Web 2.0 in the library 3rd SLIC FE Conference Phil Bradley http://www.philb.com

The website Traditional Part of the local council/organization Run by the technical department Slow to update Not interactive Dull? Boring?

Traditional

Part of the local council/organization

Run by the technical department

Slow to update

Not interactive

Dull?

Boring?

Web 2.0 website

Perhaps a wiki?

Advantages Flexibility No technical requirements Easy and quick to update Continuous updating Librarians can do it themselves But – no ‘owning’ data No management control

Flexibility

No technical requirements

Easy and quick to update

Continuous updating

Librarians can do it themselves

But – no ‘owning’ data

No management control

Bookmarking

Bookmarking 2.0 style

Weblogs You have something to say – say it! Quick, easy, non technical Current Interactive A site in its own right

You have something to say – say it!

Quick, easy, non technical

Current

Interactive

A site in its own right

RSS Bringing information to the searcher We create our own webs of knowledge We can then push this information out

Bringing information to the searcher

We create our own webs of knowledge

We can then push this information out

RSS and search

Re-use the data

Provide data in different ways Podcasts

Podcasts

Flickr

Communication “ Email is for old people” Go to where the conversations are taking place Knowledge is everywhere Space is becoming an information resource

“ Email is for old people”

Go to where the conversations are taking place

Knowledge is everywhere

Space is becoming an information resource

Using… Plugoo Gabbly Chat Meebo rooms

Plugoo

Gabbly Chat

Meebo rooms

Social networks MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Ravalry Discussions are taking place there, irrespective Utilise the resource!

MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Ravalry

Discussions are taking place there, irrespective

Utilise the resource!

Create and share search engines Easy and quick to make – 5 minutes or less No technical knowledge required Change them in seconds Collaborate with others Facilitate!

Easy and quick to make – 5 minutes or less

No technical knowledge required

Change them in seconds

Collaborate with others

Facilitate!

Using: Rollyo Google Custom Search Builder Eurekster swicki Yahoo Search builder

Rollyo

Google Custom Search Builder

Eurekster swicki

Yahoo Search builder

Combine everything! With RSS and other Web 2.0 resources anything can work with anything else Content can be changed and manipulated into different formats that you control Users can get involved Geography doesn’t matter Speed is easy It’s not technical!

With RSS and other Web 2.0 resources anything can work with anything else

Content can be changed and manipulated into different formats that you control

Users can get involved

Geography doesn’t matter

Speed is easy

It’s not technical!

Make Web 2.0 work for you Choose a newsreader like Google RSS reader or Bloglines Identify weblogs to read and follow using blog search engines like Technorati Create your own home or start page using Pageflakes , Netvibes or iGoogle

Choose a newsreader like Google RSS reader or Bloglines

Identify weblogs to read and follow using blog search engines like Technorati

Create your own home or start page using Pageflakes , Netvibes or iGoogle

Create search engines for often searched subject areas Copy these into your home page app Create RSS feeds for your main areas of interest Share these resources with colleagues

Create search engines for often searched subject areas

Copy these into your home page app

Create RSS feeds for your main areas of interest

Share these resources with colleagues

Share content Allow access to start page tabs Put your content onto a wiki Place material onto content sharing sites such as Slideshare and Google docs

Share content

Allow access to start page tabs

Put your content onto a wiki

Place material onto content sharing sites such as Slideshare and Google docs

Involve others Communicate more widely with Instant Messaging or your own weblog or microblog Let them update and contribute to your content Let go of ownership and emphasis facilitation

Involve others

Communicate more widely with Instant Messaging or your own weblog or microblog

Let them update and contribute to your content

Let go of ownership and emphasis facilitation

And then… Start a library weblog? Create a Flickr group Podcast information

Start a library weblog?

Create a Flickr group

Podcast information

And then… Create del.icio.us or FURL accounts and share them Create a book reading club using LibraryThing, Amazon and a weblog Have a library tour on YouTube

Create del.icio.us or FURL accounts and share them

Create a book reading club using LibraryThing, Amazon and a weblog

Have a library tour on YouTube

Or even Create trading cards from Flickr photographs Create fun/interesting new posters Set up a Facebook, Bebo, MySpace account for the library

Create trading cards from Flickr photographs

Create fun/interesting new posters

Set up a Facebook, Bebo, MySpace account for the library

Expect… “ It can’t be done” “ We don’t have the resources” “ Bandwidth problems” “ Security issues” “ Write a proposal” “ Not your job” “ Not enough time”

“ It can’t be done”

“ We don’t have the resources”

“ Bandwidth problems”

“ Security issues”

“ Write a proposal”

“ Not your job”

“ Not enough time”

AND…

AND…

Ignore it! Because Web 2 is changing: The way we use the web The way we use information The way we find information The way we do our jobs The way we interact with people The way that we look at everything

The way we use the web

The way we use information

The way we find information

The way we do our jobs

The way we interact with people

The way that we look at everything

FOREVER

FOREVER

Thank you! Website: http://www.philb.com Weblog: http://www.philbradley.typepad.com Weblog (2): http://www.philbradley.typepad.com/i_want_to Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/philbradley Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/philbradley

Website: http://www.philb.com

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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/philbradley

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And thanks to: All of the organisations mentioned in this presentation Material copyright of the appropriate owners

All of the organisations mentioned in this presentation

Material copyright of the appropriate owners