Computers in Libraries 2007 Information Today Arlington, Virginia April 2007 Sara Davis Riverton Branch Library

Web 2.0 The second generation of web-based communities 70% of adults use internet with there computer 96% of teenagers use internet with there computer RSS Blogs Podcast Wikis Youtube Flickr Tags Myspace/Facebook

70% of adults use internet with there computer

96% of teenagers use internet with there computer

Web 2.0 RSS - is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts Wiki – is a medium which can be editied by anyone with access to it Tagging – can be assigned to a piece of information by its creator or by the viewers.

RSS - is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts

Wiki – is a medium which can be editied by anyone with access to it

Tagging – can be assigned to a piece of information by its creator or by the viewers.

Great New Technologies

Chocolate Gadgets! Need I say more!!! Price: Box of 100 range from $3 to $12/each http://www.corporategiftshowcase.com/CIchocolatetechnology.asp

Need I say more!!!

Price: Box of 100 range from $3 to $12/each

Blogging Blogging is a web log where entries are written in chronological order. A blog is created every half a second http://www.rivtlibrary.blogspot.com/

Blogging is a web log where entries are written in chronological order.

A blog is created every half a second

http://www.rivtlibrary.blogspot.com/

Myspace/Facebook Are popular social networking websites offering interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and video. http://www.myspace.com/rivlibteenscene

Are popular social networking websites offering interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and video.

http://www.myspace.com/rivlibteenscene

Retro Phone Handset Can you hear me now? Bet you can! No batteries required Includes a button for answer and end call Works with most cell phones (including BlackBerry – can you imagine), and adapters available for others Price: $4.99-$29.99 http://www.thinkgeek.com

Can you hear me now? Bet you can!

No batteries required

Includes a button for answer and end call

Works with most cell phones (including BlackBerry – can you imagine), and adapters available for others

Price: $4.99-$29.99

Youtube Youtube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips Infotube Awards 85% of all users have watched online videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwihz7iZlx0&mode=related&search = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxyQs2tPYdQ&mode=related&search = http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =WxfIDpset2I

Youtube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips

Infotube Awards

85% of all users have watched online videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwihz7iZlx0&mode=related&search =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxyQs2tPYdQ&mode=related&search =

http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =WxfIDpset2I

Podcast and Flickr Podcast is a digital media file that is distributed over the internet, portable media players, and personal computers Flickr is a photo sharing website where users can upload, view and share photos 37% of all users upload photos http:// www.flickr.com/photos/rivtlibrary /

Podcast is a digital media file that is distributed over the internet, portable media players, and personal computers

Flickr is a photo sharing website where users can upload, view and share photos

37% of all users upload photos

http:// www.flickr.com/photos/rivtlibrary /

Clocky the Alarm Clock Alarm clock that runs away and hides when you don't wake up! Clocky gives you one chance to get up If you snooze, Clocky will jump off of your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide Alarm in random beeps Jumps up to 3 feet Price: $49.99 http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html

Alarm clock that runs away and hides when you don't wake up!

Clocky gives you one chance to get up

If you snooze, Clocky will jump off of your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide

Alarm in random beeps

Jumps up to 3 feet

Price: $49.99

Interactive Card Catalog

Interactive Card Catalog Patron comments Patrons can add a comment to any item in the catalog

Patron comments

Patrons can add a comment to any item in the catalog

Interactive Card Catalog Patron comments Audio reviews (podcast) Library staff and patrons can add an audio review other then text

Patron comments

Audio reviews (podcast)

Library staff and patrons can add an audio review other then text

Interactive Card Catalog Patron comments Audio reviews (podcast) Amazon Reviews Patron can see what Amazon’s reviews and ratings are

Patron comments

Audio reviews (podcast)

Amazon Reviews

Patron can see what Amazon’s reviews and ratings are

Interactive Card Catalog Patron comments Audio reviews (podcast) Amazon Reviews Ratings Avatars User profiles

Patron comments

Audio reviews (podcast)

Amazon Reviews

Ratings

Avatars

User profiles

USB Toaster No time for breakfast? Need a boost in the morning? Just add bread, butter and jam Works on your computer’s USB port Price: $7.50 http://store.theonion.com/product_info.php?products_id=219

No time for breakfast?

