Academic Work is Social: User Generated Content in Support of Research and Learning

Slide 1: Academic Work is Social User Generated Content in Support of Research and Learning Meredith Farkas Norwich University

Slide 2: What is user-generated content? Comm ents nd video Ratings Aud io a tions Ph Tags llec oto co stom s Wik i con Cu tribu Blog posts tions Onlin e community contributions

Slide 3: Why User-Generated Content? • We don’t know everything • Value of patron knowledge • Insufficient metadata • Stories people tell about items are of value • People are already doing it! • 35% of online adults, 57% of teens (Pew, 2006)

Slide 13: Academic work IS social • University of Minnesota survey on Academic Support: •67% of faculty work collaboratively •52% of faculty collaborate with colleagues at other institutions • 46% find that distance from colleagues is a collaboration obstacle

Slide 14: How are we supporting collaborative academic work online?

Slide 21: What can we incorporate into library systems (databases, catalog, etc.)? • Social networking features • Social bookmarking and annotations • Integration with course management systems • Collaborative project spaces • RSS feeds and easy export features

Slide 28: Thanks! Meredith Farkas mfarkas@norwich.edu Links and slides at meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com