Libraries Do Matter: Enhancing Traditional Services with Library 2.0
Download as PPT, PDF14 likes2,165 views
The document discusses the evolving role of libraries in the context of Web 2.0 technologies and emphasizes the importance of integrating these advancements to enhance traditional library services. It highlights the need for libraries to focus on user engagement, collaboration, and adapting to digital trends while considering the relevance of their mission statements. The document concludes with suggestions for libraries to embrace creativity and innovation in their services and to keep the user at the center of their efforts.
![The Many Forms of Social Computing © Forrester Research. Source: Social Computing – How Networks Erode Institutional Power, and What to Do About It. 13 February 2006. ( http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/0,7211,38772,00.html ) [Thanks Robert Berkman for this slide.]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/libraries-do-matter-enhancing-traditional-services-with-library-20-4317/85/Libraries-Do-Matter-Enhancing-Traditional-Services-with-Library-2-0-7-320.jpg)
Libraries Do Matter: Enhancing Traditional Services with Library 2.0
- 1. Libraries Do Matter: Enhancing Traditional Services with Library 2.0. Diana Sachs-Silveira, Tampa Bay Library Consortium Chad Mairn, St. Petersburg College Libraries VIP Library Workshop May 11, 2007 http://del.icio.us/VIP2007Chad_Diana
- 2. Introducing Chad’s & Diana’s avatars …
- 3. Objectives: Discover what Web/Library 2.0 is. Learn how it can be used to promote traditional library services. Explore other technological trends that are positively impacting libraries. Highlight new library roles taking place in a new technological landscape? Q & A.
- 4. The Machine is Us/ing Us
- 5. What is Web 2.0
- 6. Stabilo Boss’ pictures shared through Creative Commons License
- 7. The Many Forms of Social Computing © Forrester Research. Source: Social Computing – How Networks Erode Institutional Power, and What to Do About It. 13 February 2006. ( http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/0,7211,38772,00.html ) [Thanks Robert Berkman for this slide.]
- 8. Online Photos Flickr tabblo scrapblog
- 10. RSS
- 11. Wikis
- 12. Video
- 13. Audio
- 14. Podcasting http://www.podcast.net/ http://www.ipodder.org/ MP3 +
- 15. Web-Based Communities Online social networks People work together Giving a “Voice of the voiceless” Integrate several technologies
- 16. Online Communities MySpace , FaceBook , Friendster , Gather , Ning
- 17. Chatting Yahoo , MSN , Google Meebo , Trillian Ask a Librarian 60% of teens and young adults on the Internet use chat “often” Allows for file sharing, conferencing and VoIP Nearly 6 in 10 use IM to communicate at work
- 18. Folksonomy or tagging AKA ‘tagging’ Vocabulary Clouds Users add value Harnessing Collective Intelligence of Users
- 19. Technorati del.icio.us LibraryThing Reddit
- 20. Gaming
- 21. Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game MMORPG or RPGs WoW has 8 million subscribers world-wide Nearly 40 percent of gamers are female, and nearly a quarter of gamers are over the age of 40.
- 22. Second Life 3+ million people on 2 nd Life Integrate Chat, blogs, and often own economies
- 23. Teen Nights with Gaming Teen Night at Chesterfield Library
- 24. Online Documents EditGrid ; Google
- 25. What is news?
- 26. Portability
- 27. Remixing/Mashups http:// www.programmableweb.com/mashups http://www.talis.com/tdn/innovationdir
- 28. Are libraries still relevant?
- 29. Compare these mission statements: OCLC To further access to the world’s information and reduce library costs by offering services for libraries and their users. Google O rganize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful . Source: “Technology Curves and Libraries (or) The “Hurrieder” We Go, The “Behinder” We Get” by Richard Madaus.
- 30. Is this our future? Is the Machine Using/Us?
- 31. Library 2.0? “ Library 2.0 is not about technology.” “ Library 2.0 is all about technology.” “ Library 2.0 is a path towards improvement of services.” “ Library 2.0 means abandoning services that serve small or unimportant groups.” “ Library 2.0 is a paradigm shift that changes almost everything in a library.” “ Library 2.0 is hype that can interfere with the sound ideals involved.” Source: ‘Cites & Insights.’ Crawford at Large. Vol 6, No 2 Midwinter 2006 p.4 Thanks again Robert Berkman!
- 32. Some Examples: Blogs. Darien, CT Library Guilford Free Library Blog Georgia State University Library Subject Specific Blogs Wikis. University of Connecticut Staff Wiki Podcasts. Cheshire Public Library Podcast :
- 33. Some Examples: Social Tagging: University of Pennsylvania PennTags . Sample Record St Petersburg College Library on LibraryThing ; Interactive Book Reviews Guilford Technical Community College on LibraryThing RSS Feeds: Hennepin County Library: Events Kenton Public Library: New Books, by Subject Southington Library and Museum U. Manitoba: health/science library feeds ( LisFeeds : Aggregated collection of library feeds) The above examples courtesy of Jenny Levine @ The Shifted Librarian ( http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/ )
- 34. Libraries must … Be noticed! Be selective. Continue collaborating. “Wisdom of crowds” Help clear “data smog” (i.e., information overload). Focus on the user!!!
- 35. The Future? Web 3.0? Technology trends are fast Internet Operating System Next Generation Library Catalog Content Management Systems (e.g., Joomla, Drupal) Reference 2.0 = Ms. Dewey? Keep our focus on the user
- 36. The Future is now!
- 37. What Now? Play! Learn! TBLC’s 2.0 Challenge Share ideas and play nicely with others Read Blogs and blog your experiences Think outside the box
- 39. Check out and add to: http://del.icio.us/VIP2007Chad_Diana Chad Mairn St. Petersburg College mairn.chad@spcollege.edu (727) 341.7181 GoogleTalk: chadmairn Diana Sachs-Silveira TBLC sachsd@tblc.org (813)622-8252 ext 234 Yahoo ID: diverdee987 Presentation Available @: www.slideshare.net