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Clearinghouse of Professional Information
Web 2.0 and Library 2.0
This section lists resources that may be helpful to libraries as they
experiment with Web 2.0 technologies, especially those geared towards libraries.
Updated on Sept 25, 2007
Topics include
General Resources | Blogs |
Datamashups |
Library Specific
Web 2.0 Technology | Multimedia Sharing |
Podcasting | RSS Feeds
| Social Networking |
Tagging/Social Bookmarking |
Twitter |
Wikis
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- 25 Tools:
Professional Development Resources This is a free, open access
resource to free Internet tools.
Each Tool activity comprises a number of
short, simple tasks
to help you find out more about the technology behind each tool, the
tool itself and why it is so popular, how to try out the tool and
reflect on its use for your own teaching and learning and for
productivity and performance support. Many of the tool activities are
inter-related, so you will also be using other tools for different
tasks.
- Abram, Stephen “Web
2.0, Library 2.0, and Librarian 2.0: Preparing for the 2.0 World”. SirsiDynix OneSource, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2006.
- Anderson, Paul. “What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and
implications for education.” (.pdf) JISC Technology Watch and
Standards. February 2007
- Casey, Michael E., and Savastinuk, Laura
C. “Library 2.0: service for the next-generation library.”
Library
Journal 131.14 (Sept 1, 2006): p.40(3). ( via Gale InfoTrac
Information Science & Technology eCollection
(Resource Ontario).
- Crawford, Walt. “Library
2.0 and “Library 2.0.” Cites and Insights: Crawford
at Large, Volume 6, No. 2, Midwinter 2006. .
- Deschamps, Ryan. “We
Asked for 2.0 Libraries and We Got 2.0 Librarians”. (via
The Other Librarian blog)
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Digital Branch Style Guide (via David Lee King blog))
- Huwe,
Terence K. “Getting
Started with Your Library 2.0 Game Plan“. (ppt). NationalWebcast,
Association of College and Research Libraries, May 14, 2007. (Slow to load)
- Notess, Greg R. "The terrible twos: Web 2.0,
Library 2.0, and more." Online 30.3 (May-June
2006): 40(3). (Information Today) (Also via GeneralOneFile. Gale
Database Collection (Resource Ontario)
- "Web
2.0." Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia. [Accessed 14 June 2007.]
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West, Jessamyn.
Library 2.0 - links &
resources. Notes on a presentation to McGill University SLIS
students. Feb 08, McGill University
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Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. SOLS Clinic,
October 2007.
Prepared by Rosanne Renzetti. Resources and Handouts
General Resources on Blogs
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"Blogs and Wikis"
- A short video produced by SOLS, on blogs and wikis and how they can be used in libraries
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Creating a YA blog (via Alternative
Teen Services Blog)
Blogging Software and Hosting
Examples of Libraries Using Blogs
General Resources
- Ramos, Miguel, and Gauthier, Dawn "Mash it
up! Remixing the information superhighway (web
applications)." Searcher 15.6 (June 2007:17(6).
(via Gale,
InfoTrac
Information Science & Technology eCollection (Resource
Ontario)
- Fichter, Darlene. "Doing the monster Mashup."
Online 30.4 (July-August 2006): 48(3). (via Gale, InfoTrac Information Science & Technology eCollection (Resource Ontario).
Examples of Libraries using data mashups
- Ann Arbor District Library (Mich.)
Go Go
Google Gadgets by John Blyberg from Winner of Mashing Up the Library
Competition 2006
- Cambridge Libraries
Combined their catalogue’s “hot books” with other open source
code to create this visual enhancement of the popular items list
- Hennepin
County Library (Minn.) Created Google gadgets
(little customizable panels on Google’s personalized home page) that link to
the library catalogue, hottest items at the library, newest material at the
library, etc. -
General resources
- Rethlefsen, Melissa L.. “CHIEF THINGAMABRARIAN “
Library Journal; 1/1/2007, Vol. 132 Issue 1,
p40-42. An interview
with Tim Spalding, the man behind LibraryThing, which contains records for over
eight million books. (via EBSCO, Canadian
Reference Centre (Resource Ontario).
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Library Elf
Privacy policy and the ensuing debate. (via
LibraryLaw Blog)
Library Specific Web 2.0 Technology
- Library Elf Elf is an
Internet-based tool for keeping track of what's due, overdue and ready for
pickup. Users can keep track of one or more library accounts in one place
and receive reminders.
Reminders are sent when the user wants it.
- Library Thing Enter what you're reading or
your whole library—it's an easy, library-quality catalog. LibraryThing
also connects you with people who read the same things.
- OCLC ISBN Bookmarklets (OCLC/Library Lookup) - .
Link to your catalogue from Amazon.ca searches.
- StoryCode “Codes”
the user experience of reading a book, and then recommends similar books
Examples of Libraries using library specific Web 2.0 technology
General Resources
Multimedia sharing sites and software
- Flickr A
digital photo sharing website and web services suite
- YouTube A
video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips
Examples of Libraries Using Multimedia Sharing
Interesting use of Flickr for summer reading
programs:
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Mill Valley Library
(Calif) in conjunction with their Summer Reading
program encouraged kids who traveled this summer (& may have missed the “best of
summer reading”) to send a postcard to the library. Here’s a slide show of the
results. (via Library Bytes)
- Stratford Public Library
Summer Reading Club Photos
General Resources
Podcasting sites and software
- Podlinez Broadcast podcast into
telephone
- Odeo Free podcast hosting
Examples of libraries using Podcasting
General Resources on RSS
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What is RSS?
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RSS and Podcasts -
- A short video produced by SOLS, on RSS and Podcasts and how they can be used in libraries
- RSS in plain English
(Commoncraft)
- Making an RSS feed - Danny Sullivan,
Editor-in-chief of Search Engine Watch, demonstrates how to create an RSS feed
in HTML from scratch
RSS Software and Hosting
- Feedity - RSS for ANY web page and track web site
changes in real-time
- Feed43
- Your favorite site doesn't provide news feeds? This
free online service converts any web page to an RSS feed on the fly
- Feedforall -
- create, edit and publish RSS feeds with software
Examples of Libraries Using RSS
General Resources
Social Networking Sites and Software
- Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others
who work, study and live around them.
- “List of Social Networking Sites.” Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia. [Accessed 30 August 2007].
- MySpace is a
free service that uses the Internet for online communication through an
interactive network of photos, weblogs, user profiles, e-mail, web forums,
and groups, as well as other media formats.
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A Newbie's Guide to Facebook, April 1, 2008
(Computerworld)
- Twitter Twitter is a free
communication and social networking tool which allows you to convey short
messages of up to 140 characters to your circle of friends via the Twitter
website, SMS, email, IM, or other Twitter client.
- Twitterfeed,
RSS2Twitter Converts an RSS feed or blog
to a Twitter
broadcast
Examples of Libraries Using Social Networking
General Resources
Social Bookmarking Sites and Software
- del.icio.us Lets you store your
bookmarks online, add and access bookmarks from any computer, and use tags to organize
your bookmarks. You can also share them
with others.
- Furl Save a
copy of any web page with one click, share anything you've Furled (or keep
it private), and store and organize all of your bookmarks.
- Reddit
User-generated news links. Votes promote stories to the front page
Examples of Libraries Using Social Bookmarking
General Resources on Wikis
Wiki Software and Hosting
Examples of Libraries Using Wikis
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