1. Library 2.0: A New Model for
Library Services
Heidi Card
ULS Librarian,
Assistant to the Director on Research & Special Projects
University of Pittsburgh
hrc5@pitt.edu
2. Outline
Web 2.0
How Web 2.0
translates to
libraries
Library 2.0 tools
“Catalog 2.0”
Conclusion
3. Web 2.0 Concepts, Practices, &
Technologies
Continually updated software
Improves as more people use it
Collects & combines data from
multiple sources
Individuals create data that can be
shared, collected, and combined by
other users
5. Millenial Generation: Realities
Media & gadgets part of everyday life
Media more prevalent
Internet is key factor of everyday life
Multitasking is a way of life
Anyone can be a
publisher/artist/creator
7. Library 2.0
“. . . a model for library service
that encourages constant and
purposeful change, inviting user
participation in the creation of
both the physical and the virtual
services they want, supported
by consistently evaluating
services. It also attempts to
reach new users and better
serve current ones though
improved customer-driven
offerings.”
(Casey & Savastinuk, 2006)
9. Library 2.0 is
“Communally Innovative”
“Resting on the foundation of libraries as a
community service, but understands that as
communities change, libraries must not only
change with them, but must also allow users to
change the library. It seeks to continually change
its services, to find new ways to allow
communities, not just individuals to seek, find,
and utilize information.”
-- Jack M. Maness
10. Why use Library 2.0?
Marketing purposes
Keep up with
user/patrons
Increase resources
Professional
collaboration
22. Library Blogs
Library Blogs
Colorado State University
Oberlin College
University of California, Berkeley
Librarian Blogs
Academic Librarian
The Kept Up Librarian
Librarian By Design
Librarian in Black
32. iTunes University
new platform for audio course
reserves
uses iTunes software
“portalized” – student info is
updated daily from records
internal & external sites
37. Legacy Catalog Problems
have complex search interfaces that might not be
sufficiently intuitive
are not consistent with well-established user
interface conventions
are unable to rank results according to relevancy
or interest
are tied to print materials and are less able to
address electronic content
are unable to deliver online content to the user
lack social network features to engage library
users
38. Next Generation OPAC Group
Mission:
To improve the public library catalog to reflect current Web
standards for interface, usability and functionality,
including simplified search and retrieval, sorting, display,
and manipulation.
To request through the next-generation OPAC, direct handling
for article level content and deep digital content in addition
to content represented in the current OPAC.
39. Desired Functionality
Incorporate federated search and digital content
Single search box…non Boolean default
Relevance ranking
“Did you mean…?” Spell check
Item details (book jackets, professional reviews, TOCs)
Author search….name inversion not required
RSS feeds
Ability to search by:
Geographic location: Latin America, Hillman Library
Format (Sound, visual)
Call number searching
Longer timeout/no timeout
47. “Libraries today have the opportunity to
reconceptualize themselves as a type of
game world, wherein library users are the
players and developing information
seeking and critical thinking skills is part
of the play”
--David Ward, “Up,up, down,down,left,right,left,right,A,B,select,start:
Learning from games and gamers in Library 2.0”
50. Conclusion
Libraries are no longer about just
searching and finding
information, but sharing
information – and libraries must
keep up with new methods of
sharing
Libraries must embrace and keep
up with new technologies to
remain relevant
51. References
Alexander, Bryan. (2006). “Web 2.0: A new wave of innovation for teaching and
learning?” EDUCAUSE Review, 41, no. 2: 32–44.
Courtney, N. (Ed.). (2007). Library 2.0 and beyond: Innovative technologies and
tomorrow’s user. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Maness, J. M. (2006). Library 2.0 theory: Web 2.0 and its implications for libraries.
Webology, 3, no. 2, June, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2009 from
http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html
Miller, P. (2006).
