Archives 2.0

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

An introduction to using Web 2.0 in archives

Kiara KingSociety of Archivists Conference, York

28 August 2008

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Outline

• What is Web 2.0?• Why engage with Web 2.0?• Benefits• The technologies

• Flickr, Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts

• Rules of engagement

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Think of it as an ‘umbrella term’for new ways to interact with web

What is Web 2.0?

3 key points:• Be open • Encourage participation• Provide good user experience

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Why engage?

The era of control is over: You can either stay in the bunker, or you

can jump out there and try to participate, to not participate is criminal.

- Ed Dilworth, Wired Magazine

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Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Why engage?

Archives have extraordinary content

and the ability to touch real people

= a duty to engage and share

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Benefits

Web 2.0 tools give an archive:• Increased awareness of its collections• Varied access points• Diversification of users • Improved relationships & links in the sector• Additional information about collections• New dynamic ways to engage

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

There are hundreds of Web 2.0 technologies out there.

Focus today will be on: Blogs Wikis

Podcasts Flickr

Which technologies?

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Flickr

Use to:Share digital imagesCollect imagesCollect commentsLink to your official siteExample:National Library of New Zealand

Upload and share imagesEnable your users to add and comment

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Wikis

Use to:Capture user knowledgeAdd valueGive users a forumRevise catalogues safely!Example:Your Archives

Create web pages that allow anyone to participate by contributing/modifying content

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Blogs

Use to:CommunicateOnline exhibitsCollection of the monthHighlight treasuresTranscripts of diariesExample:Special Collections at the University of Bradford

Websites with frequently updated posts, links to other sites and reader comments

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Podcasts

Use to:Share recordings with wider audienceRecord talks, instructions for using archive and audio transcriptions of documentsExample:TNA - Podcast Series

examples

Audio or video recordings available to download

Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Rules of engagement

• Think• Be open-minded & experiment• Engage your users• Learn from others (museums & libraries)

• Have fun

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Kiara King Ι Archives 2.0 Ι Society of Archivists Conference I 28 August 2008

Questions

many more examples available at: www.webwatchingforarchivists.blogspot.com

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