Web 2'0 Collaborative Tools for the Librarian

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• Web 2.0 Collaborative Tools for the Librarian
• 11th Annual SLS Fall 2008 Conference
• Presented by

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Goals for This Session

• What is Web 2.0?
• What are some Web 2.0 technologies/tools that I
  can use, professionally and/or personally?
• How can I begin using themtoday?

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Web 2.0 Defined

• A second generation of services available on
  the World Wide Web that let people collaborate,
  and share information online. In contrast to the
  first generation, Web 2.0 gives users an
  experience closer to desktop applications than
  the traditional static Web pages. (emphasis
  mine)
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

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Web 2.0 in Short and its Benefits

• Personalized content
• Portable
• Many-to-many or few-to-few communication
• Conversation/Community
• Participatory, not passive
• Networking opportunities galore

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1.0 vs. 2.0

• Read-only web vs. read/write web
• Yahoo mail vs. Gmail
• E-mail vs. IM
• Newsletters vs. blogs
• Static vs. dynamic
• Isolated vs. interactive

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The 2.0 Difference for Libraries/Schools

• Social, social, social
• Info sharing
• Opportunity!
• Branding/getting your name out there
• Community building
• Truly user-centered libraries create
  superpatrons student-centered schools create
  superstudents AND superteachers

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Web 2.0 Is Here

• Use Web 2.0 resources to connect, share, trade,
  collaborate, and stay up-to-date
• Watch this short Web 2.0 video!

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RSS In Short

• All of the information,
• none of the formatting.
• RSS feeds
• Theyre the glue that holds Web 2.0 together.
  Watch this RSS PowerPoint by Library Gardens
  Peter Bromberg

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Participatory, not passive

• The keys for what collaboration is all about
• Bridging
• Time
• Distance
• Resources

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Collaborative

• Building tools
• Information networks
• Products blogs, wikis, mashups, lesson plans,
  book lists, schedules, presentations
• Sharing tools
• Those same products above and more
• Responses
• Idea bursts (or slow slogs)

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What do I mean by a Collaborative Tool?

• Any free or fee-based online tool that easily
  facilitates communication (synchronous or not)
  and interaction between one or more people on any
  type of shared resource.
• Many examples are available nowmany, free!

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Collaborative Web 2.0 Tools Technologies Why
Use Them?

• Easy blogs/pseudo-blogs
• Simple start wikis
• No hassle social/sharing sites
• Why use them? Strong communication capabilities,
  easy-to-understand interfaces guides, ability
  to encourage participation collaboration in
  building sharing sites, pictures,
  conversations, files, etc.and free!

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Blog vs. Wiki

• Encourage communication
• Belongs to one person or a small group, and each
  person signs his/her post
• Entries organized in reverse chronological order
• Posts seldom edited
• Great for info dissemination
• Watch this short Blogs in Plain English video

• Encourage communication
• No one person owns content as anyone may add or
  subtract info on the site
• No predetermined structure organized by links
  created
• Constant work in progress
• Great for collaborative work
• Watch this short Wikis in Plain English video

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Lots of Choices Blog Software

• Tumblr tumblr.com/
• Bloglines bloglines.com
• Blogger blogger.com/
• WordPress wordpress.com/
• Drupal drupal.org/
• MySpace myspace.com/
• simple fast - See examples of all
  following

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Build Your Own WikiGood Choices for Free Wiki
Software

• PBwiki for Classrooms http//pbwiki.com/academic
  .wiki
• Wikispaces for Educators www.wikispaces.com/site
  /for/teachers
• MediaWiki www.mediawiki.org

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http//librarygarden.pbwiki.com/ Library Gardens
MMT Fall 2007
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Immediate Communication

• SMS or Text Messaging via mobile technology
• Twitter
• Instant Messaging (IM)
• - Meebo IM aggregate (MSN, AIM, G-Chat,
  Yahoo!)
• - Integrated into applications (Facebook)
• VoIP

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Audio In Real-time

• Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP
• Connects a phone line through your computer
• Multiple simultaneous connections
• Skype is one service that is popularly available

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Audio When/Where You Want

• Live audio conferencing with recording capability
• Embed audio files in a webpage
• Voice Click availability
• YackPack (and their WalkieTalkie Widget)
• is a favorite

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Start Collecting and/or Sharing!

• Flickr www.flickr.com
• del.icio.us http//del.icio.us
• Filamentality www.filamentality.com
• FriendFeed www.friendfeed.com

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Some Other Ways to Collect, Share, and
Communicate, Sometimes in Real Time

• Doodle doodle.ch/main.html (scheduling)
• Google Docs AND Gtalk google.com (collaborative
  work/real time voice chat)
• LibraryThing librarything.com (sharing books)
• SlideShare slideshare.net (for sharing PPTs)
• Senduit senduit.com (for sharing files)

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Next Generation of Interaction???

• Check out what Microsoft is doing to connect us
  (and all of our things) to each otherour concept
  of furniture will never be the same.
• Watch this 1-2 min. Microsoft video
• or the 4-5 min. Popular Mechanics video

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PowerPoint Presentation Slides
http//library.rider.edu/rlackie/web2/collabSLS1
0-2008.ppt
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