Need a boost in the morning?

Just add bread, butter and jam

Works on your computer’s USB port

Price: $7.50

Maintenance Pre-screened for language Batched every 4 hours and sent as an email message Reviewed by Web Services staff on rotating basis Click a link to hide a comment “ Problem” comments edited

Pre-screened for language

Batched every 4 hours and sent as an email message

Reviewed by Web Services staff on rotating basis

Click a link to hide a comment

“ Problem” comments edited

Maintenance Pre-screened for language Title

Pre-screened for language

Maintenance Pre-screened for language Tit le

Pre-screened for language

USB Missile Launcher Need to let out some frustrations? Annoyed at people? Holds three foam missiles Missile Command is on desktop Use mouse to control the launcher Rotates, tilts and fires USB activated with software: Windows 2000 & XP Simulates a radar tracking screen Requires 3 AA Batteries Price: $39.95 http://www.gadgets.co.uk/item/USBMISSILE/USB-Missile-Rocket-Launcher.html

Need to let out some frustrations?

Annoyed at people?

Holds three foam missiles

Missile Command is on desktop

Use mouse to control the launcher

Rotates, tilts and fires

USB activated with software: Windows 2000 & XP

Simulates a radar tracking screen

Requires 3 AA Batteries

Price: $39.95

Related developments WPopac (Plymouth State U.) SOPAC (Ann Arbor District Library) Millennium (Innovative) LibraryThing for Libraries

WPopac (Plymouth State U.)

SOPAC (Ann Arbor District Library)

Millennium (Innovative)

LibraryThing for Libraries

Web Sites Wikipedia http://wikipedia.org/ Myspace http://www.myspace.com/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ Youtube http:// www.youtube.com / Blogger https://www.blogger.com/start Flickr http://www.flickr.com/

Wikipedia

http://wikipedia.org/

Myspace

http://www.myspace.com/

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/

Youtube

http:// www.youtube.com /

Blogger

https://www.blogger.com/start

Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/

Hennepin County Library http://catalog.hclib.org LibraryThing http://www.librarything.com/ SOPAC (Ann Arbor District Library) http://www.aadl.org/catalog WPopac (Plymoth State University) http://www.plymouth.edu/library/read/223702

Hennepin County Library

http://catalog.hclib.org

LibraryThing

http://www.librarything.com/

SOPAC (Ann Arbor District Library)

http://www.aadl.org/catalog

WPopac (Plymoth State University)

http://www.plymouth.edu/library/read/223702

Chocolate gadgets http://www.corporategiftshowcase.com/CIchocolatetechnology.asp Retro Phone Handset http://www.thinkgeek.com Clocky the Alarm Clock http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html USB Toaster http://store.theonion.com/product_info.php?products_id=219 USB Missile Launcher http://www.gadgets.co.uk/item/USBMISSILE/USB-Missile-Rocket-Launcher.html

Chocolate gadgets

http://www.corporategiftshowcase.com/CIchocolatetechnology.asp

Retro Phone Handset

http://www.thinkgeek.com

Clocky the Alarm Clock

http://www.nandahome.com/products.clocky.html

USB Toaster

http://store.theonion.com/product_info.php?products_id=219

USB Missile Launcher

http://www.gadgets.co.uk/item/USBMISSILE/USB-Missile-Rocket-Launcher.html

TRIVIA!!

What item is the Gag?

USB Toaster No time for breakfast? Need a boost in the morning? Just add bread, butter and jam Works on your computer’s USB port Price: $7.50 http://store.theonion.com/product_info.php?products_id=219

No time for breakfast?

Need a boost in the morning?

Just add bread, butter and jam

Works on your computer’s USB port

Price: $7.50