Information Literacy meets Library 2.0 Dr Jane Secker LSE Centre for Learning Technology

Overview of talk What is web 2.0 ? How are libraries using new technologies? How are libraries using web 2.0 technologies in information literacy teaching? Discussion

What is web 2.0 ?

How are libraries using new technologies?

How are libraries using web 2.0 technologies in information literacy teaching?

Discussion

A vision of students today From Michael Wesch, Cultural Anthropologist at Kansas State University

From Michael Wesch, Cultural Anthropologist at Kansas State University

Some thoughts before we start… What implications does web 2.0 have on student’s information literacy skills? Are they digital natives? How can librarians and teachers use web 2.0 tools creatively and appropriately? What staff development issues does web 2.0 present librarians?

What implications does web 2.0 have on student’s information literacy skills? Are they digital natives?

How can librarians and teachers use web 2.0 tools creatively and appropriately?

What staff development issues does web 2.0 present librarians?

The LASSIE Project Libraries and social software in education Nine month project funded by University of London’s Centre for Distance Education Several project partners Literature review to provide a snapshot of activity Five case studies to explore different technologies More details on project website: http://clt.lse.ac.uk/Projects/LASSIE.php Lassie filming on location in Florida. Photo courtesy State Archive of Florida

Libraries and social software in education

Nine month project funded by University of London’s Centre for Distance Education

Several project partners

Literature review to provide a snapshot of activity

Five case studies to explore different technologies

More details on project website: http://clt.lse.ac.uk/Projects/LASSIE.php

What is web 1.0? Web 1.0 - the user as a consumer Web editors created content Limited interactivity Communication via e-mail Dial-up connections Software on PC

Web 1.0 - the user as a consumer

Web editors created content

Limited interactivity

Communication via e-mail

Dial-up connections

Software on PC

What is Web 2.0 Using web as a platform for Communication Interactivity Sharing Storing information User generated content- blogs, wikis, social networks Always connected

Using web as a platform for

Communication

Interactivity

Sharing

Storing information

User generated content- blogs, wikis, social networks

Always connected

Some features of web 2.0 Services rather than software Hosted remotely / not locally Social interaction Inclusion of ‘user generated content’ Tagging Syndication / feed enabled Easy to use….

Services rather than software

Hosted remotely / not locally

Social interaction

Inclusion of ‘user generated content’

Tagging

Syndication / feed enabled

Easy to use….

What is Library 2.0? From Michael Habib’s Flickr site (Licensed under Creative Commons): http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=222296001&size=o

How are librarians responding? With enthusiasm and experimentation! Lots of examples of practical applications UK still someway behind the US Staff development an issue Some librarians have seen it as a threat, bandwagon, something to be ignored JISC currently exploring this area with the TILE project

With enthusiasm and experimentation!

Lots of examples of practical applications

UK still someway behind the US

Staff development an issue

Some librarians have seen it as a threat, bandwagon, something to be ignored

JISC currently exploring this area with the TILE project

RSS / news feeds Phil Bradley argues RSS underlies web 2.0 A new way of reading the web Content brought to you via a reader or aggregator Great for keeping up to date Content can be re-used elsewhere The BBC have an excellent overview of what RSS is and how it works

Phil Bradley argues RSS underlies web 2.0

A new way of reading the web

Content brought to you via a reader or aggregator

Great for keeping up to date

Content can be re-used elsewhere

The BBC have an excellent overview of what RSS is and how it works

LSE’s training portal

RSS from a blog RSS from a database

Web 2.0 library catalogues Features include: User reviews and ratings Tagging of items Using loan data to make recommendations RSS capability for example to generate new book lists All linked to overall trend to make library catalogues meet user’s expectations (largely based their use of Amazon)

Features include:

User reviews and ratings

Tagging of items

Using loan data to make recommendations

RSS capability for example to generate new book lists

All linked to overall trend to make library catalogues meet user’s expectations (largely based their use of Amazon)

Hennepin County Library

University of Huddersfield

Aquabrowser

Vu Find

Libraries and blogging Libraries and librarians are starting to embrace blogging Increasingly blogs used for Library news – can target specific audiences Blogs invaluable for reflection, comments, news, sharing resources Requires a more informal written approach?

Libraries and librarians are starting to embrace blogging

Increasingly blogs used for Library news – can target specific audiences

Blogs invaluable for reflection, comments, news, sharing resources

Requires a more informal written approach?

