Blog:
Short for “web log”
an easy to use publishing tool that lists content in reverse date order & is doubling in size every 5.5 months
a great way to engage staff & library users in conversation
all of the above

http://www.darienlibrary.org/directorsblog/

Internal communication blog

http://www.blogger.com PLAY 4 FREE

Wiki:
a Hawaiian word meaning “quick”
a collaborative web space that anyone* can edit
a useful tool for sharing library knowledge or engaging users
all of the above

http:// www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/

http://booklovers.pbwiki.com

http://pbwiki.com PLAY 4 FREE

RSS:
short for Really Simple Syndication
an effective tool in keeping up news & trends
a great way to find out what people are saying about your library
all of the above

RSS (XML) if native format – NOT Pretty!

My Yahoo portal – RSS Feeds

http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/RSS.cfm

http://www.lcpl.lib.va.us/rss/index.htm

http://tinyurl.com/yk8npb

Bloglines.com PLAY 4 FREE

Podcast:
2005 word of the year
an audio file that is available through RSS
an effective way to engage youth and enhance your digital presence
all of the above

http://www.lansing.lib.il.us

http://www.homerlibrary.org/audioreviews.asp

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/bookcast/

http://studio.odeo.com PLAY 4 FREE

MySpace (FaceBook):
The most popular web site for the under 20 crowd.
The 2 nd most popular visited site on the WWW
A great way to connect with teens
all of the above

http://www.myspace.com/denver_evolver

www.myspace.com/libraryloft

Image Generators & hosting sites:
An easy way to expand your storage space
A great way to connect with customers
Free fun stuff
all of the above

Mt. Lebanon Public Library, PA

www.flickr.com PLAY 4 FREE

Image Generators

www.addletters.com

http://www.plcmc.org/fotofun/default.asp

http://www.plcmc.org/fotofun/

Jessica, University City Library member since 2001

http://www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/ PLAY 4 FREE

Enlightening Expanding Communities Energetic Empowering Individuals Enabling Equality Engaging users Embedded Embracing Enchanting Encouraging participation … etc. Web 2.0:

FREE Web Tools
Blogger – www.blogger.com
PBWiki – www.pbwiki.com
Bloglines – www.bloglines.com
Odeo Studio - studio.odeo.com
Flickr – www.flickr.com
Big Huge Labs – www.bighugelabs.com
PLAY 4 FREE

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Helene Blowers [email_address] LibraryBytes.com

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