Library 2.0 Gillian Wood / Graham Spooner NSW Health & The College of Nursing

What is L2.0? Based on “next iteration” of the web Interactive with clients Social software Permanent beta User-driven Often based around free-software Don’t seek permission, seek forgiveness (but be careful)

Based on “next iteration” of the web

Interactive with clients

Social software

Permanent beta

User-driven

Often based around free-software

Don’t seek permission, seek forgiveness (but be careful)

Examples Amazon.com Personalised Google Ask Now! Wikipedia

Amazon.com

Personalised Google

Ask Now!

Wikipedia

But … I don’t have time to do my job already Isn’t it just a fad, like KM? IT won’t support it Firewall issues Internet access issues No need for one

I don’t have time to do my job already

Isn’t it just a fad, like KM?

IT won’t support it

Firewall issues

Internet access issues

No need for one

Why? Improve user experience of the library Low cost, low effort, high profile More control and customisation for the user Bringing library to meet clients’ expectation of the web

Improve user experience of the library

Low cost, low effort, high profile

More control and customisation for the user

Bringing library to meet clients’ expectation of the web

Today Not going to address all arguments It is a tool We can use it to our advantage Explore examples that we’ve used or tried Give you an idea of what you might be able to do

Not going to address all arguments

It is a tool

We can use it to our advantage

Explore examples that we’ve used or tried

Give you an idea of what you might be able to do

Technologies Blogs RSS Wikis IM Mashups / widgets Flickr Tagging Podcasting YouTube Slideshare

Blogs

RSS

Wikis

IM

Mashups / widgets

Flickr

Tagging

Podcasting

YouTube

Slideshare

Real-time blogging? Comment sheets circulating Web 2.0 is all about the social aspects of the web (eg MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, etc) Content can be created by all

Comment sheets circulating

Web 2.0 is all about the social aspects of the web (eg MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, etc)

Content can be created by all

Aka “Rich Site Summary”

But … I don’t have time to do my job already Is there something you can stop doing? Isn’t it just a fad, like KM? Possibly, but there are good elements to it IT won’t support it Go around them – ask for forgiveness later Firewall issues Internet access issues Some things can’t be solved! Go around them.

I don’t have time to do my job already

Is there something you can stop doing?

Isn’t it just a fad, like KM?

Possibly, but there are good elements to it

IT won’t support it

Go around them – ask for forgiveness later

Firewall issues

Internet access issues

Some things can’t be solved! Go around them.

Where to from here? Try the technology for yourself Try one RSS feed, write a blog, or upload some photos Ask for suggestions and help Not every technology is for everyone Some things will be impossible in some IT environments Need to be useful for our clients (and us)

Try the technology for yourself

Try one RSS feed, write a blog, or upload some photos

Ask for suggestions and help

Not every technology is for everyone

Some things will be impossible in some IT environments

Need to be useful for our clients (and us)

Where to from here? Don’t just jump on the bandwagon Get a fit to your library and clients Don’t be afraid to try something new Have fun! Discuss at http:// hlis.wordpress.com / Discuss with colleagues – form a network? Share ideas, ask questions

Don’t just jump on the bandwagon

Get a fit to your library and clients

Don’t be afraid to try something new

Have fun!

Discuss at http:// hlis.wordpress.com /

Discuss with colleagues – form a network?

Share ideas, ask questions

Resources Look at Library 2.0 in Wikipedia Blogroll at http://www.bloglines.com/public/hlis2-0

Look at Library 2.0 in Wikipedia

Blogroll at http://www.bloglines.com/public/hlis2-0