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Tag your Twitter posts with: #akla10. Practical Examples of Web 2.0 Technologies in your Library. John Wohlers Waubonsee Community College http:// library.waubonsee.edu/technology/ March 2010. Shhhhh!. What is Web 2.0?. Moving target
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Tag your Twitter posts with: #akla10 Practical Examples ofWeb 2.0 Technologies in your Library John Wohlers Waubonsee Community College http://library.waubonsee.edu/technology/ March 2010
What is Web 2.0? • Moving target • “Web 2.0 doesn't have a hard boundary, but rather, a gravitational core.” – Tim O'Reilly • Collection of ideas: • Ajax (Formerly AJAX) • Democracy • Trust your users
Google Book Search Example 1:
Example 1: Google Book Search • Benefits • Catalog enrichment • Books • Magazines • Instant access • Increased visibility • FREE
Library Thing For Libraries Example 2:
Example 2:Library Thing For Libraries • Benefits • Catalog enrichment • Tagging • User reviews • Increased visibility • Easy to implement
Example 2:Library Thing For Libraries • Packages • Reviews enhancement • Facebook integration • Blog integration • Catalog enhancement • Tag browsing • Recommendations • Related editions • Shelf Browse • Visual collection browsing • Mini browser • Full screen browsing
Google Gadgets Example 3:
Example 3:Google Gadgets • Benefits • User customization • Catalog enrichment • FREE
Example 3:Google Gadgets • Possible Uses • Catalog embedded RSS feeds • “My Account” • Catalog searches • ILL request forms • Upcoming events • New titles
Example 4:Twitter • Benefits • Ease of use • Instant feedback • Honest feedback • “Unintrusive” • Easy sharing • Increased visibility • Virtual community • FREE
Example 4:Twitter • Possible Uses • Upcoming events • Service announcements • Patron notification • Statistics • Contests • Item recommendations • Account status
FoxMarks / XMArks Example 5:
Example 5:Xmarks • Benefits • RSS feeds • Keep bookmarks synced • Shared lists • Cross platform / browser
Example 5:Xmarks • Possible Uses • Reading lists • Featured Web sites • Public internet stations
Example 6:Pandora • Benefits • Build community • Target younger generations • Broaden exposure • Improve morale • FREE
Example 6:Pandora • Possible Uses • Holiday Favorites • Music to study by • Online component to a display
Example 7:AddThis • Benefits • Quick exposure on social networks • Easy to implement • Usage statistics • Easily recognized • FREE
Example 7:AddThis • Possible Uses • Catalog records • Blog postings • Upcoming events • Practically any web content!
Where do we go from here? • Library API's • Free our data * • Work with our patrons • College courses • Community spaces • Wiki's • Blogs • Facebook • MySpace • Work with Colleagues • Open Source • Eric Melton - $1500 Home grown self check unit
Ideas? What are you using?
Questions? Email: jwohlers@waubonsee.edu Instant messenger: cap60552 Twitter: cap60552 Facebook