Collaborative Tools for Libraries Meredith Farkas Norwich University San Jose State University

Blogs Why blog collaboratively? Easy to set up and use Encourages informal communication Comment mechanism allows for discussion All communication is in one place in reverse chronological order RSS feeds

Why blog collaboratively?

Easy to set up and use

Encourages informal communication

Comment mechanism allows for discussion

All communication is in one place in reverse chronological order

RSS feeds

Group Blogs http://www.coloradolibraries.org/

Internal library staff blogs http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/newmanreference/

Organizational Blogs http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/

Drupal (drupal.org) Content management system on steroids Allows for the creation of many different types of content – pages, blog posts, wiki pages, etc. Custom content types can also be created for subject guide pages, landing pages, etc. Many, many users can be part of a drupal community, each with different user rights.

Content management system on steroids

Allows for the creation of many different types of content – pages, blog posts, wiki pages, etc.

Custom content types can also be created for subject guide pages, landing pages, etc.

Many, many users can be part of a drupal community, each with different user rights.

Drupal for Community-Building http://www.skokienet.org/

Drupal for Education http://sociallibraries.com/libr246-12/

Drupal for Groups http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-education

Wikis Content management system Allows people to collaboratively develop a website without any tech-savvy Wiki=quick (in Hawaiian) All community members can add to or edit the work of others

Content management system

Allows people to collaboratively develop a website without any tech-savvy

Wiki=quick (in Hawaiian)

All community members can add to or edit the work of others

Wikis for Local Knowledge Sharing http://rocwiki.org/

Wiki Subject Guides http://library2.norwich.edu/guide/

Wikis for collaborative resource development http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/~ahistory/apwhreview/index.php?title=APWH_Exam_Topics

Wikis for Staff Knowledge Sharing http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/antioch_university_new_england_library_staff_training_and_support_wiki/

Wikis for Professional Knowledge Sharing http://www.libsuccess.org/

Collaborative Document Creation Allows a group to create word processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations online. Google Docs ( http://docs.google.com ) Zoho ( http://zoho.com ) Etherpad ( http://etherpad.com/ allows users to truly work synchronously on the same document)

Allows a group to create word processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations online.

Google Docs ( http://docs.google.com )

Zoho ( http://zoho.com )

Etherpad ( http://etherpad.com/ allows users to truly work synchronously on the same document)

Collaborative Planning Tools Allows a group of people to plan anything together online. Synchronous and asynchronous tools Collaborative whiteboarding and mindmapping applications Twiddla ( http://www.twiddla.com/ ) Bubbl.us ( http://bubbl.us/ ) Dabbleboard ( http://www.dabbleboard.com/ ) Mindmeister ( http://www.mindmeister.com/ )

Allows a group of people to plan anything together online.

Synchronous and asynchronous tools

Collaborative whiteboarding and mindmapping applications

Twiddla ( http://www.twiddla.com/ )

Bubbl.us ( http://bubbl.us/ )

Dabbleboard ( http://www.dabbleboard.com/ )

Mindmeister ( http://www.mindmeister.com/ )

Collaborative Planning Tools (cont’d) Screensharing tools Yuuguu ( http://www.yuuguu.com/ ) Dimdim ( http://www.dimdim.com/ ) Project mangement software Basecamp ( http://basecamphq.com/ ) Zoho Projects ( http://projects.zoho.com/ )

Screensharing tools

Yuuguu ( http://www.yuuguu.com/ )

Dimdim ( http://www.dimdim.com/ )

Project mangement software

Basecamp ( http://basecamphq.com/ )

Zoho Projects ( http://projects.zoho.com/ )

Collaborative Tagging Just like regular browser bookmarks, but web-based and using tags instead of folders Tag - descriptive metadata You can assign multiple tags to anything you bookmark Your bookmarks can be public or private Most popular social bookmarking tool: delicious ( http://delicious.com/ )

Just like regular browser bookmarks, but web-based and using tags instead of folders

Tag - descriptive metadata

You can assign multiple tags to anything you bookmark

Your bookmarks can be public or private

Most popular social bookmarking tool: delicious ( http://delicious.com/ )

Tagging for an Organization http://delicious.com/stcclibrary

Tagging for a Class or Group Project http://delicious.com/tag/libr246-13

Questions? Meredith Farkas [email_address] meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/