Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts: Web 2.0 Tools You Can Use Kate Pitcher, SUNY Geneseo

Web 2.0 Tools You Can Use Web 2.0 is the second generation of web-based services and tools which make content creation on the web easier and more accessible to a wide variety of users.

Web 2.0 is the second generation of web-based services and tools which make content creation on the web easier and more accessible to a wide variety of users.

Questions to answer… What are these Web 2.0 social collaboration tools? Why should your library should use these tools to distribute and share content to users? How can your library use these tools to distribute and share content with users?

What are these Web 2.0 social collaboration tools?

Why should your library should use these tools to distribute and share content to users?

How can your library use these tools to distribute and share content with users?

Web 2.0 in action… Amazon.com “ recommendations ” and Wish Lists Flickr photo sharing tagging and bookmarking YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&eurl chat and instant messaging blogging mixing and creating music files “ participatory web” Mashups of content Google Maps

Amazon.com “ recommendations ” and Wish Lists

Flickr photo sharing

tagging and bookmarking

YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE&eurl

chat and instant messaging

blogging

mixing and creating music files

“ participatory web”

Mashups of content

Google Maps

What is Library 2.0? Maness’ theory of Library 2.0 ¹ : A theory for Library 2.0 could be understood to have these four essential elements: User-centered Provides a multi-media experience Socially rich Communally innovative

Maness’ theory of Library 2.0 ¹ :

A theory for Library 2.0 could be understood to have these four essential elements:

User-centered

Provides a multi-media experience

Socially rich

Communally innovative

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Library 2.0 in action… “ Recommendations” in library catalog Tagging of books in library catalog (Users make their own subject headings!) Subscribe to an RSS feed notifying patrons of new books Patrons post book reviews to a library hosted blog Library news using blog format Library patrons add and edit content to a subject guide wiki on library’s website IM at reference desk Downloading music and books onto iPods Offering podcasts of events through library website

“ Recommendations” in library catalog

Tagging of books in library catalog (Users make their own subject headings!)

Subscribe to an RSS feed notifying patrons of new books

Patrons post book reviews to a library hosted blog

Library news using blog format

Library patrons add and edit content to a subject guide wiki on library’s website

IM at reference desk

Downloading music and books onto iPods

Offering podcasts of events through library website

Blogs “… online journals or websites where users can post commentary, links and news…” “ [Blogs] enable the rapid production and consumption of Web-based publications ”

“… online journals or websites where users can post commentary, links and news…”

“ [Blogs] enable the rapid production and consumption of Web-based publications ”

What makes a blog different? Dated entries (“posts”) Each “post” has a permanent webpage created automatically (“permalink”) Links to favorite or recommended blogs (“blogroll”) Content is syndicated to users (“RSS feed”) Readers can leave comments Posts are archived

Dated entries (“posts”)

Each “post” has a permanent webpage created automatically (“permalink”)

Links to favorite or recommended blogs (“blogroll”)

Content is syndicated to users (“RSS feed”)

Readers can leave comments

Posts are archived

More features… Categorization of posts Tagging the content of posts No need to know HTML

Categorization of posts

Tagging the content of posts

No need to know HTML

Anatomy of a post…

Clicking on Comments in the SJCPL Blog… A comment left by a library patron on the Milne Library News blog…

SUNY Geneseo, Milne Library

Integrate & collaborate with your campus courseware or portal….

Who reads blogs? 27% of Internet users read blogs as of November 2004 -- that’s 32 million people ! greater-than-average growth of readers among women, minorities, and those between the ages of 30-49 tend to be young, male, well-educated and veteran Internet users 

27% of Internet users read blogs as of November 2004 -- that’s 32 million people !

greater-than-average growth of readers among women, minorities, and those between the ages of 30-49

tend to be young, male, well-educated and veteran Internet users 

Why should your library have a blog? News Current events Interaction with library patrons Market and promote different library services Easy to create, maintain and update No HTML skills necessary User feedback FREE!

