2. Web 2.0 Collaborative Tools for the Librarian 11 th Annual SLS Fall 2008 Conference Presented by Presented by:

3. Goals for This Session What is Web 2.0? What are some Web 2.0 technologies/tools that I can use, professionally and/or personally? How can I begin using them—today?

4. Web 2.0 Defined “ A second generation of services available on the World Wide Web that let people collaborate, and share information online. In contrast to the first generation, Web 2.0 gives users an experience closer to desktop applications than the traditional static Web pages.” (emphasis mine) –http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

5. Web 2.0 in Short and its Benefits Personalized content Portable Many-to-many or few-to-few communication Conversation/Community Participatory, not passive Networking opportunities galore

6. 1.0 vs. 2.0 Read-only web vs. read/write web Yahoo mail vs. Gmail E-mail vs. IM Newsletters vs. blogs Static vs. dynamic Isolated vs. interactive

7. The 2.0 Difference for Libraries/Schools Social, social, social Info sharing Opportunity! –Branding/getting your name out there –Community building –Truly user-centered libraries create superpatrons; student-centered schools create superstudents AND superteachers

8. “Web 2.0 Is Here…” Use Web 2.0 resources to connect, share, trade, collaborate, and stay up-to-date: Watch this short Web 2.0 video!video

9. RSS In Short All of the information, none of the formatting. RSS feeds: “They’re the glue that holds Web 2.0 together.” Watch this RSS PowerPoint by Library Garden’s Peter BrombergPeter Bromberg

11. Participatory, not passive The keys for what collaboration is all about: Bridging –Time –Distance –Resources

12. Collaborative Building tools –Information networks –Products: blogs, wikis, mashups, lesson plans, book lists, schedules, presentations… Sharing tools –Those same products above and more –Responses –Idea bursts (or slow slogs)

13. What do I mean by a “Collaborative Tool”? Any free or fee-based online tool that easily facilitates communication (synchronous or not) and interaction between one or more people on any type of shared resource. Many examples are available now—many, free!

14. Collaborative Web 2.0 Tools & Technologies: Why Use Them? Easy blogs/pseudo-blogs Simple start wikis No hassle social/sharing sites Why use them? Strong communication capabilities, easy-to-understand interfaces & guides, ability to encourage participation & collaboration in building & sharing sites, pictures, conversations, files, etc.—and free!

15. Blog vs. Wiki Encourage communication Belongs to one person or a small group, and each person signs his/her post Entries organized in reverse chronological order Posts seldom edited Great for info dissemination Watch this short “Blogs in Plain English” videovideo Encourage communication No one person owns content as anyone may add or subtract info on the site No predetermined structure; organized by links created Constant work in progress Great for collaborative work Watch this short “Wikis in Plain English” videovideo

16. Lots of Choices: Blog Software Tumblr: tumblr.com/ *tumblr.com/ Bloglines: bloglines.com *bloglines.com Blogger: blogger.com/blogger.com/ WordPress: wordpress.com/wordpress.com/ Drupal: drupal.org/drupal.org/ MySpace: myspace.com/myspace.com/ * simple & fast - See examples of all following

27. Build Your Own Wiki: Good Choices for Free Wiki Software PBwiki for Classrooms: http://pbwiki.com/academic.wiki http://pbwiki.com/academic.wiki Wikispaces for Educators: www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers MediaWiki: www.mediawiki.orgwww.mediawiki.org

28. http://librarygarden.pbwiki.com/ Library Garden’s MMT Fall 2007

31. Immediate Communication SMS or Text Messaging via mobile technology Twitter Instant Messaging (IM) - Meebo: IM aggregate ( MSN, AIM, G-Chat, Yahoo! ) - Integrated into applications (Facebook) VoIP

34. Audio In Real-time Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP Connects a phone line through your computer Multiple simultaneous connections Skype is one service that is popularly available

36. Audio When/Where You Want Live audio conferencing with recording capability Embed audio files in a webpage “Voice Click” availability YackPack (and their WalkieTalkie Widget) is a favorite

38. Start Collecting and/or Sharing! Flickr: www.flickr.comwww.flickr.com del.icio.us: http://del.icio.ushttp://del.icio.us Filamentality: www.filamentality.comwww.filamentality.com FriendFeed: www.friendfeed.comwww.friendfeed.com

43. Some Other Ways to Collect, Share, and Communicate, Sometimes in Real Time: Doodle: doodle.ch/main.html (scheduling)doodle.ch/main.html Google Docs AND Gtalk: google.com (collaborative work/real time voice chat)google.com LibraryThing: librarything.com (sharing books)librarything.com SlideShare: slideshare.net (for sharing PPTs)slideshare.net Senduit: senduit.com (for sharing files)senduit.com

50. “Next Generation of Interaction???” Check out what Microsoft is doing to connect us (and all of our things) to each other—our concept of furniture will never be the same. Watch this 1-2 min. Microsoft videovideo or the 4-5 min. Popular Mechanics videovideo

51. PowerPoint Presentation Slides: http://library.rider.edu/~rlackie/ web2/collabSLS10-2008.ppt THE END