Web 2.0 Tools For You

Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis
Archives and Digital Librarian
Alvin Sherman Library
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
E-mail: peltierd@nova.edu
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Goals for Today

Defining Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Tools- Benefits

Web 2.0 & Library 2.0 - Making the Connection

Exploring Web 2.0 Tools

Caribbean Libraries in a Web 2.0 Environment

Resources For Keeping Up with Web 2.0 Technologies

• Web 2.0 , a phrase associated with the
O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in
2004, refers to a perceived second-
generation of Web-based services such as
- social networking
sites, wikis, communication tools, and
folksonomies (collaborative tagging) -
that emphasize online collaboration and
sharing among users.

» Source: Wikipedia http://wikipedia.org/

Web 2.0 Tools - Emphasis on
Examples convenience, personalization,
collaboration sharing

• Blogs • User added
• Wikis ratings, reviews, summari
• RSS (Really Simple es
Syndication) feeds • Podcasts, vodcasts
• Folksonomies • Community photo sharing
(tagging) • Community book services
• Social bookmarking (publishing)
• Social networking • Streaming audio and
• Instant messaging video

Shared pictures

Shared videos

Shared news/podcasts

Shared knowledge

Shared bookmarks

Shared projects

Shared ‘you’

Shared library

Shared virtual life

O’Reilly’s Web 1.0/Web 2.0 Comparison Table

What library experts are saying about Web 2.0
Web 1.0 - place
to go & get … Interactive
Web 2.0 - place two-way web
Introduction of to be & do
the read/write
web

Built on
principle of
Everyday folks breaking down
with Internet barriers
access can librarians placed
create and edit on services
stuff

A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme - Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 – Video presentation
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/viewvideo.php?vid=20060222.wmv

How many Web 2.0 Tools
do you recognize and use?
A. Less than 5
B. 5 – 10
C. 10 - 20
D. More than 20
E. NONE

Web 2.0 & Library 2.0- Making the Connection

• Library 2.0 : a library
modeled on Web 2.0
technologies, emphasis
placed on user-centered
change and participation in
the creation of content and
community based services.

• Library 2.0: harness the
skills of users in the design
and implementation of
innovative library services
by encouraging feedback
and participation.

Web 2.0 Tools - Benefits
 Perform specific tasks without downloading
software
 Delivery of highly customized, value-added
services to tech-savvy clients
 Instant implementation
 Democratization of the web
 Portable, Personalized content, Easy to share
 Participatory, not passive, engages community
 Usually works on multiple systems platforms
 Available anywhere, anytime
 Allows users to add tags = increases
searchability
 Promotes collaboration, conversation with
other professionals/community/family/friends
 Survival in a competitive landscape …think
Google!
 Usually FREE!

Web 2.0 Tools - Disadvantages

– MUST be evaluated
before implemented
– Accuracy of information
(Wikipedia)
– Privacy issues
(Facebook)
– Stability of current
iteration/version
– Free (beta) vs. Fee based
versions

Academic Earth
www.academicearth.org

• What is Academic Earth? Example:
• Video courses and lectures
– a centralized educational repository offering free harvested from Ivy League
access to video courses and academic lectures universities
from leading colleges and universities MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia, H
arvard, Michigan, NYU, Princeton, St
• How Can I Use Academic Earth in My anford, UCLA and Yale.
Library/Workplace? http://www.academicearth.org/universit
Reference and Research Assistance: ies/
– Save undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Guest lectures from luminaries such
the time and effort it takes to scour the internet as Google co-founder Larry
for answers to assignments by guiding them to Page, Facebook founder Mark
this resource. Zuckerberg.
– Faculty and other educators can also be guided to http://academicearth.org/lectures/searc
h/zuckerberg/
the resource to study the teaching methods of
http://academicearth.org/speakers/larry
other instructors. -page-1
– For lifelong learners, there is the opportunity for
personal enrichment and access to a world-
class education.

