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Web …Library 2.0

Web …Library 2.0. Web 2.0 + Library = Library 2.0 “It’s all about technology” Implementing Web 2.0 ideas within library services delivered via the WWW – e.g.: Library web pages Library OPAC Creating services that evolve to meet the changing needs of the users

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Web …Library 2.0

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  1. Web …Library 2.0 • Web 2.0 + Library = Library 2.0 • “It’s all about technology” • Implementing Web 2.0 ideas within library services delivered via the WWW – e.g.: • Library web pages • Library OPAC • Creating services that evolve to meet the changing needs of the users • Moving towards the “read-write library”

  2. Weblogs • University of Worcester ILS Blog • Peter Scott's Library Blog • Angela Newton (Leeds) • Electronic Information for London NHS • Gateshead Central Library • RCM Midwifery Information • University of Saskatchewan Library • University of Calgary Library

  3. Web Services • “Web services allow software and services from different companies and locations to be combined easily to provide an integrated service.” • OCLC xISBN Project • Huddersfield – REST Interface to HIP • “Mashup” – a combination of 2 or more web services (e.g. xISBN + Amazon Covers)

  4. Instant Messaging • A virtual reference desk on the cheap • Use Open Source software that supports AOL, Yahoo, MSN, iChat, etc • see Library Success web site

  5. Library 2.0 – OPAC • Ann Arbor District Library • Weblog portal, RSS feeds, catalog(ue) cards • North Carolina State University • Faceted/pivot browsing • Casey Bisson’s Weblog OPAC • Comments, tags, RSS feeds, etc • Huddersfield • RSS feeds, tags, RSS/email alerts, suggestions, Greasemonkey scripts, etc

  6. Taxonomy: Created by experts Controlled vocabulary Precise Exclusive Structured hierarchy High cost Yahoo Folksonomy: Created by end users Open vocabulary Vague Inclusive Tag clouds Low cost Google Taxonomy vs. Folksonomy

  7. Ajax • “Asynchronous JavaScript And XML is a Web development technique for creating interactive web applications.” • webcat.hud.ac.uk:4128/modperl/ajax.pl

  8. Library 2.0 • “Library 2.0 is not about technology.”(Michael Stephens, Tame the Web) • “If a miracle occurred one night and all of the problems with your library were gone (or we miraculously reached library 2.0 overnight), how would you know that a miracle had occurred? What would be different? What would the library be like?”(Meredith Farkas, Information Wants To Be Free)

  9. “Library 2.0 is not…

  10. Huddersfield Developments • RSS Library Account Feeds • “People who borrowed this…” • Renewals via Email • Keyword Search Alerts • “Serendipity” Suggestions • A9.com OpenSearch • REST Interface to HIP • Firefox Web Browser (  = Library 2-ish)

  11. RSS Library Account Feeds (1/2)

  12. RSS Library Account Feeds (2/2)

  13. “People who borrowed this…”

  14. Renewals via Email

  15. Keyword Search Alerts

  16. “Serendipity” Suggestions (1/2)

  17. “Serendipity” Suggestions (2/2)

  18. A9.com OpenSearch (1/2)

  19. A9.com OpenSearch (2/2)

  20. REST* Interface to HIP (1/3) * Representational State Transfer

  21. REST Interface to HIP (2/3)

  22. REST Interface to HIP (3/3)

  23. Firefox Web Browser

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