Web 2.0/Library 2.0

Web/Library 2.0Cheerleaders, Critics, and Practical Applications

Ramirose AtteburyApril 18, 2008

What is Web 2.0?• Tim O’Reilly’s Definition• “Web 2.0 is all the Web sites out there that

get their value from the actions of users.”• Characteristics– The Web as a Platform– Democratic– Interactive– Folksonomy – Service vs. Products

2.0 Timeline• Term coined in 2004 by Tim O’Reilly and Dale

Dougherty of O’Reilly Media

• Classmates.com 1995• SixDegrees.com 1997• RSS Feeds 1997• LiveJournal 1999• Friendster 2002• MySpace 2003

2.0 Timeline• Flickr 2004• Facebook at Harvard 2004• Facebook at high schools 2005• YouTube 2005• Ning 2005• Facebook for everyone 2006• Facebook add-on applications 2007

What is Library 2.0?“Library 2.0 simply means making your library’s space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs. Examples of where to start include blogs, gaming nights for teens, and collaborative photo sites. The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives…to make the library a destination and not an afterthought.” Sarah Houghton, LibrarianInBlack Blogger

Cheerleaders

Critics

•AccuracyWikiality

Critics

Q20. If you could contact a librarian via Facebook or MySpace for help with yourresearch, would you? If not, why?Free-text responses were coded into the following categories and break down asfollows:

Main Library Gateway • Library Web Survey • Fall 2007 • Formal Report University of Michigan | MLibrary | [email protected] | Jan 2008

Practical ApplicationsFocus on building relationships, not on technology itself.

Know your users.

Keep your mission statement in mind.

Differentiate between 2.0 stuff that users need and stuff they don’t.

Advertise/Train!

Practical ApplicationsBlogging/RSS Feeds: What’s New at Your Library

Case Western Reserve University LibraryTacoma Public Library

Video: For children who miss storytime or to listen to while reading a book

Wikis: For staff communication, readers advisory, or subject guides

Ohio University’s Biz Wiki

RSS Aggregators: Keeping up with all this stuffGoogle Reader

Social Networking Sites: Collaborating with others Muse

What Others Are DoingTwitter – Cleveland Public Library

Flickr – The Library of Congress

Google Docs – Myself

YouTube – Hawaii Pacific University

Podcasting – University of Tennessee, Chatanooga

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