Animoto
http://animoto.com
• What is Animoto? Example:
- Animoto produces videos using Penn State University Libraries
images, video clips and music that Getting Connected to the PSU
users select during different stages of Libraries video (34 seconds)
the creative process http://animoto.com/play/hSMnP
bTg5nyHqxq2kk6Ccg
• How Can I Use Animoto in My
Library/Workplace?
A Librarian’s Tour of the Library of
- Library Branding: Make a Congress (October 2007)
professional free 30-second video that
showcases library collections and http://animoto.com/play/465eee
services. a6c0a6ec8cbe7710072baa596e
- Outreach Services : Collaborate with
a teacher or lecturer at your
institution and apply for a free
Animoto all-access pass for educators
www.animoto.com/education to
produce full length videos for
instructional courses.

Audacity
www.audacity.sourceforge.net/

• What is Audacity? • Example:
- a free, open source software • Interactive Media Center
for recording and editing (University Libraries,
sounds. University at Albany, SUNY),
use Audacity to support the
• How Can I Use Audacity in My creation of multimedia
Library/Workplace? projects and the digital design
of presentations, publications
– record and play sounds and websites.
– import and export • http://library.albany.edu/imc/
multiple file formats (WAV,
AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, MP3)
– edit sounds
– mix tracks together
– apply special effects to
recordings

CuePrompter.com
www.cueprompter.com

• What is CuePrompter.com? • Example:
- a free online • Using CuePrompter.com does not
teleprompter/autocue service. require technical skills. Copy and
paste your prepared text in the form
on the homepage, add some
• How Can I Use customization (screen size, font size,
CuePrompter.com in My speed), click ‘Start Prompter’, and
Library/Workplace? the computer screen is transformed
- Conference presentations immediately into a giant
- Workshops and in-house teleprompter.
training sessions
- Library instruction classes
- Recording podcasts and
vodcasts (prepared scripts)

Note: Text limited to 2,000
characters

Delicious
www.delicious.com

• What is Delicious? • Examples:
- a free social bookmarking tool • Nebraska Library Commission
useful for saving and tagging your http://delicious.com/nlc_reference
favorite websites and sharing • Springfield Technical Community College
these with friends and Library http://delicious.com/stcclibrary
colleagues.
UWIlinC
• How Can I Use Delicious in My
Library/Workplace?
- Delicious as a social
bookmarking tool is very
useful for libraries as it
facilitates the
discovery, saving, storing and
sharing of web resources of
interest to the library
community.

Doodle
http://doodle.com/

• What is Doodle? • Example:
- an online scheduling tool The basic Doodle version is free and
does not require registration
• http://doodle.com/polls/wizard.html
• How Can I Use Doodle in My
Library/Workplace?
- Schedule work related events
such as meetings, vendor
visits, and conference calls.
- Schedule family related
group events such as a family
reunions, movie nights, and
vacations.
- Added flexibility of syncing
Doodle with other personal
calendars maintained in
Google or Microsoft Outlook.

Dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/

• What is Dropbox? • Example:
-Dropbox is a free service that allows – One Librarian’s use of Dropbox for
users to save, store and share document delivery
content (documents, photos, and http://tinyurl.com/9ryjfxu
videos) on multiple devices
(desktop, laptops, smartphones)
and on the native Dropbox
website. Sharing this content with
others is as easy as sending a URL
link to a file stored on the service.
• How Can I Use Dropbox in My
Library/Workplace?
– Promote this tool as a free service
(2 GB) for storing and sharing
content in multiple formats
(documents, audio, video,
images).

Facebook
www.facebook.com

• What is Facebook? Examples:
-A leading social networking site with
• Alvin Sherman Library, Nova Southeastern
over 1 billion active subscribers (Oct. University, Florida USA
2012). Can be utilized by libraries, www.facebook.com/AlvinShermanLibrary 1,180
likes!
individuals, businesses, non-profits,
social groups etc. • ACURIL CyberNotes (Cibernotas) 169 likes! Also
hosts Lib Professionals Group (155) members
www.facebook.com/cibernotasacurilcybernotes#!/
• How Can I Use Facebook in My groups/150982521640877/
Library/Workplace?
– Create a FB group or page, invite • Department of Library and Information
community to ‘like page’; create Studies, UWI, Mona 386 likes!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Department-of-
connections, engage in conversations Library-and-Information-Studies-UWI-
Mona/86794320112
– NALIS provides updates on location &
hours/programs/events/new • National Library of Trinidad and Tobago (NALIS)
services/exhibits/registration/work- www.facebook.com/NALISTT 3,618 likes!
shops/collections
• The University of Trinidad and Tobago
– Link to virtual reference service, www.facebook.com/theutt 3,847 likes!
online catalog, share videos, photos &
web applications.

Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/

• What is Flickr? • Examples:
• The Smithsonian
- Online photo management www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian
application to store, organize, share • The New York Public Library
and search for photos and videos www.flickr.com/photos/nypl
• The Library of Congress
www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_c
• How Can I Use Flickr in My ongress
Library/Workplace? • ACURIL’s Memorabilia Acurileana’s
photostream on Flickr
- Promote photographic collections www.flickr.com/photos/memorabilia
acurileana/
Libraries have opened their archives on • Explore Flickr’s The Commons
Flickr to increase access to and www.flickr.com/commons to view
publicize photographic collections, and innovative and pioneering ways
other libraries are using Flickr
also to provide an avenue for the applications.
general public to contribute
information and knowledge they have
about the collections.

Google Docs
https://drive.google.com
• What is Google Docs? • Example:
– A web-based application Google created a webpage to
integrated within Google Drive illustrate real life examples of how
which can be used to create Google Docs users (teachers,
documents, spreadsheets, business, individuals and non-
drawings, flowcharts, forms profits) have found success using the
and presentations. application
Online users can work www.google.com/google-d-
individually or collaboratively s/tour5.html#

• How Can I Use Google Docs in My
Library/Workplace?
- Now available on Google Drive,
this is a free online alternative
to Microsoft Office proprietary
suite of applications: MS
Word, MS Excel and MS
PowerPoint.

Internet Archive
http://archive.org/index.php

• What is the Internet Archive? • Example:
– a digital library offering free access to The Open Library project now
books, movies, music, software and provides free access to over 1
archived web pages. Also offers million ebook titles. Ebooks are
specialized services for adaptive available in the following
reading and information access for the formats PDF, plain text, DAISY
blind and other persons with (for the visually impaired), ePub,
disabilities. DjVu, MOBi, and for Kindle
readers.

• How Can I Use the Internet Archive in my
Library/Workplace?
– Augment print collections by providing
access to the e-collects available in the
Internet Archive.
– Promote and provide free access to
more than 1 million books available for
persons who are visually impaired.
– Volunteer to contribute titles to the
Open Library project (providing a
webpage for every book published)

Infographics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_graphics

• What are infographics? • Example:
- The infographics industry is currently – View these effective use of
booming as website creators and infographics to market library
marketers are incorporating informative services on Pinterest
graphics to visualize a great story or http://pinterest.com/yeoldefort
visually explain a problem. This mass /library-infographics/
appeal lies in the fact that infographics
are portable & highly visible and
simplifies the presentation of
voluminous data.

- How Can I Use Infographics in My
Library/Workplace?
– Use infographics to easily
communicate statistical data about
library collections and services
using these tools:
• Easel.ly
• Creately
• Piktochart Use of Social Media in English- speaking
Caribbean http://tinyurl.com/bkbagv4

LibraryThing
www.librarything.com

• What is LibraryThing? • Example:
- a social cataloging web application for • Consider purchasing LibraryThing
for Libraries (LTFL) software to
creating, saving and sharing personal integrate LibraryThing social data
library catalogs online. into your catalog
http://www.librarything.com/forli
braries
• How Can I Use LibraryThing in My
Library/Workplace?
• LTFL will enhance your OPAC with
-Use a LibraryThing widget new content and functionalities
www.librarything.com/widget to display such as: Ratings and
new books or featured books on your reviews, Tags, Similar
library's website or personal blog. Books, Series, Awards, Virtual
Shelf Browse, Stack Map, Other
-Register to become a member of the Editions and QR Codes.
LibraryThing Early Reviewers program
www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Earl
y_Reviewers and review advance copies of
new titles. As a bonus reviewers receive a
free copy of the book reviewed.

