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Social Software & LiBraries. Michael Stephens www.tametheweb.com mstephens7@mac.com. Web 2.0. The Social Web The Two Way Web The Read Write Web Social Software. The Web as platform. Harnessing collective intelligence. Data is the next Intel inside. End of the software release cycle.
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Social Software & LiBraries Michael Stephens www.tametheweb.com mstephens7@mac.com
Web 2.0 • The Social Web • The Two Way Web • The Read Write Web • Social Software
The Web as platform. Harnessing collective intelligence. Data is the next Intel inside. End of the software release cycle. Lightweight programming models. Software above the level of a single device. Rich user experiences. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
Paul Bausch on Web 2.0 • Openness • Decentralization • Participation http://litablog.org/2006/02/16/online-nw-keynote-speaker-paul-bausch/
A Handful of Social Tools How can we create open and participatory library services with these tools?
Podcasting Basics • Syndicated audio content • Like a radio program • Easy to create with some simple open source tools: • Audacity • iPodder • iTunes
Podcasting • Enhances library web presence with multimedia • Can be time consuming to create • Limited methods of linking, feedback and indexing. • Fascinating to see what comes next
Podcasting? • Are libraries podcasting? Yes! • What are they doing???: • Add podcasts to circulating iPods (or your favorite media player) to market library & services • Podcast as training tool for databases and online library tools (Duke Divinity) • Get clearance to record interviews with library guests… lively content!
Podcasting Legal Guide http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide
RSS • Really Simply Syndication • Lets you create content in one place but display it in other places • Aggregators • Websites • Internal – portals, intranets, updates, communication • External – other websites, direct-to-user, Web 2.0 • Gets you found in places you normally wouldn’t be found
“Automated Web Surfing” When people ask me what RSS is, I say it's automated web surfing. We took something lots of people do, visiting sites looking for new stuff, and automated it. It's a very predictable thing, that's what computers do -- automate repetitive things. Dave Winer
Aggregators • PC: Amphetadesk, News Gator • Mac: NetNewsWire, iBlog • Web: Bloglines (www.bloglines.com), Blog Bridge (www.blogbridge.com)
Examples of Library Syndication • News • Local community events • New book lists • Images • Assignment alerts • New resources • Podcasts!
With RSS Librarians can: • Keep in the know about many topics! • Help your users find your stuff • Syndicate audio/video content about their library (podcasts & videocasts)
Selling RSS to your Staff/Users • Teach them about it • Promote your feeds • Use them yourself! • Be ready… it’s going to be big
Del.icio.us Bookmarking!
Wikis Wiki: “…a web application that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content. The term Wiki also refers to the collaborative software used to create such a website…. The name is based on the Hawaiian term wiki wiki, meaning ‘quick’ or ‘informal’…. The Portland Pattern Repository was the first wiki, established by Ward Cunningham on March 25, 1995. He invented the wiki name and concept, and implemented the first wiki engine.” -- Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
Photo-blogging • Provides glimpse into everyday life • Could be used as a marketing tool • Example of Online Social Networking • Folksonomies