News

Current events

Interaction with library patrons

Market and promote different library services

Easy to create, maintain and update

No HTML skills necessary

User feedback

FREE!

What makes a successful library blog? Currency Frequency Relevance to library or patron’s needs Well written Interaction with patrons through comments

Currency

Frequency

Relevance to library or patron’s needs

Well written

Interaction with patrons through comments

Tips for successful blogging… Collaborate Edit Policy Interaction Purpose

Collaborate

Edit

Policy

Interaction

Purpose

Some successful library blogs… Ann Arbor District Library http://www.aadl.org/ Moraine Valley Community College http://www2.sls.lib.il.us/MVCC/searchtips/ http://www2.sls.lib.il.us/MVCC/librarynews/ St. Joseph County Public Library http://www.libraryforlife.org/blogs/lifeline/index.php

Ann Arbor District Library

http://www.aadl.org/

Moraine Valley Community College

http://www2.sls.lib.il.us/MVCC/searchtips/

http://www2.sls.lib.il.us/MVCC/librarynews/

St. Joseph County Public Library

http://www.libraryforlife.org/blogs/lifeline/index.php

What you need: Application (many free services will host your blog: Blogger , WordPress , LiveJournal , etc. ) Commitment (“buy-in” from your contributors) Technical support (at least one person who can fool with the code behind the application if you want to host it on your own server) Training

Application (many free services will host your blog: Blogger , WordPress , LiveJournal , etc. )

Commitment (“buy-in” from your contributors)

Technical support (at least one person who can fool with the code behind the application if you want to host it on your own server)

Training

Free blog applications Blogger http://www2.blogger.com/ WordPress http://wordpress.org/ LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com/ Diaryland (hosted) http://www.diaryland.com/ Pitas (hosted) http://www.pitas.com Slash (open source app) http://www.slashcode.com Greymatter (open source app) http://noahgrey.com/greysoft/ LifeType (open source app) http://www.lifetype.net/

Blogger http://www2.blogger.com/

WordPress http://wordpress.org/

LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com/

Diaryland (hosted) http://www.diaryland.com/

Pitas (hosted) http://www.pitas.com

Slash (open source app) http://www.slashcode.com

Greymatter (open source app) http://noahgrey.com/greysoft/

LifeType (open source app) http://www.lifetype.net/

Other blog applications (cost $$) Movable Type ($) http://www.movabletype.org TypePad ($) http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/index Radio Userland ($) http://radio.userland.com Manila ($) http://manila.userland.com/

Movable Type ($) http://www.movabletype.org

TypePad ($) http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/index

Radio Userland ($) http://radio.userland.com

Manila ($) http://manila.userland.com/

Blogger http://www2.blogger.com Free Easy to use Will host your blog (no need to put blog on your own server) No prior knowledge of HTML or CSS needed Tutorials available

Free

Easy to use

Will host your blog (no need to put blog on your own server)

No prior knowledge of HTML or CSS needed

Tutorials available

WordPress http://wordpress.org Free Customize the look of your blog Will host your blog on their server No need to learn HTML or CSS

Free

Customize the look of your blog

Will host your blog on their server

No need to learn HTML or CSS

LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com Joining the site is free Will host your blog on their server “Online journaling community” Additional services such as IM and text messaging are possible

Joining the site is free

Will host your blog on their server

“Online journaling community”

Additional services such as IM and text messaging are possible

Wikis “… collaborative websites where users can add, edit, or delete content on a certain topic, using a web browser ...”

“… collaborative websites where users can add, edit, or delete content on a certain topic, using a web browser ...”

