Learning

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Learning Using Library 2.0

• Starr Hoffman
• Librarian for Digital Collections
• University of North Texas Libraries

San Antonio Public Libraries Staff Development
Day 10.08.2007
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What Is Library 2.0?

• Using social technologies to expand library
  services.

wikis
photo sharing
social networking
social software
blogs
bookmarking
IM
RSS
video sharing
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Overview

• Library 2.0 technologies
• Ways libraries are using them
• How to learn Library 2.0
• Ideas to get you started

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Blogs and RSS

• Blog (from web log)
• Popular blogging software
• Blogger
• LiveJournal
• Xanga

Blog Geeky Artist Librarian Hosted by
Blogger http//geekyartistlibrarian.blogspot.com
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Blogs and RSS

• orange icon indicates an RSS feed
• RSS news feeds
• RSS-published comics
• RSS feeds for digital collections
• for recently added items
• for search query results

Bloglines account (Blog and RSS
aggregator) http//www.bloglines.com
UNT Digital Collections search results RSS
feed http//digital.library.unt.edu/browse
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Wikis

• Features
• simple formatting
• collaborative work
• manage projects
• document workflows
• share documents
• Popular wiki software
• Pbwiki
• MediaWiki

Wikipedia http//www.wikipedia.org/
Library Success wiki http//www.libsuccess.org/
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Social Networking

• Features
• Comments, email, instant messaging
• Groups centered around interests
• Post photos, video
• Popular sites
• MySpace
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Ning
• SecondLife

Facebook account http//www.facebook.com
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IM (instant messaging)

• Popular IM clients
• AIM (AOL IM)
• YahooIM
• ICQ
• Operate several accounts
• Meebo
• Trillian

Trillian (accessing YahooIM) http//www.ceruleanst
udios.com
Meebo (embedded chat reference window) Lander
University, Jackson Library http//www.lander.edu/
library/jackson/
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Bookmarking / Tagging

• Popular bookmarking software
• del.icio.us
• Backflip

del.icio.us account http//del.icio.us/mithdara/
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Photo and Video Sharing

• photo-sharing sites
• Flickr
• Snapfish
• video-sharing sites
• Youtube

Flickr account http//flickr.com/photos/geekyartis
tlibrarian/
Youtube video (ALA Book Cart Drill
Teams) http//www.youtube.com/watch?vM6U_0Rg3A4s
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...And More!

• Mashups
• Twitter
• LibraryThing
• Tag clouds
• Zotero
• etc

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Why Use Library 2.0?

• Expanding the core mission of libraries serving
  our users.
• serving users
• Using their ways
• In their environment  
• Before they search for information

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How Are Libraries Using Library 2.0?

• Use blogs to power their website
• enable comments
• let users subscribe to your library content

Ann Arbor District Library website http//www.aadl
.org (created using multiple blogs)
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How Are Libraries Using Library 2.0?

• Use wikis for your librarys subject guides
• easy, quick for non-techies to update
• let patrons contribute content

Biz Wiki (business subject guides) Ohio
University, Alden Library http//www.library.ohiou
.edu/subjects/bizwiki/
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How Are Libraries Using Library 2.0?

• Slam the Boards event
• answer questions posted on forum websites
• meet patrons in their own environment
• http//answerboards.wetpaint.com/page/SlamtheBoa
  rds

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How Do I Learn Library 2.0?

• Remember the mantra
• Just try it. Make time.
• Quick easy
• 15 minutes a day
• Try one new thing a day
• Teach yourself
• Learning Library 2.0 self-course
• http//plcmclearning.blogspot.com/
• Five Weeks to a Social Library resources
• http//www.sociallibraries.com/course

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How Do I Use Library 2.0?

• The sky's the limit!

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Free Ways to Try Library 2.0

• Ideas to get you brainstorming..
• Blogger / LiveJournal account
• post about upcoming library events
• have librarians alternate blogging
• have "guest experts" write about library
  collections
• point out library services
• post about library projects

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Free Ways to Try Library 2.0

• More ideas...
• Flickr account
• document library events and displays
• up to 200 photos for free 25/year for unlimited
  photos
• MySpace and Facebook pages
• for your library and/or for individual librarians
• put your username on the library website, or on
  your business cards
• PBwiki account
• share content, collaborate
• create a FAQ or subject guide
• save training documents and programs

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Want More?

• My Wiki
• http//geekyartistlibrarian.pbwiki.com
• Links to
• Resources for learning Library 2.0
• Todays presentations
• Todays handouts
• Contact Me!
• Starr.Hoffman_at_unt.edu
• http//geekyartistlibrarian.blogspot.com