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Using Web 2.0 resources in your library

Using Web 2.0 resources in your library. Phil Bradley http://www.philb.com. What is Web 2.0?. Let’s just not go there shall we? Definitions are less important than what you can do with it Oh, if you really insist…. What is Web 2.0?.

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Using Web 2.0 resources in your library

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  1. Using Web 2.0 resources in your library Phil Bradley http://www.philb.com

  2. What is Web 2.0? • Let’s just not go there shall we? • Definitions are less important than what you can do with it • Oh, if you really insist…

  3. What is Web 2.0? • Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes. • Wikipedia entry

  4. Web 1.0 was computer based Web 2.0 uses the web as a platform

  5. Web 1.0 relied on installed software Web 2.0 uses the browser

  6. Web 1.0 was solitary Web 2.0 encourages sharing

  7. Web 1.0 was individuals working alone Web 2.0 is community, sharing wisdom

  8. Web 1.0 was data in one place Web 2.0 is the portability of data

  9. Web 1.0 was about consuming (data) Web 2.0 is about creating data Weblogs Photograph sharing Wikis Collaborative resources Social networking Bookmarking

  10. Web 1.0 was home pages Web 2.0 is weblogs

  11. Web 1.0 was tracking information down Web 2.0 is having information come to you

  12. Web 1.0 was badging your content Web 2.0 is getting the answer out there quickly

  13. Web 1.0 was slow transfer rates Web 2.0 is about broadband

  14. Web 1.0 was hardware $s Web 2.0 is broadband $s

  15. Web 1.0 was getting it perfect Web 2.0 is doing it and moving on

  16. Web 1.0 was stationary Web 2.0 is mobile

  17. Web 1.0 was about limitations Web 2.0 is about a state of mind

  18. Yes… but? • “It’s vacuous marketing hype” • “Web 2.0 is totally silly” • “Meaningless” • “is made entirely of pretentious self serving morons.” • “a lot of thin but very hot air blown at you by those who are convinced that having nothing to say is by no means a good reason to shut up.”

  19. So… • Is it a question of degrees of difference?

  20. Or… • A difference of kind? (Is it or isn’t it a fad?)

  21. OK… so how can I use it? • Weblogs • Create a library weblog • Additional or new library resources • Introduce members of staff • Use it as a repository of data and information by using categories and tags • Don’t regard a weblog as a diary – it’s an important website in its own right…

  22. Weblogs continued… • Use the weblog RSS feed on the site home page as a news feed • Encourage people to add the feed to their start page or RSS reader • Create a different weblog for a different subject area – invite other authors • Use it in a different way, on a different page

  23. News reports from the BBC

  24. So what exactly is RSS again? • Really Simple Search • Rich Site Summary • ‘Read some stories’ • Newsfeeds • It’s a common way of transferring data from one resource to another one

  25. The version a human being sees:

  26. The RSS version: • Phil Bradley's weblog • http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/ • Internet searching, web design, search engine developments and anything that will interest librarians! • en-GB • 2007-02-23T10:57:53+00:00 Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult' • http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2007/02/egypt_blogger_j.html • Egyptian blogger jailed for 'insult'. Abdel Kareem Soliman has been jailed for four years for criticising and insulting Islam and the president. He'd used his weblog to take a swipe at the country's top Islamic institution. The link goes to... • <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6385849.stm" title="BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult'">Egyptian blogger jailed for 'insult'</a>. Abdel Kareem Soliman has been jailed for four years for criticising and insulting Islam and the president. He'd used his weblog to take a swipe at the country's top Islamic institution. The link goes to the BBC story.</p> • Current Affairs • philipbradley • 2007-02-23T10:57:53+00:00 • Google charges for web programs • http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2007/02/google_charges_.html • Google charges for web programs. Well, this is all over the blogs and news at the moment - my link goes to the BBC version of the story. No great surprise here really; Google is going to start selling a... • <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6385487.stm" title="BBC NEWS | Technology | Google charges for web programs">Google charges for web programs</a>. Well, this is all over the blogs and news at the moment - my link goes to the BBC version of the story. No great surprise here really; Google is going to start selling a premium version of their email, calendar, word processing and messaging package. It'll cost £27 or 40€ or $50 which includes more storage, phone help and 99.9% uptime (which is actually downtime of about 9 hours per year if you don't want to work it out yourself) and it'll be advertisement free.</p> • <p>Google is of course saying that it's not an attack on Microsoft.</p> • Google specific • philipbradley

  27. Each RSS resource has its own URL and other applications can point to that URL, gather the data and display it in a different format.

  28. RSS and search

  29. So, what else can I do with RSS? • Add to content to webpages

  30. Add content to a news aggregator

  31. Add content to a start page

  32. Keep current with comments and updates

  33. In conclusion therefore… RSS brings data to you, and allows you to send it out to other places.

  34. Using news aggregators • Such as Bloglines or the Google Reader • Keep up to date • Up to the minute • Create your own searches • Use these to create your own news feeds • Combine these and publish them for users

  35. Podcasts • Provide access to audio content • Guides/tours around a library

  36. Podcasts 2 • Content that can’t easily be made available in other formats • Content that is accessible on the move • Not time or place dependent.

  37. Start Pages • Pageflakes • Netvibes • Collate data into one place • Not machine dependent • Good for: • Links • Email • Search engines • RSS feeds • Weather • Etc…

  38. Start Pages

  39. Using start pages • Individually • As a group • Share tabbed pages • Alternative to email contact • To Do lists • Note pads • Always immediately available

  40. Bookmarking • Limited to a specific machine • Not informative • Difficult to find what you want • Inflexible • Cannot easily share bookmarks

  41. What are the alternatives? • Del.icio.us • Diigo • Raw Sugar …

  42. You can: • Share your bookmarks • Between computers • Between colleagues • Between users • Create bookmark sets • To supplement projects • To assist users • Annotate (or tag) bookmarks

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