Library 2.0
www.library20.com

• What is Library 2.0 • Example:
• Powered by Ning (www.ning.com)
– a social network for librarians and this network is currently
other information professionals maintained by Steve Hargadon.
conceptualized on the topic of
Library 2.0. • Join the Library 2.0 network
www.library20.com by signing up
from the homepage.
• How Can I Use Library 2.0 In My
Library/Workplace?
• Attend or give a presentation at
Professional Social Network the free Library 2.013 Worldwide
For information professionals who Virtual Conference (October 18-
19, 2013 ).
maintain an interest in the topics Web
2.0 and Library 2.0 this is a great
network to join and get updates on
new concepts, innovative services,
new publications and training
opportunities.

Linkedin
www.linkedin.com

• What is Linkedin?
– Linkedin is a professional network connecting over
200 million professionals in over 200 countries.

• How Can I Use Linkedin in My Library/Workplace?
Professional networking
- Control your professional identity online by posting
information on current employment, educational
background, recommendations, publications and
research interest.
- Online access to a virtual meeting place to meet
potential clients, vendors, and subject experts.
- Facilitate collaboration on projects (data gathering,
sharing files and solving problems) with colleagues.
- Discover network connections that can help you in your
career path.
- For administrators there is the potential for posting job
listings to find the best talent for their organization.

Lulu
www.lulu.com

• What is Lulu? • Example:
– an online self-publishing service • Libraries at the Rochester
Institute of Technology
encourage users to self-
• How Can I Use Lulu in My publish their works and
Library/Workplace? promote these works
Online Publishing Service within the Lulu community
Lulu provides 1.1 million registered creators through the
Openbook@RIT project
with the tools to format their digital content (Search Openbook@RIT on
(choice of book covers, binding, size, print the Lulu website).
quality), publish, promote and sell their • http://www.lulu.com/shop/
intellectual end products books - print and
ebooks- videos, CDs, DVDs - to an online
global marketplace.

PBworks
www.pbworks.com

• What is PBworks? • Examples
- PBworks, formerly PBwiki, is a free hosted • Innovative uses for libraries
workspace service for creating collaborative wikis. are outlined on the PBworks
website
How Can I Use PBworks in My Library/Workplace? http://pbworks.com/librarians
- Publicize library services: publish information about
new acquisitions, library hours, new policies and
• The Baltimore County Public
special events.
Schools used PBworks as a
-Use PBworks to collaboratively create procedures learning resource to host a
and policy manuals. series of tutorials for the
-Use PBworks to publish online reference desk Learning 23 Things program
schedules, agendas, meeting notes, and timelines for www.bcps23things.pbworks.com
projects.
- Create a collaborative wiki to record technical
problems and solutions for ILS hardware and
software, online catalogs, databases, and patron
computers.

Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/

• What is Pinterest? • Examples:
-an online pin board-style social
sharing website that allows users – New York Public Library, NY
to create, organize, manage and pinterest.com/nypl/
share theme-based image
collections.
– Fullerton Public Library,
• How Can I Use Pinterest in My California
Library/Workplace? pinterest.com/fullertonpl/
– Pinning Book covers
– Showcasing special/digital – Omaha Public Library, Nebraska
collections pinterest.com/omahalibrary/
– Creating reading lists
– Promoting library – Rice Library, University of
events/programs/exhibits Southern Indiana
– Collaborating with patrons to – http://pinterest.com/ricelibrary/
promote local community
information (tourist attractions,
businesses, events)

Podcast Alley
http://www.podcastalley.com/

• What is Podcast Alley? • Examples:
- One of the best resources on the – The Library Success Wiki
internet to add new podcasts and provides a comprehensive list of
search for podcast feeds, news, libraries and affiliated
tutorials and software. organizations that are currently
offering podcast services
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.p
• How Can I Use Podcast Alley in My
hp?title=Podcasting
Library/Workplace?
– Distribute audio content over the
internet to keep patrons informed
about collections, programs (book
talks, story time), and services
(library tours) offered.

Prezi
http://prezi.com/

• What is Prezi? • Examples:
• Teen Summer Reading
- Prezi is a cloud-based http://prezi.com/1fydxnfu_sjh/expres
presentation tool , rapidly s-yourself-your-library/
gaining ground as a viable
alternative to Microsoft • Library Mind Map
http://prezi.com/bgajnp76x-
PowerPoint 17/turitea-library-mind-map/

• How Can I Use Prezi in My • Promoting New Library Catalog
http://prezi.com/viu2n24_s--h/new-
Library/Workplace? library-catalogue-students/
- In addition to its obvious use in
conferences and workshop • Library Orientation for students
http://prezi.com/zq8a619lniwb/welco
presentations, Prezi provides me-to-the-library/
support as a creativity tool for
collaborative group work, project
planning and brainstorming sessions.

Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/

• What is Project Gutenberg? Example:
- Host to over 40,000 ebooks freely
The Library of Congress is currently
accessible/downloadable to the public on
the project website. Supports multiple promoting Project Gutenberg by
formats (ePub, PDF, HTML, Kindle) including it as a resource in its E-
Resources online catalog
http://eresources.loc.gov/
• How Can I Use Project Gutenberg in My
Library/Workplace?
- supplement your library’s e-book collections
- volunteer to be a proof reader for the project
www.pgdp.net/c
- volunteer to read and record chapters of
books www.librivox.org/volunteer-for-librivox
- Promote PG free Self-Publishing portal for
authors http://self.gutenberg.org/Default.aspx

QR Codes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_codes
• What are QR Codes? • Examples:
- QR (Quick Response) Codes are 2-dimensional Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki lists
barcodes readable by smartphones and other use of QR Codes in libraries:
mobile devices. QR Codes may be embedded with
information pointing users to websites, contact – QR Codes to direct patrons to virtual
information, videos, or other URLs. and audio library tours
– Link to mobile version of library’s
- How Can I Use QR Codes in My website, reference services, blog and
Library/Workplace?
Facebook & Twitter pages,
– Use one of the following free QR Code
generators to create QR Codes: – On-the spot reservations for group
• Delivr study rooms
• Kaywa – Codes on end stacks to lead patrons to
• pbSmartCodes online subject guides
• QRStuff – Codes on books to recommend further
• QR Droid Zapper reading & book reviews; on DVDs to link
to video trailers
– Promote free QR Code Reader Apps to
patrons to download to their mobile devices: – QR codes in catalog records to offer
• NeoReader basic information about item such as
• i-nigma location and call number
• RedLaser – Added to library exhibits, library fun
• Scanlife events (interactive, mystery games),
signage

Remember the Milk
www.rememberthemilk.com

• What is Remember the Milk (RTM)? Example:
- a free service for web-based task One RTM user blogs on how the
and time management. service can be used to manage
business, personal and lifestyle
• How Can I Use Remember the Milk in tasks:
My Library/Workplace? - managing blogs
Use this electronic planner to: - project management
- create and manage tasks on the web - creating grocery lists
-send reminders via SMS, email or - managing online coupons
instant messages - setting up reminders to pay bills
- share or publish lists with contact www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/0
groups 1/30/remember-the-milk
- obtain support for iCalendar (a
standard for calendar data exchange
across applications and OS platforms).

Second Life
http://secondlife.com/
• What is Second Life?
• Example:
- a 3-D virtual world which requires download of a
free client program (the Viewer) to enable users to • Librarians who are bored with
interact with each other through their avatars their first life, can easily
(digital representation of a person). register, download the Second Life
Viewer and start exploring Second
• How Can I Use Second Life in My Life.
Library/Workplace?
Promote Virtual Services
Libraries are using Second Life as the new location • There are over 200 groups
for a branch or virtual satellite library where http://secondlife.com/community/
Second Life residents are able to: which congregate over library
• access library databases, online catalogs, digital related topics: Digital
archives, and online art exhibits.
Libraries, Public libraries in Second
• obtain live reference assistance at an avatar
manned reference desk. Life, Librarians of Second
• traverse unknown territory during in-world tours Life, Second Life Library
offered to places of interest in Second Life. 2.0, Florida Librarians of Second
• attend classes on library instruction, tutorials and Life and Second Life Medical
specialized workshops, conferences & book Library 2.0.
discussions.
• network with colleagues.

Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/

• What is Slideshare?
• Example:
- Use Slideshare to host and share
• Search Slideshare
presentations with others. Users can
www.slideshare.net/ to find
upload/download and share publicly
other PowerPoint
PowerPoint presentations, MS
presentations on the topic
Word, OpenOffice, Adobe PDF and Apple iWork
Web 2.0 in Libraries.
documents.

