Web 2.0 Presentation given to the librarians from National Louis, Benedictine and the College of DuPage. The Presentation discusses the various technologies that make up Web 2.0 (e.g. Blogs, Wikis, RSS) using colorful displays and professional graphics.
8. MySpace2
Pew Research: Social Networking
Websites and Teens
“Over half (55%) of online teens have
web profiles; MySpace dominates
networking world.” (1/7/2007)
9. MySpace3
Beth Evans: Your Space or MySpace?
“About a year ago, my 15-year-old daughter Nell
confessed that she never answered my email because
she never saw it. Strange, I thought, because I saw Nell
online all the time. Why was opening Hotmail such a
chore? Nell explained that if her friends wanted to reach
her, they just left her mail in her MySpace inbox.”
(netConnect, Oct. 16, 2006)
10. Web 2.0?
Post-Dot.com Collapse
Tim O’Reilly: “... some kind of turning point
for the web”.
Conference Idea (Oct. 2004)
12. Why Now?
Disc space: Room full of mainframes with
the storage space equivalent to an iPod
Computer power: huge Cray computer from
10 years ago now equivalent to a laptop
Connectivity : ubiquity plus broadband
13. Concepts (Buzzwords)
Read/Write Web
User-Generated Media
Web as Platform
Permanent Beta
An Attitude not a Technology (Ian Davis)
14. ‘Who, What, Where & When’
of Web 2.0
Who: Who has access?
What: What can they do?
Where: Where is the content located (in-
house or hosted)?
When: Are you ready for this?
20. RSS
Really Simple Syndication
Murky Beginnings
Tim O’Reilly: “RSS is the most significant
advance in the fundamental architecture of
the web since early hackers realized that CGI
could be used to create database-backed
websites.”
21. (loc.gov/rss)
RSS - LOC
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>Library of Congress: News</title>
<link>http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/</link>
<description>The latest news from the Library of Congress.</description>
<lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:04:16 GMT</lastBuildDate>
<generator>ListGarden Program 1.3.1</generator>
<docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
<item>
<title>Library of Congress Launches RSS Feeds</title>
<link>http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-223.html</link>
<description>The Library of Congress has launched a series of news feeds using the RSS (Really
Simple Syndication) technology. Since its launch in 1994, the Library's award-winning Web site has
been the destination of Web users seeking authoritative information and unparalleled collections, with
more than 22 million digital objects available in 186 terabytes of content, including photographs, maps,
music, film, books and reference information on topics ranging from American history to science and
technology to popular culture. The RSS service was launched in response to public requests for alerts
on additions to the Library's digital collections, updates of events at the Library's public venues in
Washington and news of the institution.</description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
26. Wikis
Developed by Ward Cunningham for writing
technical documentation
Collaborative Environment
User-modifiable
Special ("simple") Mark-up Language
Versioning System: All changes documented
with possibility of Roll Back
27. [UCONN IT Wiki: http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu/wiki/Main_Page]
Uconn Staff Wiki
31. Blogs v. Wikis?
Structure: "River of News" or Hierarchical
Content: Simple but Rapidly Changing or
Complex and Relatively Stable
(Wikis are where you put the Policies and
Blogs are where you announce them)
32. Social Networking
Examples:
MySpace
Facebook
LinkedIn
Functions:
Network of Friends
Groups
Feedback through "Wall" Postings
Advertise Events & Services
33. MySpace - Brooklyn College
Pictures &
Library
Videos
Blog
Contacts
Links to
Website
Workshop
Calendar
42. iTunes Podcast List for Library
LITA Blog
British
Library
iTunes Search
Results for “library”
in Language ‘English’
43. Audacity
Audacity Software w/
LAME/MP3 -- allows
direct recording of
mp3 files
44. Podcasts - More Info
Apple iTunes Faq:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcastsfaq.html
LibSuccess.org Page on Podcasting:
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting
Podcasting 101:
http://podcasting101.pbwiki.com
52. Keeping Current
Feed Reader!
Tech Blogs:
Techmeme.com
TechCrunch.com
ReadWriteWeb.com
Library Blogs:
Techessence.info
Librarystuff.net (Steven Cohen)
Information Wants to Be Free (Meredith Farkas)
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php
Misc.
Libsuccess.org - Wiki
Five Weeks to a Social Library - Online Course
http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/
53. Final Word
Small (Smart) Steps
Collaboration
So Compelling It Encourages Participation
Makes Sense for Your Institution
Have Fun & Experiment
54. Thank You!
Leo Robert Klein
leo 'at' leoklein 'dot' com
msn/aim/ghoo/yhoo: 'leorobertklein'