The document discusses how social software can benefit libraries. It defines social software as tools that allow people to communicate, collaborate, and build community online. Examples include blogs, wikis, social networking sites, and more. The document outlines characteristics of social software like easy content creation and sharing. It explores how libraries can use social software to disseminate information, get feedback from users, provide remote services, and capitalize on collective intelligence. Finally, it provides strategies for implementing social software in libraries, such as involving staff, considering barriers to use, and starting small.

2. Web 1.0: Democratized Access to Information

3. Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

4. What is social software? My definition: To be defined as social software, a tool must meet at least two of the following conditions: 1. It allows people to communicate, collaborate and build community online 2. It can be syndicated, shared, reused or remixed, or it facilitates syndication 3. It allows people to easily learn from and capitalize on the behavior or knowledge of others

6. Characteristics of Social Software

7. Easy Content Creation and Sharing

8. Online Collaboration

9. Conversations: Distributed

10. Conversations: Real Time

11. Capitalizing on the Wisdom of Crowds

12. Transparency

13. Transparency

14. Personalization

15. Personalization

16. Portability

17. What Can Social Software do for Libraries?

18. Disseminate Information

19. Disseminate Information

20. Disseminate Information

21. Disseminate Information

22. Disseminate Information

23. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

24. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

25. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

26. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

27. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

28. Provide Services to Remote Users

29. Provide Services to Remote Users

30. Provide Services Where our Users Are

31. Provide Services Where our Users Are

32. Provide Services Where our Users Are

33. Provide Services Where our Users Are

34. Provide Services Where our Users Are

35. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

36. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

37. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

38. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

39. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

40. Strategies for Implementing Social Software

41. Avoid technolust

42. Will it improve library services? Will patrons use it?

43. Involve staff at all levels in planning

44. Encourage staff to play (and kick the tires!)

45. Consider barriers to use and break them down

46. Consider barriers to use and break them down

47. Seek out strategic partnerships

48. Consider maintenance and sustainability

49. Must be able to integrate into staff workflow

50. Training for staff and patrons

51. In marketing focus on the functionality

52. Be willing to experiment. Avoid analysis paralysis!

53. Start small and keep it simple

54. Questions? [email_address] AIM: librarianmer Links and presentation at http://meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com Questions? Just Ask!