Library 2.0 in 15 minutes a day

Saturday May 17th, 2008

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THIS WIKI IS NO LONGER BEING UPDATED - ALL THE CONTENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO http://supercrazylibrarianguy.wordpress.com/ LOOK IN THE SIDEBAR UNDER "PAGES." I've been struggling against the spam, so i decided to put the content somewhere where i can keep spam out, but still get comments and feedback.

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Tutorials


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Description

Library 2.0 is a term used to describe the application of new Web 2.0 technologies in a library setting. Read the Library 2.0 article at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_2.0) for more information, links to articles, and ways of explaining Library 2.0 to people who don't know what it is.

The "15 minutes a day" approach to new technology is a growing trend in libraries (http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/03/13/23_library_20_things_in_15_minutes_a_day.html). This wiki page is designed to provide a practical curriculum for any library interested in putting on their own Library 2.0 program. The whole reason for the '15 minutes' approach is that time is of a big concern, and certainly every library won't have time to build a full curriculum of this sort.

I keep a blog where I track of my progress on this project at http://supercrazylibrarianguy.wordpress.com/

This blog is also a good example of what someone's blog might look like after completing the program.

To use this wiki, follow the links in the Contents to each section. If you're starting the program, start at the section labeled "Firefox" and continue from there. Each section will have information and steps to follow that are designed to help you learn a little bit about a type of technology or a particular software program. At the end of each section you will find a link to the next section and a link to return you to this home page.

Included on this home page is a link to the master list of all the links and citations from the rest of the wiki. Bookmark it for quick reference.


Master List Of 2.0 Sites / Bibliography


Library 2.0 in 15 minutes a day Bibliography


Wiki Notes, Updates, Ideas


Need to work on:

Online Games.


Screencasting? resource:

Distant Librarian (http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/)

O'Reilley - What Is Screencasting? (http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2005/11/16/what-is-screencasting.html?page=1)

Screencast.com (http://www.screencast.com/) monthly fee site for screencast hosting, delivery, etc.

Screencast-O-Matic (http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/)

Jing (http://www.jingproject.com/)

Gather No Dust - My First Screencast... (http://gathernodust.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-first-slideshareslidecast.html)

Screencast re. Open Library (http://dltj.org/2007/07/open-library/) via the Disruptive Library Technology Jester.


Slidecasts

Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net/)

Slidecasting - Add Audio On Slideshare (http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/08/08/slidecasting-add-audio-on-slideshare/) via Librarians Matter.


Lifestreams? resources:

http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2007/07/22/friendstreams/

http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2007/07/22/lifestream-groups/

http://libraryclips.blogsome.com/2007/04/30/meta-identity-content-ok-then-lifestreams/

http://mashable.com/2007/07/08/blueswarm/


Mashups? resources, sites, what-have-you:

http://mashable.com/

http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/4-ways-to-spice-up-your-presentations/

http://www.bubbleshare.com/

http://animoto.com/

http://www.graphita.com/


Groups - like Google Groups (http://groups.google.com/), Yahoo Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com/), and now Group Swim (http://groupswim.com/)

Seems like the whole "Groups" idea was a precursor to current social networking practices. Interesting to see how/if it's evolved. Of course, if we're exploring precursors to current social networking phenomenon, then we'd have to look at chat rooms as well - not a bad idea, since chat rooms are one of those things that quickly gets filtered. Maybe if we understand them, we can make more informed decisions about their use in libraries and schools...

Learning about Chat:

We could always start with Wikipedia's definition of Chat Room (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chat_room), but it looks a little on the thin side, so we should also check out some other sources (I'll find some soon...)

Chat places:

Yahoo (http://messenger.yahoo.com/feat_chatrooms.php) of course.

Here's one that has a high Google rank - I didn't go into any of the chat rooms, but take a look at the categories available. Chat Avenue (http://www.chat-avenue.com/) says they have a Kids Chat section, but it's stuck in the middle of a lot of other chat room possibilities that are probably not as kid-oriented...

People Connection (http://peopleconnection.aol.com/main/) at AOL looks like another chatty type area.

Of course, chat rooms have their counterpart in IM, with group chat functions. Group chat can be pretty useful in organizations, the online equivalent of a conference call. If people are spread over a diverse area, then group chat can be a good way to handle discussions, particularly if they involve the sharing of web resources - you can post links, and people can look at them while keeping up with the chat.

Message Boards

Here's another early incarnation of social networking that became something else but still has applications and users all over the world. A nice article about Message Boards can be found at the Common Craft show, in their post What Are The Differences Between Message Boards And Blogs? (http://www.commoncraft.com/archives/000768.html)


  • Author: Sam Wallin Here We Are. What Now? (http://supercrazylibrarianguy.wordpress.com/)
  • Type of resource: Library Instruction for Librarians
  • Intended audience: Librarians
  • Keywords: Library, Web 2.0, Technology
  • Date added: 2/20/2007
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