Blogs, Wikis, and other Foreign sounding Tools of the Internet

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Blogs, Wikis, and other Foreign- sounding Tools
of the Internet

• Using Web 2.0 in our Tribal Libraries

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What is Web 2.0?

• Web 2.0
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Aggregators
• Social networking sites

• Web 1.0
• Webpage
• On line Catalogs
• On line Databases

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Why Libraries Need to be Aware of Web 2.0

• Staying relevant
• Meeting your users where they are
• Knowing what is out there and the dangers as well
  as the possibilities.
• Increasing accessibility
• Increasing your productivity
• Having more time
• Increasing your knowledge of web 2.0 will help
  you to make thoughtful policy decisions
  concerning your library and public access.

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Blogs

• Originally used for online journaling
• Other uses include
• Reference questions
• Newsletters
• Book discussions
• Book reviews

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Library Blogs

• Library blog
• Library suggestion list
• Librarian log
• Directors blog
• Student book review blog
• Reference Desk internal blog

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Wikis

• Wikis are interactive websites that all users can
  create content for or edit.
• Excellent for collaboration
• Easy to set up
• Even people who dont get computers can work a
  wiki!

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Library Wikis

• Collaboration within an organization
• Collaboration among many organizations
• Replacing the web page
• Generating ideas for an event

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Aggregators

• Aggregators are online sites that collect
  wide-ranging information in one place. There are
  aggregators for bookmarks, instant messaging
  sites, and blogs.

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Library uses of Aggregators

• Use Bloglines to track library blogs of interest
  to the library staff or users.
• Use Meebo to instant message staff.
• Use del.icio.us to keep track of your bookmarks
  or the library staff bookmarks or TCULA
  bookmarks!

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Flickr

• An on-line photo management tool that allows you
  to add and share photos
• A social network site at which people subscribe
  to groups with like interests and photos

Not this kind of Flicker!
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Library Uses of flickr

• What libraries have Flickr accounts?
• Using Flickr for training.
• Using accounts for Publicity/Socializing
• Little Priest Flickr page
• 365 library days project

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Social Networking Sites

• Sites set up primarily for the purpose of
  socialization
• Myspace and Facebook
• AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger
• Youtube, Flickr
• SecondLife

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Library concerns about social networking sites

• Patron safety
• Legal responsibility
• What should library role be?
• Bandwidth
• Library Policy

• How libraries use myspace
• How young adults view social networking
• What should libraries do about myspace?

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In Summary!

• This may be all new to you. If you have seen an
  idea here that you would like to try, do! Call
  or e-mail me for help.
• Theres even more! David will be sharing with you
  now.

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Where to Look for More Information and Ideas

• Five weeks to a social library
• Link to all the final proposals from 5 week
  project
• Link to the final proposals by Web 2.0 tool used

• Link to final proposals by library type
• Why and how to use blogs to promote your
  librarys services

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Social Networking Sites Mentioned

• Bloglines
• Blogger
• Flickr
• Meebo
• Pbwiki
• AIM
• MSN Messenger

• Del.icio.us
• MySpace
• Facebook
• Youtube
• Secondlife
• Yahoo Messenger