• How Can I Use Slideshare in My Library/Work
place?
- Researching a topic for a conference, or
workshop presentation.
-Embedding slideshows on blogs , wikis or
websites.
- Creating slidecasts by synching audio to slides.
- Sharing slideshows on
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

Skype
www.skype.com

• What is Skype? • Example:
- Skype is a software application which when - Skype Use in Reference Services
downloaded to a computer or smartphone LibGuides developed at the Henry G.
allows users to make free video and voice calls, Bennett Memorial Library (Southeastern
and send text messages with other Skype users. Oklahoma State University) to promote
Calls to traditional landline telephones and academic libraries use of Skype for
mobile phones can be made using a paid Reference Services
subscription service. http://libguides.se.edu/skype
• How Can I Use Skype in My Library/Work
place?
- Host a meeting using video call
- Send instant messages
- Set up a free voicemail service
- Download the GroupMe app to initiate a
group chat
- Send/Share files
- Share screen during one-on-one meetings,
conference calls or demonstration of a
library service

SurveyMonkey
www.surveymonkey.com/

• What is SurveyMonkey?
- a free web-based tool for creating online • Examples:
surveys. View sample surveys
(customer satisfaction
• How Can I Use SurveyMonkey in My surveys, education
Library/Workplace? surveys, event surveys,
• Marketing Research performance reviews)on
Register for a free basic account and access the company's website:
online tools for: http://www.surveymonk
- Conducting course evaluations, quizzes and ey.com/mp/use-cases
tests online
- Gathering patrons feedback on new
collections and services, programs & events
-Measuring customer satisfaction with
current services
- Conducting employee performance reviews
- Measuring employee satisfaction
- Measuring brand perception

Twitter
http://twitter.com/
• Examples:
– Alvin Sherman Library, Nova Southeastern
• What is Twitter? University www.twitter.com/alvinshermanlib
- No. 1 social networking and posts tweets to promote new library
materials, current events, training
microblogging service that allows opportunities, systems alerts, changes in
users to create, send and read policy, book sales, library statistics, and URL links
messages or posts known as tweets in for evaluating new resources.
140 characters or less.
– The Nebraska Library Commission use Twitter to
promote its virtual reference service. All
incoming reference questions submitted through
• How Can I Use Twitter in My their Ask a Librarian service
Library/Workplace? www.twitter.com/NLC_Reference are posted
directly on Twitter.
– Current awareness service to keep
clients informed about upcoming – National Library of Trinidad and Tobago (284
events, services offered. followers) NALIS posts tweets on events &
– Attending conference virtually e.g. programs, information on how to register for
workshops, activities at branch
#LIB2011 libraries, promote new titles, offers technical
– Promoting virtual reference service support twitter.com/NALISTT
– Networking with other non-profit – The University of Trinidad and Tobago (739
organizations and communities followers) provides links to current events &
programmes, campus outreach, conferences &
lectures twitter.com/uttmarketing

Ustream
http://www.ustream.tv

• What is Ustream Examples:
- a live video broadcasting platform • View prerecorded content from a
LITA (Library Information
Technology Association)
• How Can I Use Ustream in My
presentation at ALA Midwinter on
Library/Workplace?
‘Top Tech Trends’
– Libraries are taking advantage of http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1
this platform to host conferences 1915341
training sessions, and broadcast
live events.
• UWI-TV platform for viewing
events live and archived video
content
http://tv.mona.uwi.edu/about-
uwitv

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

• What is Wikipedia?
– popular collaborative reference • Examples:
encyclopedia with 31.7 million registered • Alma Jordan Library, UWI, St.
users accessing or contributing to more Augustine, Trinidad
than 17 million articles (over 4 million in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Jordan_Li
English) in more than 285 languages brary

• How Can I Use Wikipedia in My • Library of Congress
Library/Workplace? www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of
• Reference and Research Service _Congress
Notwithstanding its critics, Wikipedia is often
cited as one example of a Web 2.0 tool which
along with others like YouTube and Facebook • National Library and Information
has been successfully implemented and steadily System en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalis
gained acceptance across a diverse group of
community users. • The University of Trinidad and Tobago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_T
• For some, this resource has become one of the rinidad_and_Tobago
top reference resources for searching for
information on a particular topic, and it is often
one of the first references in a search results list
in a Google or Yahoo! search.