The best example…

What makes a wiki different? Multiple users may edit content Searchable No formal HTML coding experience needed Very similar to many content management systems Upload documents and files

Multiple users may edit content

Searchable

No formal HTML coding experience needed

Very similar to many content management systems

Upload documents and files

LIS Wiki

Ohio University Libraries http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page

Milne Library WebDev Wiki http:// intranet.lib.geneseo.edu/webdevwiki/doku.php?id =home

Library Instruction Wiki http:// instructionwiki.org/Sharing_resources

Why use a wiki in your library? Document management (i.e. training documents, manuals, meeting minutes, etc.) Archive Intranet Collaboration by many (faculty, students, community users, etc.) Knowledge base Project management tool Staff internal communication

Document management (i.e. training documents, manuals, meeting minutes, etc.)

Archive

Intranet

Collaboration by many (faculty, students, community users, etc.)

Knowledge base

Project management tool

Staff internal communication

Useful features… Track recent changes (RSS feeds can be incorporated so users can be notified immediately) History of page revisions (With some wiki apps, you can revert back to a previous version of the wiki) Accessibility of documents and information through a web-based browser login (can be password-protected)

Track recent changes

(RSS feeds can be incorporated so users can be notified immediately)

History of page revisions

(With some wiki apps, you can revert back to a previous version of the wiki)

Accessibility of documents and information through a web-based browser login (can be password-protected)

Some disadvantages… Mostly text-based Anyone (if you don’t require login) can contribute and edit documents Must use special “wiki” editing syntax to make changes or contribute content – this can be cumbersome for some users to learn

Mostly text-based

Anyone (if you don’t require login) can contribute and edit documents

Must use special “wiki” editing syntax to make changes or contribute content – this can be cumbersome for some users to learn

What you need: Application (many free software apps: PBwiki , Wetpaint , MediaWiki , DokuWiki ; just to name a few) Commitment (“buy-in” from your contributors) Technical support (at least one person who can fool with the code behind the application) Training

Application (many free software apps: PBwiki , Wetpaint , MediaWiki , DokuWiki ; just to name a few)

Commitment (“buy-in” from your contributors)

Technical support (at least one person who can fool with the code behind the application)

Training

Wiki tools PBwiki http://pbwiki.com/ MediaWiki http://www.mediawiki.org/ DokuWiki http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki TWiki (open source app) http://twiki.org ClearWiki (free for 10 users) http://clearwiki.com/ Wetpaint (free) http://www.wetpaint.com SeedWiki (free; multiple wikis) http://www.seedwiki.com

PBwiki http://pbwiki.com/

MediaWiki http://www.mediawiki.org/

DokuWiki http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki

TWiki (open source app) http://twiki.org

ClearWiki (free for 10 users) http://clearwiki.com/

Wetpaint (free) http://www.wetpaint.com

SeedWiki (free; multiple wikis) http://www.seedwiki.com

PBwiki http://pbwiki.com/ Free Hosted (no need to download software) Web-based; login from any internet browser

Free

Hosted (no need to download software)

Web-based; login from any internet browser

MediaWiki http://www.mediawiki.org/ Open source application Download and install on your own server Designed for use with large websites/multiple servers Some WYSIWYG Editing syntax allows users to edit and contribute content without knowledge of HTML

Open source application

Download and install on your own server

Designed for use with large websites/multiple servers

Some WYSIWYG

Editing syntax allows users to edit and contribute content without knowledge of HTML

DokuWiki http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki Open source application Download and install on your own server Has its own editing syntax for contributing and editing content

Open source application

Download and install on your own server

Has its own editing syntax for contributing and editing content

Podcasts “ … syndicated audio or video content in a multimedia file meant for play on a handheld device (such as an iPod) or a personal computer…”

“ … syndicated audio or video content in a multimedia file meant for play on a handheld device (such as an iPod) or a personal computer…”

iPods Can be used as… hard drive calendar contact manager audio recorder save text files photo library notes reader alarm clock PDF library video player can be projected w/LCD or TV music

MP3 players

Why should we care? “… Teachers in every strata of education are increasingly dealing with a student population that is not only more wired than they are but also grew up in a techno-drenched atmosphere that has trained them to absorb and process information in fundamentally different ways. This generation of students is more likely to be armed with cell phones, laptops, and iPods than with spiral notebooks and #2 pencils …” 

