Library 2.0

This presentation was given remotely through iChat and Adobe Connect-the first virtual presentation for the Mississippi Library 2.0 Conference! Cunni (Source: pligg - all)

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If you haven't read it already, get thee over to ALA TechSource and read Michael Stephens' interview with John Blyberg. Lots of good stuff--I'm sure I'll be returning and re-reading this piece for inspiration in the future. A points that jumped out at me (quotes are from John unless otherwise noted):I’ve come to realize of late that if a change in library services, technology-based or otherwise, isn’t well grounded in our core values and mission, it just looks funny. (Michael)[I]nformation use has become an expression of self--that’s not something libraries ever accounted for. When I talk about this, I refer to it as the “information experience” because, for the growing number of us who participate in the hive, we build our own network of information and interaction that accompanies us through our lives. We literally construct highly-personalized information frameworks and place a huge amount of personal reliance upon them. Ten years ago, this wasn’t the case.It’s true that we are the voice of authoritative knowledge, but we can package that in ways that are not so paternalistic and present ourselves as partners in discovery. None of this requires technology, but technology has become the nexus of collaboration.John also discusses how the Darien Library is big on Danny Meyer's book Setting the Table, which defines and makes a powerful argument for the value of hospitality. In one of those weird bloggy synchronicities, I randomly went from reading the TechSource post to Char Booth's Infomational post, "Manners v. Hospitality", in which she also references Meyer's book (which I have also blogged about in the past.) One of favorite passages is:"In every business, there are employees who are the first point of contact with the customers (attendants at airport gates, receptionists at doctors' offices, bank tellers, executive assistants). Those people can come across either as agents or as gatekeepers. ...

[...] and one broadside on Library 2.0 madness.  Library Juice, retrieved on November 2, 2007 from http://libraryjuicepress.com/blog/?p=303 Maness, J. M., (2006). Library 2.0: The next generation of Web-based library services. [...] (Source: Comments for Library Juice)

Cool Spider will follow your mouse...Via the New York Statewide Summer Reading Program folks.technorati tags:library-20, library2.0, library 2.0, libraries, policies, customers (Source: rambleonsylvie)

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Last post from my reading of Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Wb 2.0 Technologies to Recruit, Organize, and Engage Youth, by Ben Rigby (you should go read it yourself - it’s a good book!). Rigby talks about George Miller, a Democratic congressman from California, on page 106. Miller used video-based conversation starters and other social networking tools in a fun way: “In a two-minute YouTube video, [Miller] launched a campaign called “Ask George.” In this handheld video, Miller sat casually in his office chair and asked supporters to engage with him in a dialogue about the Iraq war. He invited participation via numerous avenues: Shoot a video of your question and upload it to YouTube, SplashCat, Blip.tv, or Google video. Tag the video with the phrase “askgeorge.” Post a question on your blog and tag it “askgeorge.” Join the “Ask George” group on Facebook and post your question there. E-mail a question to george.miller@mail.house.gov with the subject “Ask George.” “ Nice use of tagging, multimedia, and other emerging services and tools. So - my question to you: Would this work in other settings? Would this work in libraries? What questions could you ask? I can definitely see it working in a YA/Teen setting. How about in grown-up settings? Here’s an idea - have the library director talk (for a minute or less) about his/her favorite book. Then do what Miller did - ask for tagged responses, and see what happens… (Source: David Lee King)

Eric L. Morgan a dressé une liste des tendances potentielles qui pourraient alimenter les discussions lors de la conférence d'été de l'American Library Association (ALA). Ce qui suit est un bref résumé des points mentionnés par E. L. Morgan (aménagés parfois à ma sauce): > Sites web Le contenu est roi, certes. Mais ne dédaignons pas la structure (visuelle et graphique) de l'information que nous proposons. Pas pour le plaisir des yeux, mais pour améliorer et "simplifier" l'accès à l'information. Evitons de perdre les utilisateurs dans les méandres d'une structure trop lourde. > Données de la recherche Tout le monde ne sera pas d'accord, mais il est important aussi, dans certaines disciplines, d'avoir accès à l'état de la recherche avant le stade des résultats et de la publication. Une réponse possible: les dépôts institutionnels peuvent aussi accueillir le workflow de la recherche, pas seulement les publications finales. > Dépôts institutionnels Pour Morgan, l'accent doit être mis, avec raison, sur les services: versioning, outils collaboratifs (la recherche n'est pas le fait d'un individu, mais d'un groupe de personnes), réutilisation de l'information, etc. > Appareils mobiles (Ou portables.) Morgan semble conquis par l'iPhone: interface facile à utiliser; connectivité rapide; applications plein écran (évite donc le scrolling qui en énerve plus d'un). > Opacs de nouvelle génération Nous y (re)voilà. Morgan préconise l'utilisation de fonctionnalités d'action: Tag. Share. Review. Add. Read. Save. Delete. Annotate. Index. Syndicate. Cite. Compare forward and backward in time. Compare and contrast with other documents. Transform into other formats. Distill. Purchase. Sell. Recommend. Rate. Create flip book. Create tag cloud. Find email address of author. Discuss with colleagues. Etc. > Libre accès Nous y (re)voilà 2. ...