Coming together around library 2.0: a focus for discussion and a call to arms. D-Lib
Magazine, 12, (4), 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2009, from
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april06/miller/04miller.html
Milstein, S. (2008). Twitter for Libraries (and Librarians). Information Today, Inc. May
2008. Retrieved September 3, 2009 from
http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/Milstein.shtml
What is RSS?
RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many news-related sites, weblogs and other online publishers syndicate their content as an RSS Feed to whoever wants it.
Why RSS? Benefits and Reasons for using RSS
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. You ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site's email newsletter. The number of sites offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo News.
What do I need to do to read an RSS Feed? RSS Feed Readers and News Aggregators
Feed Reader or News Aggregator software allow you to grab the RSS feeds from various sites and display them for you to read and use.A variety of RSS Readers are available for different platforms. Some popular feed readers include Amphetadesk (Windows, Linux, Mac), FeedReader (Windows), and NewsGator (Windows - integrates with Outlook). There are also a number of web-based feed readers available. My Yahoo, Bloglines, and Google Reader are popular web-based feed readers.Once you have your Feed Reader, it is a matter of finding sites that syndicate content and adding their RSS feed to the list of feeds your Feed Reader checks. Many sites display a small icon with the acronyms RSS, XML, or RDF to let you know a feed is available.
Library 2.0 applies Web 2.0 ideas to libraries.
is user-centered
is “everywhere”
socially rich: library presence (and web presence) includes users’ presences. Both synchronous (IM) and asynchronous (wikki) ways for user sto communicate with each other and with libarians.
invites participation
provides multi-media experiences
is communally innovative: rests on the foundation of libraries as a community service, but understands that as communities change, libraries must not only change with them, but must also allow users to change the library. It seeks to continually change its services, to find new ways to allow communities, not just individuals to seek, find, and utilize information.
uses systems built between libraries and a range of technology partners
Also, digg.com (labs.digg.com);
Now, information is very easily shared with many social networking websites, whether digg, or even facebook – many news/entertainment sites provide links that allow you to share the story via facebook or other social networking sites.
Some drawbacks:
Do libraries belong in this social setting?
What if this is a fad? Why waste time investing in this?
Why duplicate efforts if library is building website?
Isn’t this a waste of time?
University libraries have a somewhat different focus. The Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign (http://twitter.com/askundergrad), for example, lets students know about upcoming deadlines (“5 days left to return ALL media items”), service issues (“Access to EBSCO through wireless is down. You can still access EBSCO through desktop PCs”), and other topics of interest to its audience (“UGL is hiring for Spring 09! Applications @ the front desk”). The Yale University Science Libraries (http://twitter.com/yalescilib) announce workshops on library resources, provide links to online archives, and give tips on sending text messages to a librarian. North Carolina State University Engineering Library (http://twitter.com/NCSUEngLibrary) links to both university and external blog posts.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Blogging was initially considered more risky, but now, many professionals are making a name for themselves in their profession with blogs – and libraries are no exception.
Duke University Libraries, Biddle Beat (The official blog of the Music Library at Duke)
Duke University Libraries, Digital Collections Blog (Notes from the Digital Collections Team at Duke)
Duke University Libraries, Library Hacks (Tips and tools to save you time)
Duke University Libraries, Scholarly Communications (Duke's source for advice and information about copyright and publication issues)
Duke University Medical Center Library
What is a Wiki anyway?
A wiki is an information database. A place where people can view, maintain and co-author documents.
Online wikis (like Team Wiki) allow that information to be accessible from anywhere.
A 'team' wiki maintains a list of authorized users which makes it more useful for organizational use.
How would a wiki improve team collaboration?
A wiki provides a key piece of the online collaboration puzzle. There is little doubt that sharing of information via the internet has revolutionized the way we work. However, this information is generally difficult to edit and maintain. Typically, information flows one-way from author-->reader. What if we could pool everyone's know-how to maintain the most accurate, up-to-date information? What if it was super easy for anyone to edit web content, opening up the possibility of co-authoring and sharing information collaboratively.
