This workshop focuses on leveraging Web 2.0 technologies to enhance user and librarian experiences through practical applications like toolbars and personalized start pages. Participants will create and utilize various web tools such as RSS feeds, widgets, and browser extensions to facilitate information access. The event emphasizes a user-centered approach, encouraging customization and interaction with library services.

1. the BROWSER the USER & the LIBRARY

2. What are we going to do? This practical workshop will demonstrate the use of Web 2.0 technology to empower users and librarians. During a hands-on session, participants will work with these tools. You will develop a library Toolbar, tailor-made services via personal start page software like Netvibes, making use of RSS-feeds, Widgets and Browser extensions

3. Me, My Work and the UMCG

5. Because everybody is using it ALL DAY! WHY the BROWSER?

6. The Browser, the User & the Library Add-ons, Plugins, Toolbars, Sidebars, Apps & widgets, Accelerators http:// www.rug.nl /bibliotheek/locaties/ bibCMB /informatie/toolbox/index

7. What can you do with the browser? Toolbar Sidebar Search Plugin RSS Add-on Plug-in Bookmarklets Accelerators Favorites/Bookmarks …

8. Toolbar Demo CMB LibraryToolbar (the IE-version) www.conduit.com Create your Own! Search , Rss, Gadget/Widgets, Menu’s etc

9. Nift LibraryToolbar

10. RSS “ Syndication” Read info everywhere, anytime, always when you need to Automatically Choose yourself Re-use of information, mash-up new services Alerts RSS : Really SIMPLE Syndication

11. From Search Box & RSS to “ Universal widgets” Widget: any platform, Eco.netvibes.com + OpenSocial Widgetbox www.widgetbox.com + Embed in website or blog

12. NLM SEARCH WIDGET BLOG WEBSITE iGoogle Netvibes MyYahoo FACEBOOK MySpace Opera Windows Live Apple Dashboard Vista INTRANET http://eco.netvibes.com/widgets/229971/nlm-search-solutions

13. Example html search box from Toolbar <form action=&quot;http://search.platformaonline.com/Search.aspx&quot; method=&quot;get&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;> <p><a href=&quot; http:// eco.netvibes.com / users /9148 &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;> <img src=&quot; http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov / entrez /query/static/ gifs / iconlrg.gif &quot; alt=&quot; See more medical search widgets &quot; border=&quot;none&quot;/><br></br> See more medical search widgets</a><br></br> <input name=&quot;q&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; size=&quot;20px&quot; maxlength=&quot;40&quot;/> <input name=&quot;ctid&quot; type=&quot;hidden&quot; value=&quot; CT142118 &quot;/> <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; value=&quot; PubMed &quot; name=&quot;Name&quot;/> <input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Search&quot;/></p> </form> Links & bold text=change it CT142118 is the ID of the Pubmed toolbar Find your own: Click the About in your Toolbar

14. From RSS & Widgets to personal start pages Netvibes, iGoogle or Protopage or Our Choice: Netvibes http://www.netvibes.com Big extra: Public Page

15. Basic Mindset … (Almost) everything is possible for users á nd libraries The user (customer) decides and chooses which services & resources to use. It is unimportant for him where they come from, the library, free web stuff from publishers or other commercial parties. Everything will keep changing

16. Not : Come and get it here. Yes : Choose yourself, take it with you, into your own environment Share, coolaborate, educate & training & pratice Stay alert & aware of what is possible, and what users are doing, engaging themselves in … “ ToolBox” : Take-Away & Tailor-made”

17. Developments & trends Even more web-based Mobile internet On-going invidivualisation & personalization, but also… (Social) Networks get bigger, better, evolving

18. The order of things … (1) Toolbar (a free tool, and easy) Ok, but I can’t change it? Yes, but I am not allowed to install at my work … Search Box in html RSS (for Intranet) Yes, but how do I manage that all? Eco.netvibes.com (centrale control widgets) Widgetbox.com too Yes, but how to get a nice overview and publish it for all to see? www.netvibes.com (public page CMB) “ If it’s on the Web, You can collect, control and publish it” Ok, sharing and distributing stuff is ok, but what if they want their own? -> Public Pages for Departments, groups topics etc… It’s not about the tool, but the functionality Libraries learn, and then we teach the users

19. The order of things … (2) Social networks (Can & should we offer our services and resources here ? ) Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Hyves, Second Life Community & interaction Web 2.0 & Content (Delicious ,Slideshare, Blip.tv, Google Apps, , What is the tool everybody is using, all day? The Browser Toolbar, google toolbar, buttons, search plugins, add-ons, accellerators IE8, Firefox, Chrome Yes, but I also see staff & students walking around with mobile devices..? Mobile (a mobile site, services & resources mobile too?) Unlimited Internet, Mobile browser, iPhone Apps and much more Mekentosh Papers! Refworks

20. www.conduit.com community | helpdesk | library | rss | podcast | all web http://Eco.netvibes.com (widgets maken en beheren) www.widgetbox.com (widgets maken en beheren, WYSIWYG editor) www.netvibes.com / cmb www.netvibes.com/pubmed www.netvibes.com/nlm www.netvibes.com / yourdailymedicine https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/penn_portal/portal.php/217 (netvibes-like portal) Conduit Marketplace http:// www.google.com / ig www.Google.com /toolbar Google Toolbar Button Gallery (Pubmed | CMB Search & News) www.chrome.com | Extensions | Search Digicmb Blog artikel over : How to make library users start a search : 6+ ways to search outside &quot; native interface“ Digicmb Blog artikel over: 37 ways To Adjust Your Library Toolbar ( or any Conduit Toolbar) “background and more ..” (1)

21. Search in the browser Plugins: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/ IE8 | accelerators | add-ons Firefox | Add-ons www.slideshare.net Presentations | Documents | Following | Favorites | Groups | Events Slideworld.com Medical Slides | Templates | ebooks Linkedin UMCG | CMB Facebook CMB | Groups | Pages Twitter (The “Core of Information”) LibraryThing Flickr, YouTube, Delicious Mobile Search & News Reference management Communication Apps, Mekentosh Papers iTunes U (distribute academic content like music, podcasts etc) http:// www.netvibes.com/medlibmob http://go2Web20.net (Search a Web 2.0 tool for functionality) “Background & more” (2)

22. PB Wiki WebMynd Sidebars Conduit Apps Marketplace Scribd : Publishing , Sharing Documents Second Life, Education & Simulation Tweetdeck , Search & Control Skysa Website App Bar Apps for Toolbars Netvibes ECOSYSTEM XML Validator Google Gadget Editor Wakoopa , tracks used Software NotePad ++ MyCroft OpenSearch Plugins Custom Search Engines (Google) ShareThis TwitterCounter Slideshare FlagCounter “Even more tools” Odiogo , Posts into podcast Post Rank Widgetbox , Create & Distribute TwitterFountain WP Cumulus, the 3D Tag Cloud Feedjit , Live Traffic Feed Search for Web 2.0 Tools Free Conduit Toolbar Blogger : NLM Toolbar Blog Del.icio.us CiteUlike Netvibes , the best Startpage FreeMind ( mind mapping ) LibraryThing Feedburner : enhanced RSS Getfavicon.org

23. Thank you for your attention! Guus van den Brekel Email: [email_address] / brekelajp@gmail.com Twitter: digicmb Blog: digicmb.blogspot.com Netvibes: www.netvibes.com/digicmb Slideshare: www.slideshare.net/digicmb Facebook: http:// profile.to/guusvandenbrekel / Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile =&key=18148582 (see for bookmarks: http://delicious.com/digicmb