WolfRam|Alpha
www.wolframalpha.com
• Examples
• What is Wolfram|Alpha?
- a computational knowledge engine.

• How Can I Use Wolfram|Alpha in My
Library/Workplace?
Reference and Research Tool
- When a search query is plugged into
the search box on the main page,
WolfRam|Alpha will compute answers to
questions that have factual responses or
involves mathematical calculations or
formula.

- For example, What is the population of
Trinidad & Tobago? How many protons
are in a hydrogen atom? What is the
average median salaries for Libraians?
What is $450 + 10%? What is H2SO4?

Wordle
www.wordle.net

• What is Wordle? • Examples
– Wordle is a word cloud - View examples of word clouds
generator. Users have the option in the Wordle public gallery
of pasting text into an editing http://www.wordle.net/gallery
window and immediately
generating a word cloud.

• How Can I Use Wordle in My
Library/Workplace?
Library Marketing and Promotion
- Create Wordles as cover art for
book covers.
- Add word cloud art to t- Wordle of this slide
shirts, posters, business cards and
brochures to promote programming
and services in the library.
- Spruce up the library’s blog or
homepage with a Wordle generated
for electronic and other resources in
the library’s collections.

WordPress.com
www.wordpress.com

• What is WordPress.com? • Examples:
- a free open source blog • Erving Public
hosting service. Library, Massachusetts
www.ervingpubliclibrary.wordpress
- How Can I Use WordPress.com .com
in My Library/Workplace?
Create blogs to: • Sullivan Library, Dominican
- engage in conversations with College, New York Veritas Blog
your community www.sullivanlibrary.wordpress.com
- initiate internal dialog by
encouraging contributions from • Barrier Reef TAFE Library Learning
library staff Centres, Queensland Australia
- promote new collections and www.britlibraries.wordpress.com
innovative services.
• Share Your Views @ NALIS Blog
“For the public to express their
opinions about NALIS’
programmes” nalis.wordpress.com/

YouTube
www.youtube.com
• Examples
• What is YouTube? • Library of Congress YouTube Channel,
Popular video hosting and sharing service showcasing timeless treasures and
that allows users to create, upload, share contemporary presentations (4 million views)
and view videos online. This repository of www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress
user-generated content includes movie
clips, TV clips, music videos and original • NALIS Trinidad Channel (21 videos, 25,000
videos. views) promotes National Library Week, book
trailers, tutorials, cultural events
www.youtube.com/user/nalistrinidad?feature
• How Can I Use YouTube in My =mhw5
Library/Workplace?
Marketing/Branding/Promoting Services • Students and faculty at the University of
With more than 2 billion views per day, Washington's Information School, promotes
use of online catalog and databases by doing a
libraries are guaranteed a global parody of Lady Gaga’s song Poker Face
audience viewing videos posted on (880,000 views)
YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_uzUh1VT98

• The University of Trinidad and Tobago UTT
Marketing Channel (164 videos, 42,000 video
views) hosts videos promoting career fairs,
lectures, special events & special projects
www.youtube.com/user/uttmarketing

Zotero
www.zotero.org
• Example:
• What is Zotero? • The Copac library catalog www.copac.ac.uk
- a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension tool to which gives free access to the merged online
help you collect, organize, cite and share your catalogs of many major university, specialist,
and national libraries in the UK and Ireland,
research sources . (including the British Library), has been
remodeled to work seamlessly with Zotero.
• How Can I Use Zotero in My Users have the option of exporting
Library/Workplace? bibliographic citations to titles searched in
the OPAC to Endnote or Zotero citation
- Use Zotero’s customizable My Library feature to managers.
create subject guides, reading lists, web
resources lists and Readers’ Advisory Guides.

- Search by ISBN, Digital Object identifier (DOI)
or PubMed ID to find and bookmark resources
aligned with subject areas and research interests
of patrons and supportive of the curricula.

- Automatically generate and insert citations and
bibliographies for essays, term papers and
journal articles. Zotero uses Citation Style
Language (CSL) to properly format citations and
supports all major citation styles.