“… Teachers in every strata of education are increasingly dealing with a student population that is not only more wired than they are but also grew up in a techno-drenched atmosphere that has trained them to absorb and process information in fundamentally different ways. This generation of students is more likely to be armed with cell phones, laptops, and iPods than with spiral notebooks and #2 pencils …” 

To be or not to be… Why should libraries create podcasts? Library tours Special events Story times Book reviews Readings Guest lectures Campus events Student research presentations

Library tours

Special events

Story times

Book reviews

Readings

Guest lectures

Campus events

Student research presentations

Arizona State University Libraries http://www.asu.edu/lib/librarychannel/

Bridgewater College: Internet Podcast Resources http://www.bridgew.edu/library/podcasts.cfm

Grand Rapids Public Library http://www.grpl.org/yourlibrary/pods/

South Huntington (NY) Public Library http://www.shpl.info/

How do we find and subscribe to podcasts? Find a podcast you are interested in listening to Find the orange “RSS” or “POD” button Click button OR copy and paste the URL into your RSS reader

Find a podcast you are interested in listening to

Find the orange “RSS” or “POD” button

Click button OR copy and paste the URL into your RSS reader

Subscribing to podcasts with iTunes… 1. 2. 3.

How do we create podcasts? Two easy ways: Create podcasts by phone Use recording software to: Record audio and convert it to a downloadable format (MP3) Create a text file which describes the audio (RSS) Upload to the web

Two easy ways:

Create podcasts by phone

Use recording software to:

Record audio and convert it to a downloadable format (MP3)

Create a text file which describes the audio (RSS)

Upload to the web

Podcasting Tools Gabcast http://www.gabcast.com podOmatic http://www.podomatic.com/home Odeo http://www.odeo.com

Gabcast http://www.gabcast.com

podOmatic http://www.podomatic.com/home

Odeo http://www.odeo.com

Gabcast http://www.gabcast.com/index.php Free Record podcasts by phone

Free

Record podcasts by phone

Creating a podcast by phone… Toll-free number Click on “Testing” icon to get the podcast and play!

podOmatic http://www.podomatic.com/home Free Record your own podcasts

Free

Record your own podcasts

Odeo http://odeo.com/ Free Upload MP3 files

Free

Upload MP3 files

What you need to create a podcast: Microphone Recording software Sound card

Microphone

Recording software

Sound card

Recording Software Audacity (for PCs and Macs; free) http://audacity.sourceforge.net GarageBand (for Macs; $$) http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

Audacity (for PCs and Macs; free) http://audacity.sourceforge.net

GarageBand (for Macs; $$)

http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

Works Cited Maness, J. M. (2006). Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries . Webology, 3(2). Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html . (2006). Library 2.0 Meme Map . Flickr. Retrieved March 17, 2007, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/42538191@N00/113222147/ Habib, M. (2006). Toward Academic Library 2.0: development and application of a library 2.0 methodology . A Master’s Paper for the M.S. in L.S degree, November 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://etd.ils.unc.edu/dspace/handle/1901/356 Rainie, L. (2005). Memo: the state of blogging . Pew Internet & American Life Project, January 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2005, from http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/144/report_display.asp 5. McHugh, J. (2005). Synching up with the iKid . Edutopia Magazine , October 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2007, from http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=art_1355&issue=oct_05#

Maness, J. M. (2006). Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries . Webology, 3(2). Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html .

(2006). Library 2.0 Meme Map . Flickr. Retrieved March 17, 2007, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/42538191@N00/113222147/

Habib, M. (2006). Toward Academic Library 2.0: development and application of a library 2.0 methodology . A Master’s Paper for the M.S. in L.S degree, November 2006. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://etd.ils.unc.edu/dspace/handle/1901/356

Rainie, L. (2005). Memo: the state of blogging .

