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Table of contents

1 First breakout session: What is Web 2.0 2 Second breakout session: Wikis 3 Third breakout session: Blogs 4 Fourth breakout session: Social Bookmarking 5 Last breakout session: RSS and podcasting

First breakout session: What is Web 2.0

Web 1.0 sites

• Encyclopedia: MSN Encarta (http://encarta.msn.com/)
• Maps: Mapquest (http://mapquest.com)
• Hosting:Yahoo! Geocities (http://geocities.yahoo.com/)
• Knowledge Base: LOEX Instruction Resources (http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/resources.html)
• Bookstore: Powell's (http://www.powells.com)

Web 2.0 sites

• Encyclopedia: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org)
• Maps: Google Maps (http://maps.google.com)
• Hosting: Blogger (http://blogspot.com)
• Knowledge Base: Library Instruction Wiki (http://instructionwiki.org)
• Bookstore: Amazon (http://www.amazon.com)

• Other: 43 things (http://www.43things.com/) MySpace (http://www.myspace.com) Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com)

Questions

1. First, list some characteristics of Web 2.0 sites. Don't try to organize them at first - just brainstorm.
2. Identify some themes.
3. Pick 1-3 themes to report back to the big group on.
4. Find examples in the sites that illustrate the themes you've found.

Second breakout session: Wikis

Visit these wikis

• Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org)
• Library Success (http://www.libsuccess.org)

Answer these questions

1. What kinds of information do wikis work well for?
2. What features of wikis help researchers explore multiple perspectives on their topics?
3. What features of wikis can help or hinder students/patrons in assessing the appropriateness of the information for their need?

Third breakout session: Blogs

Visit one or two of these blogs

• Librarian in Black (http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/)
• Tame the Web (http://tametheweb.com)
• Library Stuff (http://www.librarystuff.net/)

Answer these questions

1. What kinds of information do blogs present well?
2. How could your users use blogs in their research?
3. What steps can you take to use blogs as a way to find multiple perspectives on an issue?

Fourth breakout session: Social Bookmarking

Visit these sites

• The del.icio.us page for this workshop (http://del.icio.us/LIRT_OLA_2006)
• Rachel's CiteULike page (http://www.citeulike.org/user/bridgewater)

Answer these questions

1. How might does this method of storing and organizing improve upon “web 1.0” methods?
2. How might a patron use one of these services most effectively to find information?
3. What features make these sites useful or less-than-useful for finding information?

Last breakout session: RSS and podcasting

Visit these sites

• Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com)
• Technorati (http://www.technorati.com/)

Answer these questions

1. What kinds of information can you track with RSS?
2. How could RSS help your users manage information?
3. Think about using RSS to manage your own web research. Are there sources or types of information you might miss?