A centre of expertise in digital information management Getting To Grips With Web 2.0 Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath Email [email protected]UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/mla-ne-2006 Acceptable Use Policy Recording/broadcasting of this talk, taking photographs, discussing the content using email, instant messaging, Blogs, SMS, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised. This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Resources bookmarked using 'mla-ne-2006-10' tag
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
Acceptable Use PolicyRecording/broadcasting of this talk, taking photographs, discussing the content using email, instant messaging, Blogs, SMS, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised.
Acceptable Use PolicyRecording/broadcasting of this talk, taking photographs, discussing the content using email, instant messaging, Blogs, SMS, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised.
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat)
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Contents
Introduction• About me and UKOLN
Web 2.0• What is it? Mashups• Blogs Wikis• Social bookmarking Comms tools• Geo-based service Microformats
Deployment Strategies• User focus Org. benefits• Supporting enthusiasts Pilots• Risk assessment Training
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About Me
Brian Kelly:• UK Web Focus: a Web advisory post
based at UKOLN• Funded by JISC and MLA to advise
HE/FE and cultural heritage sectors• Web enthusiasts since Jan 1993
UKOLN:• National centre of expertise in digital
information management• Located at the University of Bath
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About This Talk
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‘mla-ne-2006’• Slides (and talk) available with a Creative
Commons licence (reuse for non-commercial purposes with acknowledgements)
• Talk may be recorded and Podcast created• If WiFi network available, feel free to follow slides
and links, chat with colleagues, etc• But ensure you minimise disruptions and
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Web2MemeMap, Tim O’Reilly, 2005
Characteristics Of Web 2.0
• Network as platform• Always beta• Clean URIs• Remix and mash-ups
Syndication (RSS)• Architecture of participation
Blogs & Wikis Social networking Social tagging
(folksonomies)• Trust and openness
Characteristics Of Web 2.0
• Network as platform• Always beta• Clean URIs• Remix and mash-ups
Syndication (RSS)• Architecture of participation
Blogs & Wikis Social networking Social tagging
(folksonomies)• Trust and openness
Web 2.0
What Is Web 2.0?
Marketing term (derived from observing 'patterns') rather than technical standards - “an attitude not a technology”
Web
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Web 2.0: Summary
In summary Web 2.0:• Term which is used to refer to a variety of
technologies: Blogs, Wikis, social networking, social bookmarking, etc.
• Term associated with companies such as Google, Yahoo, Flickr, del.icio.us, etc.
In addition:• Term which is related to particular approaches:
openness, user-focus, user content, trust, 'always beta', etc
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We will illustrate some of the technologies, were possible with a cultural heritage focus or benefits to the sector.We will also discuss the implications (threats & benefits) of the Web 2.0 approaches
We will illustrate some of the technologies, were possible with a cultural heritage focus or benefits to the sector.We will also discuss the implications (threats & benefits) of the Web 2.0 approaches
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BlogsBlogs – social phenomenon of the C21st?Need for information professionals to:
• Understand Blogging & related technologies (e.g. RSS, Technorati)
• Be able to find resources in the 'Bloggosphere'
• Explore how to Blogs to support business functions (support users, staff & organisation)
This blog … tells what it's like spending the winter in Antarctica conserving artefacts from the explorer's hut left behind by Ernest Shackleton in 1908.
This blog … tells what it's like spending the winter in Antarctica conserving artefacts from the explorer's hut left behind by Ernest Shackleton in 1908.
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/blog/
Increasingly professional (e.g. developers) use Blogs to describe what they're doing.Note that a Comments field can allow you to engage in discussions
Increasingly professional (e.g. developers) use Blogs to describe what they're doing.Note that a Comments field can allow you to engage in discussions
OpennessSyndication
Collaboration
Key Characteristics
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Blogs - Reading
How do you keep informed of developments?
• Do you use a dedicated Blog reader?
• Are you alerted of changes to key Blogs?
• Do you focus on the content, and avoid the distractions of ads, etc.
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Bloglines – a Web-based Blog reader. You are informed of changes since you last viewed the page.
Bloglines – a Web-based Blog reader. You are informed of changes since you last viewed the page.
What do users want: the home page and what people are saying today. Google & Technorati are valuable tools, so organisations should ensure that their Web site can be found in both.
