Using Web 2.0 Applications as Information Awareness Tools Jay Bhatt and Dana Denick – Hagerty Library, Drexel University Presentation for: 7th Annual eLearning Conference: March 26 th , 2009

Why Web 2.0? New research initiatives being developed in institutions, universities and organizations Drexel no exception Multidisciplinary Fields: Nanotechnology, Plasma Medicine, Engineering Cities, etc… More research being done Need for increased information awareness of new resources and tools New and innovative ways of reaching out to researchers need further exploration

New research initiatives being developed in institutions, universities and organizations

Drexel no exception

Multidisciplinary Fields: Nanotechnology, Plasma Medicine, Engineering Cities, etc…

More research being done

Need for increased information awareness of new resources and tools

New and innovative ways of reaching out to researchers need further exploration

Web 2.0 tools are effective ways to share, generate and distribute knowledge among researchers – shared communication Stephen Abrams thinks that Web 2.0 is “about a much higher level of interactivity and deeper user experiences…” Potential for more academic and research based collaborations Why Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 tools are effective ways to share, generate and distribute knowledge among researchers – shared communication

Stephen Abrams thinks that Web 2.0 is “about a much higher level of interactivity and deeper user experiences…”

Potential for more academic and research based collaborations

Web 2.0 Applications covered Blogs RSS Feeds Feed Readers Bookmarks and Tagging Aggregators Social Networks

Blogs

RSS Feeds

Feed Readers

Bookmarks and Tagging

Aggregators

Social Networks

What is a Blog? Why use a blog? Consists of dated entries in reverse chronological order Frequently updated Library blog can include news items, announcements, instructional tips, new electronic resources, etc. Searchable by subject area

Consists of dated entries in reverse chronological order

Frequently updated

Library blog can include news items, announcements, instructional tips, new electronic resources, etc.

Searchable by subject area

Drexel Library Blogs Library Log See Library Blogs News from the Drexel University Libraries Careers Collections Blog Announcing new career-related resources, events and advice for job hunters in the Drexel community. Drexel Physics News, events and resources from the Drexel University Libraries relating to physics. ischoolResearch News and tips from the Drexel University Libraries relating to the iSchool. Drexel Emerging Technologies What’s new and interesting for Drexel University Libraries Staff Print is Dead – E-Resources blog Primarily for Drexel University Libraries staff, designed to keep readers abreast of developments in electronic resources

Library Log See Library Blogs

News from the Drexel University Libraries

Careers Collections Blog

Announcing new career-related resources, events and advice for job hunters in the Drexel community.

Drexel Physics

News, events and resources from the Drexel University Libraries relating to physics.

ischoolResearch

News and tips from the Drexel University Libraries relating to the iSchool.

Drexel Emerging Technologies

What’s new and interesting for Drexel University Libraries Staff

Print is Dead – E-Resources blog

Primarily for Drexel University Libraries staff, designed to keep readers abreast of developments in electronic resources

Engineering Resources Blogs Engineering Information Blogs http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/ http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/engineeringlibraryinstruction/ Announcement of new resources, instructional tips for using a particular database or a resource, new and important web resources and more. Archive of information added over a period of time Emphasis on resources for CoE and Biomedical Engineering – mainly subscription based

Engineering Information Blogs

http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/

http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/engineeringlibraryinstruction/

Announcement of new resources, instructional tips for using a particular database or a resource, new and important web resources and more.

Archive of information added over a period of time

Emphasis on resources for CoE and Biomedical Engineering – mainly subscription based

Engineering Resources Blogs

Englibrary Blog

Share/Save Toolbars Connect separate social networks with each other quickly and easily Facebook Twitter Digg Del.icio.us Makes it easier to share the data, encourages the spread of information

Connect separate social networks with each other quickly and easily

Facebook

Twitter

Digg

Del.icio.us

Makes it easier to share the data, encourages the spread of information

Engineering Resources Blogs

Engineering Resources Blogs Engineering Design Resources Biomedical Engineering Finding Books, Electronic Books and Journals Biomedical Properties Patents and Intellectual Property Ethical Issues

Engineering Design Resources

Biomedical Engineering

Finding Books, Electronic Books and Journals

Biomedical Properties

Patents and Intellectual Property

Ethical Issues

Englibrary Blog

What is RSS? RSS - Real Simple Syndication Brings contents to you Content available as new feeds XML based (eXtensible Markup Language) For content distribution called feeds Aggregators – contains compilation of feeds Collect feeds and display them in easy to read format More later during the talk See also: Using RSS to increase user awareness of e-resources in academic libraries http://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/using-rss-to-increase-user-awareness-of-e-resources-in-academic-libraries/

RSS - Real Simple Syndication

Brings contents to you

Content available as new feeds

XML based (eXtensible Markup Language)

For content distribution called feeds

Aggregators – contains compilation of feeds

Collect feeds and display them in easy to read format

More later during the talk

See also: Using RSS to increase user awareness of e-resources in academic libraries

http://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/using-rss-to-increase-user-awareness-of-e-resources-in-academic-libraries/