Pew Internet & American Life Project, January 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2005, from http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/144/report_display.asp

5. McHugh, J. (2005). Synching up with the iKid . Edutopia Magazine , October 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2007, from http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=art_1355&issue=oct_05#

Recommended Resources: Library 2.0 2006). Library 2.0 - LISWiki. Retrieved February 2, 2007, from LISWiki. Web site: http://liswiki.org/wiki/Library_2.0 Crawford, W. (2006). Library 2.0 and “Library 2.0”. Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, 6(2). Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://cites.boisestate.edu/v6i2a.htm Miller, P. (2006). Library 2.0 - The Challenge of Disruptive Innovation. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://www.talis.com/resources/documents/447_Library_2_prf1.pdf O'Reilly, T. (2005a). What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html Stephens, M. (2005). ALA TechSource - Do Libraries Matter: On Library & Librarian 2.0. Retrieved Nov. 17, 2006, from American Library Association. Web site: http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2005/11/do-libraries-matter-on-library-librarian-20.html Stephens, M. (2006). Web 2.0 & libraries: best practices for social software . Library Technology Reports, 42, no. 4. Chicago: ALA TechSource.

2006). Library 2.0 - LISWiki. Retrieved February 2, 2007, from LISWiki. Web site: http://liswiki.org/wiki/Library_2.0

Crawford, W. (2006). Library 2.0 and “Library 2.0”. Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, 6(2). Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://cites.boisestate.edu/v6i2a.htm

Miller, P. (2006). Library 2.0 - The Challenge of Disruptive Innovation. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://www.talis.com/resources/documents/447_Library_2_prf1.pdf

O'Reilly, T. (2005a). What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software. Retrieved January 17, 2007, from http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

Stephens, M. (2005). ALA TechSource - Do Libraries Matter: On Library & Librarian 2.0. Retrieved Nov. 17, 2006, from American Library Association. Web site: http://www.techsource.ala.org/blog/2005/11/do-libraries-matter-on-library-librarian-20.html

Stephens, M. (2006). Web 2.0 & libraries: best practices for social software . Library Technology Reports, 42, no. 4. Chicago: ALA TechSource.

Recommended Resources: Blogs Gardner, S. (2005). Time to check: are you using the right blogging tool ? Online Journalism Review. Retrieved March 26, 2007, from http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050714gardner/ Mahoney, D. (2002). How to write a better weblog . A List Apart. Retrieved March 26, 2007, from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writebetter/ BlogBib http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/ Blogs – Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki http:// www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title =Blogs

Gardner, S. (2005). Time to check: are you using the right blogging tool ? Online Journalism Review. Retrieved March 26, 2007, from http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050714gardner/

Mahoney, D. (2002). How to write a better weblog . A List Apart. Retrieved March 26, 2007, from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writebetter/

BlogBib http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/

Blogs – Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

http:// www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title =Blogs

Recommended Resources: Wikis Stafford, T. and M. Webb. (2006). What is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects ). O’Reilly Network. Retrieved July 18, 2006, from http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6646 Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiMatrix http://www.wikimatrix.org

Stafford, T. and M. Webb. (2006). What is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects ). O’Reilly Network. Retrieved July 18, 2006, from http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6646

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

WikiMatrix

http://www.wikimatrix.org

Recommended Resources: Podcasting Podcast411 – podcast directory and information http://www.podcast411.com/ Podcasting News http://www.podcastingnews.com/ Podseek http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/solutions.html

Podcast411 – podcast directory and information

http://www.podcast411.com/

Podcasting News

http://www.podcastingnews.com/

Podseek

http://www.podseek.net/directory/podcasting/solutions.html

Contact Info… Kate Pitcher Reference/Instruction & Web Development Librarian Milne Library SUNY Geneseo [email_address] This presentation is available online at: http://www.slideshare.net

Kate Pitcher

Reference/Instruction & Web Development Librarian

Milne Library

SUNY Geneseo

[email_address]

This presentation is available online at:

http://www.slideshare.net