RSSSyndication
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Do you try and ensure your Web site is easily found when searching? If so, then an entry in Wikipedia could help with this business objective
Do you try and ensure your Web site is easily found when searching? If so, then an entry in Wikipedia could help with this business objective
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Sharing - Flickr
Web 2.0 includes community-buildingYou can help support your community-building by making it easy to share photos at events (e.g. this seminar)Simply suggest a tag e.g. ‘mla-ne-2006-10-18’ and encourage delegates to upload their photos with this tag
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Sharing – del.icio.usAnother aspect of sharing is sharing bookmarks
This can be used to:• Manage your
bookmarks• Allow others to
contribute resources• Allow lists of bookmarks
to be repurposed• Carry out impact
analysis
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View of the RSS feeds using RSS Panel (note this is a Firefox extension and not part of del.icio.us)
View of the RSS feeds using RSS Panel (note this is a Firefox extension and not part of del.icio.us)Who else has bookmarked this resources? What are their interests?(I may have similar interests) How many have bookmarked my resource?
Who else has bookmarked this resources? What are their interests?(I may have similar interests) How many have bookmarked my resource?The bookmarks can be integrated into third party Web sites using a simpleJavaScript code (provided by del.icio.us)
The bookmarks can be integrated into third party Web sites using a simpleJavaScript code (provided by del.icio.us)
Other people can take my data and use it to provide my event. They also provide additional functionality for me Other people can take my data and use it to provide my event. They also provide additional functionality for me
NetworkUsers
TagsCollaboration
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Creative Commons
Hasn’t Upcoming.com contributor infringed my copyright (even though it’s to my benefit?)
• Creative Commons licence assigned to publicity details
• Also described in microformat to allow software to find licence
Note that the openness is a key aspect of Web 2.0: open source; open standards and open content can all help to bring benefits through maximising usage of services
Note that the openness is a key aspect of Web 2.0: open source; open standards and open content can all help to bring benefits through maximising usage of services
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2.0 Mapping Services & The Web
Web 2.0 provides valuable opportunity to provide mapping & location services:
• Embedding Google maps on your Web sites
• Developing rich services using this• Providing location metadata /
microformats which can be processed by simple browser tools
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Web
2.0 Google Maps Mashups
Google Map ‘mashup’ used for IWMW 2006 event:
• ~ 20 lines of JavaScript.
• Code taken from Googler Maps Web site and coordinates added
Note that the software described is not the important feature – it's the data and the use of open standards that's important.New software and services will come and go (remember 'always beta')
Note that the software described is not the important feature – it's the data and the use of open standards that's important.New software and services will come and go (remember 'always beta')
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CommunicationsRealtime discussion is a key part of the Web 2.0 and the .net generation (IM, SMS messaging, …)
How much effort does it take to provide an instant messaging service for your organisation?
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Web 2.0 Backlash
When significant new things appear:• Enthusiasts / early adopters predict a
transformation of society• Sceptics outline the limitations & deficiencies
There’s a need to:• Promote the benefits to the wider community
(esp. those willing to try if convinced of benefits)• Be realistic and recognise limitations• Address inappropriate criticisms
Web 2.0: It’s a silly name. It’s just a marketing term. There are lots of poor Web 2.0 services. There wasn’t a Web 1.0. What follows it?It does have a marketing aspect – and that’s OK. It isn’t formally defined – it describes a pattern of related usage. There will be poor (and good) Web 2.0 services – just like anything else. Any usage will arrive at a follow-up term.
Web 2.0: It’s a silly name. It’s just a marketing term. There are lots of poor Web 2.0 services. There wasn’t a Web 1.0. What follows it?It does have a marketing aspect – and that’s OK. It isn’t formally defined – it describes a pattern of related usage. There will be poor (and good) Web 2.0 services – just like anything else. Any usage will arrive at a follow-up term.
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Takeup Of New TechnologiesThe Gartner curve
Developers
Rising expectations
Trough of despair
Service plateau
Enterprise softwareLarge budgets…
ChasmFailure to go beyond developers & early adopters (cf Gopher)Need for:
• Advocacy• Listening to users• Addressing concerns• Deployment strategies• …
This talks looks at approaches for avoiding the chasm
This talks looks at approaches for avoiding the chasm
Early adopters
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Beware The IT Fundamentalists
We need to avoid simplistic solutions to the complexities:• Open Standards Fundamentalist: we just need XML• Open Source Fundamentalist: we just need Linux• Vendor Fundamentalist: we must need next version of
our enterprise system (and you must fit in with this)• Accessibility Fundamentalist: we must do WAI WCAG• User Fundamentalist: we must do whatever users want• Legal Fundamentalist: it breaches copyright, …• Ownership Fundamentalist: must own everything we
use• Perfectionist: It doesn't do everything, so we'll do nothing• Simplistic Developer: I've developed a perfect solution –
I don't care if it doesn't run in the real world
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The Librarian FundamentalistsLibrarians:
• Think they know better than the user e.g. they don't like people using Google Scholar; they should use Web of Knowledge (who cares that users find it easier to use Google Scholar & finds references they need that way?)
