Web 2.0 and librarian 3.0

Dr R Sevukan

Associate professor & Head

Pondicherry University

Sri Amudha S

Research Scholar

Pondicherry University

Collection based services User based services.

Unstable user needs.

Change in the user needs – Alarm or Indicator!

Web 2.0 – two way communication – interaction

Digital immigrants Digital natives

Digital Natives – the alarm!

Do we need a library???

Will Librarians survive???

What next???

Identify and understand the user and the user needs.

Implement web 2.0 tools & techniques in Library Portal.

Social Networks - Facebook, MySpace, Twitter.

Altmetrics, Impact Story – Big Data.

Know thy user

Altmetrics

Popular collections

Document

Format

Difficult Areas

Understanding User needs

Web 2.0

Web 2.0

Web 2.0

Hosting E – Learning in library portal.

E – Learning portal should facilitate collaboration and information sharing rather than listing the organized collection of digital content.

‘Watch - Read - Write - Learn’ library portal.

Implementing E- Learning is an indirect way of marketing information or marketing the library perhaps.

Reaching inside Class Rooms

E-Learning environment may include materials like

YouTube videos,

digital books,

Web conference facility,

Mashups,

Documents containing key points

any ICT tool..

Example

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

E learning materials

Assignment submission

discussion forum,

grading,

online news and announcement,

online quiz,

files download

E- learning features (Moodle)

Features in E - learning portal(Coursera)

CMS – Content Management Software (academic)

Examples : Blackboard,

WebCT,

Moodle…

LMS – Learning Management Software (work place)

Examples: NetDimensions EKP,

Saba,

SumTotal Systems…

E-learning = CMS + LMS

Features Comparison

Turnitin

Mahara

Electronic Voting System

Viper is an Open Source alternative for Turnitin.

Other web 2.0 tools for E-learning

All the students under one affiliated institution get access to the same common material

Institutions having campus and students in different countries or locations will be able to access the same content.

Publishing their Scholarly work will be easy for the Young Scholars with less domination of senior researchers.

Embracing Open Access

Librarian Type Services provided Motto

Librarian 1.0 On demand services Owning the information

Librarian 2.o Anticipatory services Providing access to information

Librarian 3.0 Facilitating services Facilitating collaboration and customized services

Generations of librarians

Subject specialist librarian to provide more customized service

A source for issues related to copyright while handling Green Open Access and Gold Open access.

Facilitator for publishing Scholarly works and collaborating among peer users.

Proposed roles of Librarian 3.0

“Everything is difficult before it is easy”

Librarians will survive with new and innovative roles

Conclusion

Thank you!Questions??sriamudhas@gmail.com