The document discusses various Web 2.0 tools like social networking sites, wikis, RSS feeds, and media sharing sites and their implications for libraries. It encourages libraries to embrace these new technologies and allow users to collaboratively share and generate knowledge using the library's online spaces. Some specific Web 2.0 tools highlighted include wikis for knowledge sharing among library staff and patrons, Twitter for news and event monitoring, Flickr and YouTube for media sharing, and SlideShare for sharing presentations. The document argues that libraries must actively engage with these new technologies and platforms or risk being left out of important conversations.

1. Internet Librarian 2008 Beyond 2.0: User-Focused Tools & Practices Monterey, CA October, 2008 Elena Maslyukova Elena Zimina

2. Topics Web 2.0 in action Social Networking: Facebooks, Myspaces, Second Life – personal profiles for social networking Tools: RSS, Twitter, Wiki, Sharing Media, Videoblogging Browsers, useful applications LifeCasting

3. World Will Change… With or Without You

4. Web 2.0 and Libraries Knowledge Sharing – Remember? Collaboration, Collective Wisdom Plug and Play Users embrace social networking – information generation and exchange is shifting platforms Our catalog needs to accommodate this, research should go beyond conventional published materials (print or electronic), don’t be scared of user tags

5. Social Networking Changing communication dynamics : Personal and professional discussions moving into the virtual space. It’s a MUST or you’ll be out of the conversation. What does it mean for libraries? News ways of marketing, making collections accessible, allow your users talk and do knowledge sharing using the library space or library systems. What does it mean for librarians? New avenues for knowledge sharing, feedback generation Action items: explore it!!! Facebook groups, Twitter news, Sites for Street Journalism

6. Tools: Twitter Microblogging platform : instant messages or SMS for public view. News monitoring Events monitoring Inside scoop Personalization Easy and omnipresent Obama Campaign, Mars Rovers, Mumbai

7. Wiki in the Library << A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content. >> (from Wikipedia) Communications among library staff; Collaboration with patrons/colleagues; Knowledgebase to support reference service (best practices, good ideas); Document repository (library policy & procedures, meeting notes, projects, useful links & articles).

8. The Wikipedia World Bank Pilot Project

9. Library Network Staff Home page: http://jolis/Lib /

10. Media Sharing Digg Delicious Flickr Youtube Podcasts Browsershots Videoblogging Minimize Duplication and Rework

11. It’s free Upload PowerPoint & PDF presentations Download favorite or search presentations Create your collections of presentations using groups Share with colleagues & patrons Create webinars, video presentations & more Slideshare

12. Diggs 169th most popular site on the Web Over 22 million unique visitors/month 2.7+ million requested users (Estimated as of Jan 2008) Largest age demographic: 18-34 years old 40% of total) Breaking news, video and content from around the world… Find, post, and vote on the best of the web’s newest content…

13. Delicious Social bookmarking web services for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks The site was founded in 2003 and acquired by Yahoo in 2005 Has more than five million users and 150 million bookmarked URLs

14. Flickr Was one of the earliest Web 2.0 applications It’s popular web site for users to share personal photographs and used by bloggers as a photo repository Is an image and video hosting web site, web services suite, and online community platform As of November 2008, it clams to host more than 3 billion images

15. Firefox Firefox; http://www.mozilla.com Firefox is a free and open source web browser managed by the Mozilla Corporation Second-most popular browser in use worldwide, after Internet Explorer Functions can be added through add-ons created by third-party developers Firefox runs on various versions of Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and many other Unix-like operating systems

16. LifeCasting: all-in-one Implications: As more tools for information generation emerge, it’s hard to keep up. Don’t be discouraged, the tools to keep up emerge just as fast. Wiki – all-in-one knowledge base, perfect for sharing library staff information, passwords, tips and policies Expect users asking questions about this! Don’t let them see that you are not involved. In the age of virtual everything, tangible experiences are valued more – events, one-off items, personal attention. Live personal assistance (research or reference should be valued more)

17. In the age of virtual everything, tangible experiences are valued more – events, one-off items, personal attention.

18. References Internet Librarian 2008 http://www.infotoday.com/IL2008/ Bejune, Matthew M. (2007). Wikis in Libraries. Information Technology and Libraries , 26(3), 27-39. Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki: http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page LibraryWikis http://librarywikis.pbwiki.com/ Cohen, Steven M. 130 Web Tips, Tricks, Tools, and Resources in 160 Minutes http://stevenmcohen.pbwiki.com/130Tools