This is what wikis aim to do: they allow a group of people to co-author online information. This enables experts and authorities in a group to share know-how, procedures, and other information and enables teams to jointly contribute to that information. Wiki's enable all information to be located in one place, accessible from anywhere, to whoever is authorized to access it (however, only 'team' wikis provide multi-user authorization functions). With most wikis, that information is fully and instantly searchable.
Can either record audio only or include video, which would be in another panel.
Previously, we had digitized all audio (albums) into MP3 files, but had access problems, especially off-campus.
iTunes U, part of the iTunes Store, is possibly the world’s greatest collection of free educational media available to students, teachers, and lifelong learners. With over 200,000 educational audio and video files available, iTunes U* has quickly become the engine for the mobile learning movement. It puts the power of the iTunes Store in the hands of qualifying universities so they can distribute their educational media to their students or to the world.
Internal iTunes U Site
If you want to allow access only to members of your campus, you can host your own password-protected iTunes U site. This enables you to create and manage the content available on the site, while controlling who can access and download resources from it.
External iTunes U Site
You also have the option of making your course material available to all iTunes visitors — alongside content created by Yale, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, PBS stations, and some of the most creative K-12 state projects in the country. External sites are also a great recruitment tool, offering an inexpensive way to explain the benefits your school has to offer. With an open iTunes U presence, your school will gain recognition — and a competitive edge — as you reach out and share your knowledge with the world.
Media should be in AAC, MP3, MPEG-4, or PDF format.
From 2007 July-August Library Technology Report, Marshall Breeding.
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User-added tags
Customer-written reviews
Blogs
Reputation ranking
Suggest to friends link for email
Citation creator
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Podcasts are another avenue/mode of sharing information, such as training/IL modules;
Virtual worlds, such as Second Life is a 3-dimensional virtual world currently populated by over a million users, allowing participants to purchase virtual land to build upon, whether the use is recreational or educational; many businesses, universities and other organizations are experimenting with Second Life as a space for collaborative activities such as corporate training, advertising space, meeting/seminar space, and a space for classes and other educational opportunities. Harvard is even offering classes taught in Second Life.
Libraries are also exploring the territory, such as the Alliance Library System (Illiniois) has organized an island on Second Life called “Info Island” which has hosted many programming events such as training for librarians on getting involved in Second Life, book talks, and houses various digital collections. It’s like a digital branch library for the Alliance Library System. http://infoisland.org/ posts events calendars and other information on what is offered at this virtual library.
One of the key tenets of the Library 2.0 concept is that libraries take on a more collaborative relationship with their users. This is also a key feature of modern gaming, and much can be learned from looking at how the social networks and environments built up around games support learning and goal achievement.
Games like WOW are played cooperatively to compete in game quests and goals, and even form social units (guilds) that aid in advancing in the game.
This creates networks of “distributed knowledge” readily translates to the growth of Library 2.0 which is about “encouraging and enabling a library’s community of users to participate, contributing their own views on resources they have used and new ones to which they might want access.”
http://search.library.cmu.edu/rooms/documents/libraries-and-collections/Libraries/etc/index.html
Games are being increasingly experimented with in the classroom as both teaching tools and environments – and research is even being done on how learning occurs in gaming, which has begun to influence some teaching methodologies.
Daniel Hood an Information Literacy Fellow and a small group of librarians worked with a graduate class from Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center to develop and create an information game.
a mashup is a web page or application that combines data or functionality from two or more external sources to create a new service. The term mashup implies easy, fast integration, frequently using open APIs and data sources to produce results that were not the original reason for producing the raw source data. An example of a mashup is the use of cartographic data to add location information to real estate data, thereby creating a new and distinct Web service that was not originally provided by either source.
**actually, you can even call Library 2.0 a “mash-up” as it utilizes different kinds of technologies.