Web 2.0/Library 2.0
April 15, NJDOTAmy Kearns
Who Am I? Who Are You?
Some Info/Stats
Web 2.0/Library 2.0
Move from consume to create Push-Pull Not just technology Open and transparent, participatory, dialogue, interactive
Info/Stats
As with many buzzwords and new concepts, Web 2.0 means many different things to many different people. In his oft-cited piece “What is Web 2.0,” O’Reilly attempts to clarify the meaning by identifying features of Web 2.0, such as the web as platform, harnessing collective intelligence, and rich user experiences (2005). Web 2.0 is the development and implementation of tools and platforms focused on the user. Web 2.0 “is about empowering people to become participants and interact with one another online (Grossman, 2007).” There are a number of technologies which have immerged that empower the user and encourage participation by employing the features identified by O’Reilly. The core literature available on Web 2.0 is currently focused on these technologies, which include, but are not limited to:
o RSSo Wikiso Blogso Social Bookmarkingo Mash-upso Personalized Toolbarso Social Networking Softwareo Podcastingo Photo Sharingo User Reviews/Ratings/Commentary
Some Info/Stats - Social NetworkingFacebook February 2004 More than 70 million users Fastest growing demographic = 25 years old and older
MySpace More than 110 million monthly active users around world 300,000 people sign-up every day
Blogs July 31, 2006, Technorati tracked its 50 millionth blog Blogosphere is doubling about once every 6 and a half months
Info/Stats - Mobile
62% of all Americans are part of a wireless, mobile population that participates in digital activities away from home or work. Not only are young people attuned to this kind of access, African Americans and English-speaking Latinos are more likely than white Americans to use non-voice data applications on their cell phones.
Pew Internet Project’s December 2007 survey
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/244/report_display.asp
Info/Stats - IM
2004 Pew Internet & American Life surveys reveal that more than four in ten online Americans instant message (IM). That reflects about 53 million American adults who use instant messaging programs. About 11 million of them IM at work and they are becoming fond of its capacity to encourage productivity and interoffice cooperation.
Info/Stats
Generation Next Use Technology/Internet "Look at Me" 18-25 year-olds (born between 1981 and 1988)
Info/Stats - Expectations
Who are your customers?What do they want/need/expect?
When expectations go up, they don't go back down (Bob Treadway, Futurist) Internet speed
Special Library Use of Social NetworksLinkedIn http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/01/ten_ways_to_use.html
Ning
Specialty Social Networks Lawyers: http://www.lawlink.com/
Special Libraries Association - http://www.sla.org
SLA-Princeton-Trenton Wiki http://sla-princeton-trenton.pbwiki.com/
Social Networking
"... in Plain English" - video guideshttp://www.commoncraft.com/video-social-networking
Many ResourcesTools
Tools will change, but it's not going away
Use of Web 2.0/Library 2.0
Communicating / CollaboratingKeeping UpCustomer Service
Users
PublicSchoolAcademicSpecial Legal Medical Governmental
New Jersey State Library
Uses
Intranet Intra-wikiSubject GuidesShared bookmarks Pathfinders
Who
Steven Cohen http://www.librarystuff.net/
Web 2.0 and Special Libraries http://tinyurl.com/5pf5zs
Jenkins Law Library http://www.jenkinslaw.org/
Blogging Section of SLA-IT http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/itbloggingsection/
Who
Kean University http://library.kean.edu/web2.html
Web 2.0 Challenge for Law Librarians http://library.kean.edu/web2.html
ARRC Library http://arrclibrary.wordpress.com/
http://twitter.com/LPI_Library
ARRC Library
Some More Things
Podcasting - Newark Law http://law-library.rutgers.edu/feeds/podcast.php
Gaming
YouTube - Video
Virtual Worlds - Second Life
RSS
Web 2.0 "glue"
Really Simple Syndication
Feed Readers bloglines pageflakes simplyheadlines
Manage "information overload"
CREATE and ADD content
Blogs
Online journal or diary - chronological
NOT ALWAYS as websites
Good for one-to-many
bloggerwordpress
Wikis
COLLABORATE
Wikipedia
Conference examples
Many-to-One : Many-to-Many
pbwikiwikispaceswetpaint
Others
TwitterMeeboSocial BookmarkingGoogle Docs, etc.
Play! Questions?!
Contact Me
Amy J. Kearns, MLISProgram Coordinator4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3400Freehold, NJ 07728732-409-6484 x [email protected]
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