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Building Community @ National Geographic
Karen HuffmanLibraries & Information Services
National Geographic Society
Computers in LibrariesApril 16, 2006
Full Presentation
Available for download:
URL: www.ngslis.org/cil/Username: librariesPassword: cil2007
National Geographic Society
• Vision− Inspiring people to care about the planet.
• Mission− Increase and diffuse geographic knowledge in its
broadest sense−Conduct and assist investigation, research and
exploration in any branch of science.−Encourage the experience and knowledge of
other cultures and lands.
Agenda
• Why build communities?
• Physical: Building relationships
• Virtual: Building applications
• Practical examples
• What’s next
• Lessons learned
Why build communities?
• Belief that the collective sum is greater than the individual parts
• Create knowledge networks that share, collect and connect people and data
• Streamline workflow and communication
• Empower individuals to become change agents
• Work in the “white spaces” of the organizational chart
Knowledge & Strategic Solutions
Archives & Special
CollectionsRecords &
Rights Management
Business & EditorialServices
Technical Services & Systems
Indexing Services
NG Libraries & Information
Services
“Circles of Influence”
ThinkTank
TrendsAnalysisGroup
Geo-Referencing
LearningSystems
IntranetPortal
DealsCouncil
SpeakersBureau
EmergencyPreparedness
StyleCommitteeeMagazines
Archives
GoingGreen
WomenExplorersInitiative
Web 2.0
SLA ALA
AIIMSAA
OHMAR
PTPL
Centers forExcellence
Local Universities
Volunteers & Mentors
Conferences & Seminars
Luboto Project
IPY
FutureEvents
Leadership
Staff Brainstorming Session
• MySpace like areas for networking
• Personal home pages
• Discussion forums
• Stories and perspectives from international partners and affiliates
• Google-like search
Lessons Learned
• Virtual communities are tied to physical communities
• Collaboration is key
• Hybrid approach: One size does not fit all
• New ideas/tools: Learn, apply, model, and teach
• Adopt a decentralized approach
• Communicate: Share your stories
• Be proactive and accountable
Enterprise Solutions
• Corporate Intranet (NG Insider) − IBM Lotus Workplace Web Content Management
• Electronic Document Management (eDocs)−DominoDoc
• Omniture (Web metrics)
Web 2.0 Applications/Tools
• Blogs−WordPress.org
• Digital Maps−Google Maps API (external use only)−KML/GeoRSS
• Mind mapping−FreeMind.SourceForge.net−Gliffy.com
−MindJet.com MindManager
RSS
• Bloglines.com
• Feed2JS.org
• FeedDigest.com
• FeedForAll.com
• MagPieRSS.SourceForge.net
• NewsGator.com “On-Demand”
Podcasts• Microphones
−High end: Shure 58−Remote Recording: HHB’s DRM85 “The FlashMic” − “Mike,” a portable digital audio deck: Marantz (Model
PMD671)
• Software−Apple’s GarageBand apple.com/itunes−Audacity audacity.sourceforge.net −Castblaster castblaster.com−ePodcast industrialaudiosoftware.com−Propaganda makepropaganda.com
• RSS/XML Generator−FeedForAll feedforall.com