Using Social Software in Libraries

Iain Wallace & Aidan Johnston Spoken Word Services www.spokenword.ac.uk

Today’s presentation
What's the point of Web 2.0 and why should you care?
Social networking for digital libraries: an example from Spoken Word Services @ Glasgow Caledonian University
www.spokenword.ac.uk

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So …
Does Web 2.0 + Library = Library 2.0?

Suggestions
Google, Yahoo, etc have a different mission to HEIs and different priorities
Separate functionality and figure out what your core library systems should handle and what other (web) services will handle better
Don’t rely on YouTube or Flickr as your sole repository of information … but do experiment with their apis
Accept that the web giants will do some things better
Learn usability lessons from Web 2.0 sites
Disseminate through Web 2.0 sites

Further Information
Spoken Word Services
http://www.spokenword.ac.uk
Digital Libraries in the Classroom
(including project videos)
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_dlitc.aspx
The Saltire Centre
http://www.gcal.ac.uk/thesaltirecentre

Contact
Iain Wallace
Digital Services Development Librarian
E: [email_address]
T: 0141 273 1901
W: http://www.spokenword.ac.uk

Using Social Software in Libraries

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