The document discusses how libraries and librarians can use Web 2.0 tools to help engage and teach information literacy skills to Millennial students. It outlines various Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, Flickr, YouTube, delicious, and their benefits for being collaborative, visual, active learning tools that appeal to Millennials. The goal is to counter low engagement and help students develop important research skills for an information-rich world.

1. Using Web 2.0 to help the Millennials Peter Godwin University of Bedfordshire November 2008

2. / http://www.flickr.com/photos/plentyofants/203275559

3. / http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarygeek/741879088 The death of librarianship?

4. Using Web 2.0 to help the Millennials What are they going to need help with? Is Information Literacy the answer? How can Web 2.0 help? http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosmanlibrary/458631663/

5. Do you suffer from discomgoogolation?

6. What they need to become Collaborators Synthesizers Adaptors Yolanda by Micheo flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/291372899

7. Web generation http://www.flickr.com/photos/15441953@N00/2440283639

8. All the literacies Media literacy IT literacy Information literacy Language literacy Visual literacy E literacy Information fluency I-skills Information skills

9. Is Information Literacy our key to the future? http://www.flickr.com/photos/drewdomkus/238007803 /

10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/millzero/1523858246/ What does it mean to be Information Literate?

11. Information Literacy http://www.search-cube.com

12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/83232559@N00/2914806864

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnolouise/351513277/sizes/m/

14. What is Information Literacy? “ Information literacy is the adoption of appropriate information behaviour to identify through whatever channel or medium, information well fitted to information needs, leading to wise and ethical use of information in society.” (Sheila Webber and Bill Johnston)

15. SCONUL Seven Pillars framework

16. SCONUL 7 Pillars Recognising need for information Distinguishing sources and access Constructing search strategies Locating and accessing Comparing & evaluating Organising, applying and communicating Synthesising and adding new knowledge

19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/peskylibrary/1357064606 / But is it too late for them?

20. The MEGO effect! “ Most instructors have stood in front of a class only to wonder if their only purpose on that day was to serve as a sedative for the majority of the class.” Payne, et al (2006) My eyes glaze over http://www.flickr.com/photos/27261720@N00/91147636

21. “ It’s about student learning , stupid!” Active Auditory Constructivist Collaborative Kinesthetic Visual Contextual Conversational Reflective

23. Web 2.0 RSS feeds Wikis Blogs Mashups Podcasting Tagging Vodcasting flickr del.icio.us FaceBook YouTube Instant messaging Second Life Bleu celt flickr

24. Peter Godwin and Jo Parker, editors Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0

25. RSS Convenience Collaborative Sharing Kinesthetic

27. Blogs Reflective Creative Discussive Engaging Collaborative Kinesthetic

28. Research 2.0: Research Blogs as Windows of Opportunity Olivia Reinauer , Social Sciences Librarian, University of Richmond Terry Dolson , Faculty Development Specialist, University of Richmond

29. Creative Collaborative Sharing Kinesthetic http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbdbrobot/140068142 Wikis

30. Wiki-ing Your Way into Collaborative Learning Molly Beestrum, and Kenneth Orenic, Dominican University, Illinois Using Wikis in English 102 We designed some simple assignments to acclimatise students to wiki use.

31. Wikipedia Creative Shows a process Critical thinking Collaborative Kinesthetic

32. Use of Wikipedia Is it Encyclopaedia Idiotica?

33. Sarah who?

34. Flickr Visual Kinesthetic Creative Collaborative Keywords http://www.flickr.com/photos/20149359@N00/1795028581

35. Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Shows process Trigger for discussion Creative Collaborative YouTube

36. Instruction

37. Showing a process

38. Trigger for discussion

40. delicious Sharing Keywords Critical thinking Creative Collaborative Visual Kinesthetic

41. Tagging Keywords Visual Kinesthetic

42. Pen marker http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/260004685 /

43. Facebook Creative Collaboration Visual Auditory Kinesthetic

45. Blackboard CourseFeed

46. Are you on Facebook?

47. Visual tools and OPACs Visual Kinesthetic Active

50. LibraryThing Collaborative Sharing Kinesthetic

51. Screencasting, podcasting and vodcasting Shows process Convenience Creative Auditory Visual http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakebouma/109039319/

52. Instant messaging Convenience Kinesthetic

53. Instant messaging

54. Second Life Active Personal Visual Kinesthetic

55. Reference Desks in Second Life http://www.flickr.com/photos/8064220@N08/509716129/

56. The future

57. We should seek to change their habits and help to improve the quality of their questions Web 2.0 tools can help us do this and to counter the mego effect

58. Librarians go wild http://flickr.com/photos/driek/514714536 /

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