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

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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:

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