• Think that users should be forced to learn Boolean searching & other formal search techniques because this is good for them (despite Sheffield's study).
• Don't want the users to search for themselves (cf folksonomies) because they won't get it right.
• They still want to classify the entire Web - despite the fact that users don't use their lists of Web links.
• Want services to be perfect before they release them to users. They are uneasy with the concept of 'forever beta' (they don't believe that users have the ability to figure things out themselves and work around the bugs).
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Deployment Strategies
Interested in using Web 2.0 in your organisation?Worried about corporate inertia, power struggles, etc?There’s a need for a deployment strategy:
• Addressing business needs• Low-hanging fruits• Encouraging the enthusiasts• Gain experience of the browser tools – and see
what you’re missing!• Staff training & development• Address areas you feel comfortable with• Risk management strategy• …
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Sectoral Cultural Issues
Some thoughts on cultural heritage cultural issues:• Focus on users and user needs• Open (in principle)
But:• Conservative• Closed (in practice?)
RSS:• Let's allow everyone to use our RSS feeds to give user
choice and to encourage innovation• We need to careful manage and control who accesses our
resources – otherwise they may do things we don't approve of (and be in competition with us).
What are your views?
RSS:• Let's allow everyone to use our RSS feeds to give user
choice and to encourage innovation• We need to careful manage and control who accesses our
resources – otherwise they may do things we don't approve of (and be in competition with us).
What are your views?
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Business case: you want Web site to be found (you may have a Search Engine Optimisation strategy)
• Are you in Technorati?
• Are you pro-active (or do others talk about you)?
Only 3 hits for ‘AUKML’. So if you have an AUKML Blog or RSS feeds the information will be easily found (especially new information). Compare with Google results – 11,000+ hits, many of them old.
Only 3 hits for ‘AUKML’. So if you have an AUKML Blog or RSS feeds the information will be easily found (especially new information). Compare with Google results – 11,000+ hits, many of them old.
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Make use of various browser tools:
• Search engines
• Google Blog search
• RSS tools• …
All free Firefox extensions
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Make use of various browser tools:
• …• Del.icio.us tool• Microformat
tools • Geo tools• etc.
All free Firefox extensions
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IWMW 2006 & Risk Management IWMW 2006 has taken a risk management approach to its evaluation of Web 2.0 technologies:
• Agreements: e.g. in the case of the Chatbot.• Use of well-established services: Google &
del.icio.us are well-established and have financial security.
• Notification: warnings that services could be lost. • Engagement: with the user community: users actively
engage in the evaluation of the services. • Provision of alternative services: multiple OMPL
tools. • Use in non-mission critical areas: not for bookings! • Long term experiences of services: usage stats• Availability of alternative sources of data: e.g.
standard Web server log files.• Data export and aggregation: RSS feeds,
aggregated in Suprglu, OPML viewers, etc.
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Staff Development
There's a need for your staff to:• Understand what Web 2.0 is
about• Learn how to make use of
Web 2.0
subject to constraints of lack of time; resources; etc.
The Library 2.0 Podcasts Web sites provides a useful resources for learning about new tools, techniques, etc.
SCONUL (UK HE Library organisation) created theirWikipedia entry a few days after my talk at UCISA conference. Note, though, initial version was flagged as ‘marketing’.
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Why not use a Wiki for the planning for AUKML 2007?
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User FocusWhy should you be doing this? For Your Users:
• Making your users aware of emerging new stuff• Demonstrating how they can be used• Describing possible problems and solutions• To provide richer services
Engaging With Users• Get your users involved in using the applications,
listening to their feedbackRisk If We Don’t
• There is a need to be aware of the risks of not doing this Costs and limitations of conventional server-
based CMS solutions Competition from others
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Final Reflections
The Future• Blogs, Wikis, YouTube, Skype, …• Do you things these popular services will
disappear? (2 out of 3 online users visited social networking site in June 2006 )
• If not you should be gaining experiences n them now
The Network Effect (Metcalfe’s ‘Law’)• Networked services (e.g. phones) grow
exponentially with no. of users• Therefore del.icio.us, Flickr, etc. will get even
better as more users join• So join in with successful services and make them
even better
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Conclusions
To conclude:• Web 2.0 is here and ready for use• It can provide valuable user services• It’s particularly appropriate for use by media
librarians (with your interests in media, communities, etc.)
• There will be poor applications, mistakes, etc.• Planning, flexibility & sharing can help
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