Web 2.0 Technologies: Applications in the Library World

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Web 2.0 Technologies Applications in the Library
World

• Laura Kaspari Hohmann
• Information Resource Officer
• US Embassy Warsaw

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What is Web 2.0?

• Second-generation of Web-based services that
  emphasize online collaboration and sharing among
  users
• Emphasis is on participation, publication,
  socialization, sharing, and the Web as Platform
• Users are much more involved in the web

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Web 2.0 technologies

• Blogs
• Bookmarking Tagging
• Collaboration Productivity
• RSS
• Wikis
• SMS/Instant Messaging (IM)
• Social Networking Sites
• Photo Sharing
• Audio Video
• Gaming/Virtual Reality

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Blogs

• User-generated websites that are frequently
  updated
• Can be personal or informational
• Contain journal style entries that appear in
  reverse chronological order
• Readers can leave comments

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Bookmarking Tagging

• http//del.icio.us/
• http//citeulike.org/

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Collaboration Productivity Tools

• Google Docs Spreadsheetshttp//docs.google.com/
  
• http//zoho.com/

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RSS

• RSS Real Simple Syndication
• XML-based system that allows users to subscribe
  to their favorite websites and blogs and to keep
  up without having to go to each of the sites and
  check to see if theres new content.
• RSS is used for text, audio, and video files.

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RSS in Action

• RSS is easier to understand if you use it.
• First, you need an RSS Reader / Aggregator
• ????? http//lenta.yandex.ru/
• Google Reader http//reader.google.com/
• My Yahoo!
• NewsGator
• FeedReader

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Wikis

• http//wikipedia.org
• http//www.libsuccess.org/

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SMS/Instant Messaging

• Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, MSN
  Messenger
• Meebo
• http//twitter.com/

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Social Networking Sites

• MySpacehttp//myspace.com
• Facebookhttp//facebook.com
• Combyhttp//comby.ru

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• MySpace Library Shot

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Library Specific Web 2.0 Tools

• LibraryThinghttp//www.librarything.com/
• Library Elfhttp//www.libraryelf.com/

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Photosharing

• Flickrhttp//flickr.com

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Audio Video Sharing Sites

• Odeohttp//odeo.com
• Blinkxhttp//blinkx.com
• YouTubehttp//youtube.com

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Gaming Virtual Reality

• Dance Dance Revolution
• SecondLifehttp//secondlife.com

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Dance
Dance
Revolution
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From Web 2.0 to Library 2.0
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Questions?

• Thank you!
• hohmannlk_at_state.gov