Getting RSS Feeds Feed readers (RSS feed readers) Collect various feeds and consolidate the information Downloadable Feed Readers: Google Reader, http://www.google.com/reader Bloglines, http://www.bloglines.com RSS Compendium: http://allrss.com/rssreaders.html Many blogs have built in RSS feeds. RSS feeds are identified by ‘XML’ ‘RSS’ or icons Just add the URL associated with the icons to your feed reader Englibrary: http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/?feed=rss

Feed readers (RSS feed readers)

Collect various feeds and consolidate the information

Downloadable Feed Readers:

Google Reader, http://www.google.com/reader

Bloglines, http://www.bloglines.com

RSS Compendium: http://allrss.com/rssreaders.html

Many blogs have built in RSS feeds.

RSS feeds are identified by ‘XML’ ‘RSS’ or icons

Just add the URL associated with the icons to your feed reader

Englibrary: http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/?feed=rss

Engineering Resources RSS Feeds

Electronic Journal Feeds Integrating feeds from journals and journal articles Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Materials Institute of Physics Science Online IEEE Computer Society Royal Society of Chemistry University of Chicago Press Journals Many more to come including ScienceDirect

Integrating feeds from journals and journal articles

Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Materials

Institute of Physics

Science Online

IEEE Computer Society

Royal Society of Chemistry

University of Chicago Press Journals

Many more to come including ScienceDirect

Announcing Events on Blogs

Collaboration with Faculty & Students Identify faculty and students working on blogs Drexel CoAS E-Learning Blog Drexel Smart House Blog Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Blog One more opportunity to work together!

Identify faculty and students working on blogs

Drexel CoAS E-Learning Blog

Drexel Smart House Blog

Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Blog

One more opportunity to work together!

Bookmarks and Tagging Social Bookmarking services allow users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. Del.icio.us Diigo Information rich resources can be shared among engineering faculty and students. Users can categorize resources using their own tagging system.

Social Bookmarking services allow users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source.

Del.icio.us

Diigo

Information rich resources can be shared among engineering faculty and students.

Users can categorize resources using their own tagging system.

Aggregators Collect various feeds from blogs, bookmarking systems and other forms of posted material in one location Friendfeed Twitter

Collect various feeds from blogs, bookmarking systems and other forms of posted material in one location

Friendfeed

Twitter

Aggregators Allows audience to narrow down the flow of information, get only what they want Keeps audience up-to-date without having to visit the website

Allows audience to narrow down the flow of information, get only what they want

Keeps audience up-to-date without having to visit the website

Friendfeed

Social Networks Students in academic environments use social networks to connect with their friends and colleagues. A Librarian’s presence on a students’ social tool will increase the visibility of library resources: Information Awareness Social Networks: Facebook Myspace Orkut

Students in academic environments use social networks to connect with their friends and colleagues.

A Librarian’s presence on a students’ social tool will increase the visibility of library resources: Information Awareness

Social Networks:

Facebook

Myspace

Orkut

Boxes- Facebook

My Links- Facebook

Notes - Facebook

Groups - Facebook

Groups - Facebook

Adding Value setting up blogs, instant messaging, wikis using Facebook, RSS feeds and widgets offering more spaces within library for podcasts, vodcasts or any new technological product for the web opting for more personalization tools and rating options customizing curriculum resource pages, offering Web 2.0 classes for the public on blogging, etc.

setting up blogs, instant messaging, wikis

using Facebook, RSS feeds and widgets

offering more spaces within library for podcasts, vodcasts or any new technological product for the web

opting for more personalization tools and rating options

customizing curriculum resource pages,

offering Web 2.0 classes for the public on blogging, etc.

Vision More and more electronic journals will develop RSS feeds Increased use of applications such as Facebook with imported Feeds More collaboration among students, researchers, faculty members and librarians More outreach necessary

More and more electronic journals will develop RSS feeds

Increased use of applications such as Facebook with imported Feeds

More collaboration among students, researchers, faculty members and librarians

More outreach necessary

Thank You! Thank you very much and have fun using Web 2.0 Applications. Feedback welcome. Interested in creating and developing a collaboration? Additional Reading: Paper presented at the International Conference of Asian Special Libraries, New Delhi, 2008. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2973 Contact us anytime at: Jay Bhatt, bhattjj@drexel.edu Dana Denick, dld58@drexel.edu Katherine Lynch, klynch@drexel.edu

Thank you very much and have fun using Web 2.0 Applications. Feedback welcome.

Interested in creating and developing a collaboration?

Additional Reading: Paper presented at the International Conference of Asian Special Libraries, New Delhi, 2008. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2973

Contact us anytime at:

Jay Bhatt, bhattjj@drexel.edu

Dana Denick, dld58@drexel.edu

Katherine Lynch, klynch@drexel.edu