Apparently SirsiDynix will be unveiling the snappily named SirsiDynix Enterprise at the ALA Conference in Anaheim. To quote an announcement email that recently passed under my gaze, it is their…. … new state-of-the-art faceted search solution that empowers libraries to make collections more searchable and discoverable than ever before. How does SirsiDynix Enterprise deliver this power? With fuzzy search logic technology never before available to libraries, simplified search interfaces, deep integration with current OPACs, and much more. The fuzzy search logic technology never before available to libraries  comes from Brainware a sister company to SirsiDynix in the portfolio of Vista Equity Partners. With the launch of Starship SirsiDynix Enterprise they are boldly going in to the universe of bolt-on OPACs, which was discussed in this month’s episode of the Library 2.0 Gang with amongst others participants from OCLC, Innovative, and Aquabrowser.    Practically everybody has now entered this space, previously only inhabited by Aquabrowser and a few open source projects.  Anybody who is anybody has a new OPAC sporting faceted browsing, new indexing, and the ability to be bolted-on to somebody else’s library system. It’s early days in this market as Carl Grant, who was also on the Library 2.0 Gang this month, is saying we need to evolve from bolt-on towards plug-in. Back to the SirsiDynix announcement - with the ‘Star Wars’ credits imagery, the Star Trek naming, and emphasising the fuzziness - I wonder what they will be wearing on the stand in Anaheim? Technorati Tags: SirsiDynix, OPAC, Library 2.0 Gang Share This (Source: panlibus)

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Facebooking the MSU LibrariesMississippi Library 2.0 Summit Pattye Archer, Clay Hill, and Amanda Clay Powers Early days of the project: Facebook services at MSU started with local department and individual uses. MSU student workers used Facebook quite frequently so the library staff started sending out messages to the student workers through Facebook (instead of through email) and received a better response. More students would read and respond if the message came through Facebook. Student supervisors started experimenting with Facebook as a communication tool by forming a (closed) group in Facebook, so they could communicate to each other easily. A Library 2.0 Committee considered the Facebook project (“incubating”) for wider adoption in the library. In the summer of 2007 they showed that Facebook could be successful through the student’s experiences. They found that the individual profiles were successful. MSU Libraries’ Facebook group was launched in the Fall of 2007 at the beginning of the school year. They put ads on the university buses about their Facebook account. They created a flyer highlighting existing library Facebook users’ photos/avatars. The flyer read: “Are you on Facebook? We are!” They also used table tents in the Union and in local restaurants like Starbucks. They put an ad in community coupon books w/ info on the Facebook group, online reference services, and coupons for free prints. Viral marketing is working through people’s status updates, group membership, word of mouth, etc. and more people are joining the group and using the application. MSU also developed a Facebook application that searches their catalog. 11 people are “fans” of the application and 164 people are using it. In doing information literacy instructions with students, if doing the tour from the library’s website the students don’t pay attention. ...

Library 2.0 Virtual Learning Spaces: Meebo Rooms vs Skype Conferencing for Real-Time Online Library Instruction Classes (Source: LibrarianInBlack)

Does your library blog answers to reference questions? Help me and James Jacobs of Stanford University build a Google Custom Search Engine of library Q&A sites. Help show off the combined expertise of librarians everywhere! For more details, please see http://freegovinfo.info/node/1888 or just add a Library Q&A blog in comments. (Source: Everyone's Blog Posts - Library 2.0)

    Sort Friends by Tags, originally uploaded by Amanda the Librarian. I’m at the lake but if I wasn’t, I’d be in Mississippi at the Library 2.0 Summit! http://blogs.library.msstate.edu/web2summit/index.php Last year was great. This year promises more of the same. Kudos to all planners and participants at the summit. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology)

Mediamatic will give away all its books. We will cancel our library in protest to skimpy Dutch art funding policy making practices. All members of the mediamatic.net community (and other book lovers) can pick up their favorite books for free. You just have to publish the ownership on your profile. And promise that you will always honor a lending request from an other community member. Et voilá, a distributed library. Saturday 28 June, 16.00 - 21.00 Sunday 29 June, 12.00 - 17.00 http://www.mediamatic.net/page/39326/nl?lang=en (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology)

This afternoon I'm at a meeting of 'TILE' ('Towards Implementation of Library 2.0 and the E-framework'). This is a JISC and SCONUL funded project, t (Source: pligg - all)

How many people seek out libraries as bibliotherapy centers I wonder. How many people know about the other uses of libraries? This is old news to a lot of you I am sure. Personally, I engaged in my own type of bibliotherapy over the years. Like finding the library every time I move. It’s like centering on the community I live in. Every time I’m on vacation, I find a library. I sure do. Does the heart good. Contributor: Lee (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology)

Does your library use Ning? I'm interested in learning how various institutions are using Ning to create their own networks. What kind of focus do you have? Is it on staff? Or on library users? How successful has your foray into Ning been? I'm looking to see what's out there and what other people are doing. Thanks (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

The latest edition of Scandinavian Public Library Quarterly has articles of different kinds connected to social technologies and Library 2.0 issuses. You are all welcome to download the magazine here (pdf. 600kB) (Source: Everyone's Blog Posts - Library 2.0)