Madison-Jefferson County Public library blog

Worcester: ILS Matters

Libraries and social bookmarking Sites like del.icious allow users to share / access their bookmarks Excellent for resource sharing Several libraries have developed their own social bookmarking tools Several libraries using del.icio.us to maintain lists of internet resources Flexible, portable, customisable Studied use of delicious in case studies

Sites like del.icious allow users to share / access their bookmarks

Excellent for resource sharing

Several libraries have developed their own social bookmarking tools

Several libraries using del.icio.us to maintain lists of internet resources

Flexible, portable, customisable

Studied use of delicious in case studies

LSE’s delicious pages

Using delicious in training

Libraries and social networking OCLC report suggested libraries didn’t have a role to play in social networking Despite this relatively high usage of sites such as Facebook by librarians Groups used for professional networking Pages can be created by organisations Many library related applications in Facebook The jury is still out but read more in LASSIE’s case study on Facebook.

OCLC report suggested libraries didn’t have a role to play in social networking

Despite this relatively high usage of sites such as Facebook by librarians

Groups used for professional networking

Pages can be created by organisations

Many library related applications in Facebook

The jury is still out but read more in LASSIE’s case study on Facebook.

Library pages in Facebook

Reading lists and social software: a LASSIE case study Used social software to present reading lists to students as an alternative to paper lists and commercial reading list systems A reading list for LSE external programme students was selected for inclusion Tested out CiteULike , H20 Playlists , Bibsonomy and LibraryThing Piloted with distance learners and feedback gathered Students liked online reading lists with book jackets!

Used social software to present reading lists to students as an alternative to paper lists and commercial reading list systems

A reading list for LSE external programme students was selected for inclusion

Tested out CiteULike , H20 Playlists , Bibsonomy and LibraryThing

Piloted with distance learners and feedback gathered

Students liked online reading lists with book jackets!

CiteULike

LibraryThing.com

Podcasting and information literacy Literature review revealed information literacy is a key challenge for distance learning librarians. Podcasting offers a new way of developing training materials Created an online ‘ screencast ’ including powerpoint and audio on citing and referencing Feedback from students gathered through a survey Attracted considerable interest from other libraries

Literature review revealed information literacy is a key challenge for distance learning librarians.

Podcasting offers a new way of developing training materials

Created an online ‘ screencast ’ including powerpoint and audio on citing and referencing

Feedback from students gathered through a survey

Attracted considerable interest from other libraries

The screencast

Other useful web 2.0 tools SlideShare – share your powerpoints Flickr –find images you can use under a creative commons licence You Tube – liven up teaching sessions! Google Reader or another feed reader to keep up to date with blogs and other sites with RSS

SlideShare – share your powerpoints

Flickr –find images you can use under a creative commons licence

You Tube – liven up teaching sessions!

Google Reader or another feed reader to keep up to date with blogs and other sites with RSS

What are our students doing? Knowledge of web 2.0 as a concept is pretty much non-existent Some are using RSS feeds, but in my experience not many They are using Facebook, You Tube, photo sharing websites etc. But are they being discerning about the web?

Knowledge of web 2.0 as a concept is pretty much non-existent

Some are using RSS feeds, but in my experience not many

They are using Facebook, You Tube, photo sharing websites etc.

But are they being discerning about the web?

Web 2.0 and Information Literacy Many of the tools we have seen assist: Reflection Visual approaches Sharing Convenience Content creation Critical thinking Edited by Peter Godwin and Jo Parker. Facet, 2008

Many of the tools we have seen assist:

Reflection

Visual approaches

Sharing

Convenience

Content creation

Critical thinking

To return to my initial thoughts… What implications does web 2.0 have on student’s information literacy skills? Are they digital natives? How can librarians and teachers use web 2.0 tools creatively and appropriately? Which tools should we use? What staff development issues does Web 2.0 present librarians?

What implications does web 2.0 have on student’s information literacy skills? Are they digital natives?

How can librarians and teachers use web 2.0 tools creatively and appropriately?

Which tools should we use?

What staff development issues does Web 2.0 present librarians?

Thanks for listening! Jane Secker [email_address] Further reading Godwin, P and Parker, J. (2008) Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0. Facet Publishing. LASSIE blog: http:// elearning.lse.ac.uk/blogs/socialsoftware / LASSIE Bookmarks: http:// delicious.com/lse_lassie / LILAC 2009: Cardiff University 30 th March – 1 st April Call for papers now open!