Introduction to Web 2.0 & Library 2.0 … the Evolutionary Revolution? Dave Pattern University of Huddersfield http://www.daveyp.com/liverpool/ [email_address]

Who he? 1995 – 2001 web/systems developer for a UK library supplier 2001 – 2003 web developer for JISC Inhale/Informs Projects 2003 onwards Library Systems Manager at Huddersfield

1995 – 2001

web/systems developer for a UK library supplier

2001 – 2003

web developer for JISC Inhale/Informs Projects

2003 onwards

Library Systems Manager at Huddersfield

What is Library 2.0? “Library 2.0… is the only way libraries will remain viable.” represents a significant paradigm shift in the way we view library services.” is just a faddish catchphrase. Ignore it, because it’ll be gone in 6 months.” is sloganeering, signifying very little.”

“Library 2.0…

is the only way libraries will remain viable.”

represents a significant paradigm shift in the way we view library services.”

is just a faddish catchphrase. Ignore it, because it’ll be gone in 6 months.”

is sloganeering, signifying very little.”

2 nd Attempt at a Definition! “Library 2.0… sounds vaguely familiar, sort of like the things academic librarians have been doing for some time now.” is an attempt to bring libraries’ electronic services up to par with what people expect in a Web 2.0 environment .”

“Library 2.0…

sounds vaguely familiar, sort of like the things academic librarians have been doing for some time now.”

is an attempt to bring libraries’ electronic services up to par with what people expect in a Web 2.0 environment .”

Background to Web 2.0 phrase coined by Dale Dougherty (O'Reilly) in 2004 first major step towards a Semantic Web? innovative web applications and services the rise of social networking (e.g. weblogs, wikis, instant messaging, etc) Millennials / Generation Y / NextGens

phrase coined by Dale Dougherty (O'Reilly) in 2004

first major step towards a Semantic Web?

innovative web applications and services

the rise of social networking (e.g. weblogs, wikis, instant messaging, etc)

Millennials / Generation Y / NextGens

The Rise of the Social Networking http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000432.html

“Web 2.0 environment?”

… AJAX?

“Web 2.0 environment?”

A Web 2.0 Developer's Tool Box Ajax – e.g. Google Maps RSS – e.g. BBC News , a9.com Wikis – e.g. Wikipedia Weblogs – e.g. MySpace , LiveJournal , Blogger , etc …and podcasting , instant messaging , virtual worlds , folksonomies , etc

Ajax – e.g. Google Maps

RSS – e.g. BBC News , a9.com

Wikis – e.g. Wikipedia

Weblogs – e.g. MySpace , LiveJournal , Blogger , etc

…and podcasting , instant messaging , virtual worlds , folksonomies , etc

“The Web as a Platform” applications delivered via a web browser: Writely , Flickr , del.icio.us , Kiko ... personalised, dynamic, data driven, function rich web sites continuous development (perpetual beta) open source software & open standards

applications delivered via a web browser: Writely , Flickr , del.icio.us , Kiko ...

personalised, dynamic, data driven, function rich web sites

continuous development (perpetual beta)

open source software & open standards

“ Data as Valuable as Functionality” Exploit your unique data... Amazon - personalised recommendations Google …and share it with others… Web Services & APIs - REST, SOAP, etc

Exploit your unique data...

Amazon - personalised recommendations

Google

…and share it with others…

Web Services & APIs - REST, SOAP, etc

“ Harnessing Collective Intelligence” “The wisdom of crowds”: diversity of opinion independence decentralization aggregation user tagging - folksonomies vs. taxonomies Flickr LibraryThing

“The wisdom of crowds”:

diversity of opinion

independence

decentralization

aggregation

user tagging - folksonomies vs. taxonomies

Flickr

LibraryThing

“Unintended Uses” “A mashup is a website or web application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service.” a couple of example mashups… dartmaps xISBN + Amazon

“A mashup is a website or web application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new service.”

a couple of example mashups…

dartmaps

xISBN + Amazon

Millennials / Gen Y / NextGens born between late 1970s and mid 1990s better at processing information visually better at multitasking high usage of social software “nomadic” technology usage and “format agnostic” (…anytime, anywhere, anyplace!)

born between late 1970s and mid 1990s

better at processing information visually

better at multitasking

high usage of social software

“nomadic” technology usage and “format agnostic” (…anytime, anywhere, anyplace!)

Millennials / Gen Y / NextGens great lifestyle great life great job rewrite the rules reject the rules conform to the rules optimistic / realistic pragmatic / cynical idealistic celebrate diversity accept diversity diversity as a cause Millennials Generation X Baby Boomers

Library 2.0 Web 2.0 + Library = Library 2.0 Ann Arbor - http://www.aadl.org Ohio University’s Biz Wiki Huddersfield OPAC… currently live: borrowing suggestions , serendipity , REST web service = new OPAC in development: RSS feeds, keyword alerts via email, SMS texting of library notices, etc

Web 2.0 + Library = Library 2.0

Ann Arbor - http://www.aadl.org

Ohio University’s Biz Wiki

Huddersfield OPAC…

currently live: borrowing suggestions , serendipity , REST web service = new OPAC

in development: RSS feeds, keyword alerts via email, SMS texting of library notices, etc

Library 2.0 “It's not all about technology” user-centric developments Library 2.0 “ challenges outdated attitudes ” Library 2.0 = “ideas worth stealing”? moving towards the “read-write” library

“It's not all about technology”

user-centric developments

Library 2.0 “ challenges outdated attitudes ”

Library 2.0 = “ideas worth stealing”?

moving towards the “read-write” library

Library 2.0 – use of Weblogs University of Warwick social networking Ann Arbor District Library promotion & publicity University of Worcester publicity Ball State University student recruitment

University of Warwick

social networking

Ann Arbor District Library

promotion & publicity

University of Worcester

publicity

Ball State University

student recruitment

Librarian 2.0? “ Librarian 2.0 is the guru of the information age”

“ Librarian 2.0 is the guru of the information age”

Librarian 2.0!

3 rd Attempt at a Definition! “The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives ... to make the library a destination and not an afterthought.” Sarah Houghton (Information and Web Services Manager, San Mateo County Library)

“The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives ... to make the library a destination and not an afterthought.”

Sarah Houghton (Information and Web Services Manager, San Mateo County Library)

…and one more, just to be safe… “Library 2.0 is a concept of a very different library service, geared towards the needs and expectations of today’s library users. In this vision, the library makes information available wherever and whenever the user requires it, and seeks to ensure that barriers to use and reuse are removed.” Paul Miller (Technology Evangelist, Talis)

“Library 2.0 is a concept of a very different library service, geared towards the needs and expectations of today’s library users. In this vision, the library makes information available wherever and whenever the user requires it, and seeks to ensure that barriers to use and reuse are removed.”

Paul Miller (Technology Evangelist, Talis)

Summary Evolutionary Many of the ideas behind Library 2.0 are progressional rather than pioneering… Revolutionary … but some of them do require us to radically rethink and reassess the ways in which we deliver our services, with a particular emphasis on making them more relevant to the needs and expectations of our users.

Evolutionary

Many of the ideas behind Library 2.0 are progressional rather than pioneering…

Revolutionary

… but some of them do require us to radically rethink and reassess the ways in which we deliver our services, with a particular emphasis on making them more relevant to the needs and expectations of our users.

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