Caribbean Libraries: Surviving the Challenges in a Web 2.0
World?

• Caribbean libraries are surviving the challenges of
technological changes, embracing opportunities to provide
enhanced and innovative services which are:
– Relevant to and reach diverse communities
– Emphasize the library’s role as centers for life-long learning
and self-development
– Underscore the social responsibilities of libraries in bridging
cultural gaps
– Publicize libraries as enablers, providing information for
making decisions and policies

UWIlinC - UWI Libraries' knowledge portal providing access from a
single interface to a range of library materials

UWIlinC

LATT Twitter Page LATT Facebook Page
@latt46 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lib
https://twitter.com/LATT46 rary-Association-of-Trinidad-Tobago-
LATT/196350870383236

The purpose of this Blog is to gather
information and encourage discussion on
libraries and technology. There’s also a
special interest in Caribbean libraries as well.
Faith Johnson http://carilib.wordpress.com/
@carilib https://twitter.com/CARILIB

Is Web 2.0 Dead…No Web
2.0 is simply the Internet.
Almost every site you visit
today has some component
of Web 2.0.

• Learning more about Web 2.0 Tools and other emerging
technologies and new concepts such as Web 3.0,
(semantic, next generation web)

• Using Web 2.0 tools to enhance access to resources.

• Using Web 2.0 tools to continue to deliver innovative services
to our users.

• Student asks your assistance in opening
a Facebook account.

• Faculty request to create an RSS feed to
Table of Contents for psychology
journal.

• Patron (mom) wants to post pictures of
her daughter’s graduation on Flickr.

• Library Director asks you to maintain
library’s blog.

• Developer wants feedback on semantic
web (Web 3.0), linked data

Taking advantage of Web 2.0 tools and resources available
electronically by completing the Learning 2.0 program

23 Learning 2.0 Things
•Week 1: Introduction
•Week 2: Blogging
•Week 3: Photos & Images
•Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders
•Week 5: Play Week
•Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati
•Week 7: Wikis
•Week 8: Online Applications & Tools
•Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio

– http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/

Source Alexa Top 500 Global Sites http://www.alexa.com/topsites

Commitment to Continuing Education (Formal & Informal)

 Library Associations CE Opportunities (ACURIL, ALA, ACRL, LATT
PLA, SLA)
 ALA TechSource (workshops)
 American Libraries Live (webinars)
 OCLC Web Junction (workshops)
 SEFLIN Southeast Florida Library Information Network
(continuing education opportunities and annual virtual
conference)
 Library 2.0 (annual worldwide virtual conference)
 Library Journal (webcasts)
 LYRASIS Training Portal
 TechSoup (offers free resources to libraries and nonprofits)

Resources for Keeping Up-to-date with Web 2.0 Tools

• General Resources:
– Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies www.c4lpt.co.uk
– Learning 2.0 program http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com
– Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki - www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
– Library Technology Guides - www.librarytechnology.org
– Lifehacker – www.lifehacker.com
– Mashable – www.mashable.com
– The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - www.pewinternet.org/
– ReadWriteWeb - www.readwriteweb.com
– Tech Soup for Libraries - www.techsoupforlibraries.org
– Techcrunch- www.techcrunch.com
– Wired - www.wired.com
• Blogs
– ACRLog- www.acrlog.org
– ALA TechSource blog – www.alatechsource.org/blog
– Carilib Libraries and Technology www.carilib.wordpress.com/
– The Cybrarian’s Web – www.cybrariansweb.com/blog/
– Free Range Librarian – www.freerangelibrarian.com
– iLibrarian, www.oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian
– Information Wants to be Free – www.meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress
– Librarian in Black – www.librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack
– Library Stuff – www.librarystuff.net
– Lita Blog – www.litablog.org
– Stephen’s Lighthouse – www.stephenslighthouse.com
– Steven Bell’s Keeping Up web Site – www.stevenbell.info/keepup/
– Tame the Web – www.tametheweb.com
– What I Learned Today - www.web2learning.net/

Questions

• Ask me now or later.

• E-mail me: peltierd@nova.edu

• Send a comment/question to my blogs:
– http://caribbean-connector.blogspot.com/
– http://cybrariansweb.com/

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