Web 2.0: Implications For The Cultural Heritage Sector

Getting To Grips With Web 2.0 Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath Email [email_address] UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/mla-ne-2006-10/ Acceptable Use Policy Recording/broadcasting of this talk, taking photographs, discussing the content using email, instant messaging, Blogs, SMS, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised. This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Resources bookmarked using ' mla-ne-2006-10 ' tag

Contents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

About Me ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

About This Talk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Introduction

Web 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],Web2MemeMap, Tim O’Reilly, 2005 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0

Web 2.0: Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 We will illustrate some of the technologies, were possible with a cultural heritage focus or benefits to the sector. We will also discuss the implications (threats & benefits) of the Web 2.0 approaches

Blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://piclib.nhm.ac.uk/antarctica/ This blog … tells what it's like spending the winter in Antarctica conserving artefacts from the explorer's hut left behind by Ernest Shackleton in 1908. Openness Syndication Collaboration Key Characteristics http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/blog/ Increasingly professional (e.g. developers) use Blogs to describe what they're doing. Note that a Comments field can allow you to engage in discussions

Blogs - Reading ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 Bloglines – a Web-based Blog reader. You are informed of changes since you last viewed the page. http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs Openness Syndication Collaboration BlogBridge – a desktop Blog reader. You are informed of changes since you last viewed the page.

What Are They Saying About Us? ,[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://piclib.nhm.ac.uk/antarctica/ Blogger Web Comments tool lights up if Blog comments about Web site have been made. Alternatively go to the Google Blog search http://pachome2.pacific.net.sg/~schizoid/para/ …

Finding Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://www.technorati.com/ … What do users want: the home page and what people are saying today. Google & Technorati are valuable tools, so organisations should ensure that their Web site can be found in both. RSS Syndication

Wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 Writely – Web-based word processor or Wiki? Does it matter, it does the job http://www.writely.com/ Openness Syndication Collaboration http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/interop-focus/community/index/ IWMW2006_Discussion_Group_Notes_for_Group_A ,[object Object],Remember when notes were trapped in the non-interoperable world of flip charts & paper. This need no longer be the case. ,[object Object],http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/interop-focus/community/index/ IWMW2006_Information_About_Social_Aspects

Wikipedia ,[object Object],http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum http://www.google.co.uk/search ?q=british+museum In top 10 in Google list http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=culture Do you try and ensure your Web site is easily found when searching? If so, then an entry in Wikipedia could help with this business objective

Sharing - Flickr ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/search/ ?w=all&q=iwmw2006&m=text Openness Network effect Syndication Collaboration http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/ iwmw2006/interesting/?page=6

Sharing – del.icio.us ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://del.icio.us/lisbk/mla-ne-2006-10 Openness Network effect Syndication Collaboration View of the RSS feeds using RSS Panel (note this is a Firefox extension and not part of del.icio.us) Who else has bookmarked this resources? What are their interests? (I may have similar interests) How many have bookmarked my resource? The bookmarks can be integrated into third party Web sites using a simple JavaScript code (provided by del.icio.us)

Microformats (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Tags Collaboration Web 2.0

Microformats (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2006/sessions/kelly World Cup Web site also has microformats. This avoids the cumbersome downloading dates, entering calendar, selecting import, finding file, … http://www.worldcupkickoff.com/england/ Tags Collaboration

Web As A Platform ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://upcoming.org/event/69469/ ,[object Object],[object Object],Other people can take my data and use it to provide my event. They also provide additional functionality for me  Network Users Tags Collaboration

Creative Commons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2006/publicity/ Openness Tags Collaboration Note that the openness is a key aspect of Web 2.0: open source; open standards and open content can all help to bring benefits through maximising usage of services

Mapping Services & The Web ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0

Google Maps Mashups ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2006/maps/ Openness Mashup APIs http://northumbria.ac.uk/browse/radius5/ More sophisticated mapping applications are being developed, such as Radius 5 at Northumbria Univ.

Location Metadata (1) ,[object Object],Web 2.0 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ seminars/mla-ne-2006-10/ Openness Mashup Open source APIs Why doesn't every cultural heritage Web site in the NE provide its location details? How? Install Greasemap script & add: <meta name="geo.position" content="54.574077,-1.232314" /> <meta name="geo.placename" content="Teeside University" />

Location Metadata (2) ,[object Object],Web 2.0 Openness Sharing Open standards Always beta http://geourl.org/near?p=http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/mla-ne-2006-10/ Note that the software described is not the important feature – it's the data and the use of open standards that's important. New software and services will come and go (remember 'always beta')

Communications ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 Communications Clean URIs http://www.gabbly.com/ http://gabbly.com/www.aukml.org.uk

Pulling It Together ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0 http://webfocus.suprglu.com/ RSS Syndication http://www.netvibes.com/

Web 2.0 Backlash ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0: It’s a silly name. It’s just a marketing term. There are lots of poor Web 2.0 services. There wasn’t a Web 1.0. What follows it? It does have a marketing aspect – and that’s OK. It isn’t formally defined – it describes a pattern of related usage. There will be poor (and good) Web 2.0 services – just like anything else. Any usage will arrive at a follow-up term. Deployment Challenges

Takeup Of New Technologies ,[object Object],Developers Rising expectations Trough of despair Service plateau Enterprise software Large budgets … Early adopters ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This talks looks at approaches for avoiding the chasm

Beware The IT Fundamentalists ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],IT Services Barrier

The Librarian Fundamentalists ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Library Barrier

Deployment Strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Challenges

Sectoral Cultural Issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Technorati ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Challenges Only 3 hits for ‘AUKML’. So if you have an AUKML Blog or RSS feeds the information will be easily found (especially new information). Compare with Google results – 11,000+ hits, many of them old.

Use Browser Tools (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Challenges

Use Browser Tools (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Challenges

IWMW 2006 & Risk Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Challenges

Staff Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Challenges http://podcasts.alablog.org/blog/ _archives/2006/4/12/1881517.html

Opportunities For MLA-NE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Opportunities For AUKML

Wikipedia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Opportunities For AUKML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUKML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sconul SCONUL (UK HE Library organisation) created their Wikipedia entry a few days after my talk at UCISA conference. Note, though, initial version was flagged as ‘marketing’.

Using Wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Opportunities For AUKML http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2005/wiki-test/ http://iwmw-barriers.pbwiki.com/

Podcasts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Opportunities For AUKML http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/ workshops/webmaster-2005/podcasts/podcast.xml

User Focus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deployment Strategy

Final Reflections ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Conclusions

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Conclusions Note resources cited in the talk are bookmarked in del.icio.us using tag '‘ mla-ne-2006-10 "

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