Library 2.0

Michael Casey and I are writing our next column for LJ's The Transparent Library and we realized what a perfect place to discuss the recent Wired piece "The Naked CEO" by Clive Thompson. Thompson blogged about the article while writing the piece and asked for input. At his blog, Thompson sums up so much of what we've been discussing about the advent of web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the almost-left-the-station Cluetrain: Reputation Is Everything: Google isn't a search engine. Google is a reputation-managment system. What do we search for, anyway? Mostly people, products, ideas -- and what we want to know are, what do other people think about this stuff? All this blogging, Flickring, MySpacing, journaling -- and, most of all, linking -- has transformed the Internet into a world where it's incredibly easy to figure out what the world thinks about you, your neighbor, the company you work for, or the stuff you were blabbing about four years ago. It might seem paradoxical, but in a situation like that, it's better to be an active participant in the ongoing conversation than to stand off and refuse to participate. Because, okay, let's say you don't want to blog, or to Flickr, or to participate in online discussion threads. That means the next time someone Googles you they'll find ... everything that everyone else has said about you, rather than the stuff you've said yourself. (Again -- just ask Sony about this one.) The only way to improve and buff your reputation is to dive in and participate. Be open. Be generous. Throw stuff out there -- your thoughts, your ideas, your personality. Trust comes from transparency. Let's try this. We'd love to hear from directors, librarians, library staff -- heck even users. Please comment here or at LibraryCrunch. ...

Its great that so many bibliobloggers are posting about Computers in Libraries 2007, but it can be a lot to keep up with. An easy way to keep up with all the posts is to use LibWorm searches and feeds. If you just want to catch all posts about CIL2007: LibWorm search: +(CIL2007 “computers in libraries”) Feed for this search But what if you only want to see mentions of gaming at CIL2007? LibWorm Search: +(CIL2007 “computers in libraries”) +gaming Feed for this search (Be sure to check out the videos) You get the idea. Have fun! (Source: davidrothman.net)

A coworker of mine and I are in Washington, DC, this week for the Computers in Libraries 2007 conference. So far, I’ve been to just three sessions (and some sightseeing), and it’s already worth the trip. First I went to Michael Sauers’ Sunday afternoon preconference session on integrating RSS into websites. This notion had always kind of intimidated me, outside of the built-in feeds provided by Wordpress. But Michael showed us about 20 tools over the course of three hours which can make adding feeds very easy. Those that looked the most promising were: ListGarden for writing the rss code and managing the feeds (it also supports podcasts and has built-in ftp feedspring and RapidFeeds) feed2js for getting an rss feed to display on a webpage (like rss viewer, rss2html, feed digest, grazr and many others) RSSCalendar for a free, web-based, rss-fed calendar of events (which can also be outputted to your own website) Something that was neat, and I might like to try, was feed2podcast, which will automatically read your text feeds and convert them to podcasts in a computer’s voice All of this and more is available on Michael’s cil2007 del.icio.us account Next was David Lee King’s Monday morning session on planning and implementing Library 2.0 projects. This was a quick session on why and how libraries can use Library 2.0 tools, and what absolutely must be kept in mind – planning. He covered blogs, wikis and flickr in very general terms, focusing mostly on why proper planning is important, and what could happen when projects are launched without planning. Basically, a lot of effort is wasted, not to mention an opportunity to communicate with patrons. Then it was on to Jessamyn. I love her. Her pre-lunch talk was on how to sup-up your Firefox browser. ...

Yahoo Pipes Google MyMaps Yahoo Design Pattern Library What Is my IP? The Rasterbator Web developer/web accessibility toolbar for Firefox Zamzar Gliffy Firefox: Linkify Firefox: Link Checker Pixer.us Trailfire - Web Tours Myxer MyBlogLog CrazyEgg ManyEyes Google Webmaster Tools Open source web design Gvisit LastFM Open Source Federated Search DBWiz - Simon Frasier University Keystone ILS - Index Data cil2007, conference, cons2007, Digital Culture, library, Library Issues, library2.0 web2.0 (Source: Pattern Recognition)

Presentation and handouts available at librarian.net Firefox is open source, standards, compliant, cross platform NB: Jessamyn is a great speaker…you can get some from the presentation, but she’s great in person Demos how to install a Firefox add on: Google Favicon Adding a keyword to a search field, allowing you to search the form/site from the address bar using only a keyword Greasemonkey! Does as sorts of fun scripty stuff including removing ads and pressing buttons for you. cil2007, conference, cons2007, Digital Culture, library, Library Issues, library2.0, web2.0 (Source: Pattern Recognition)

Our heirarchical organizations may not survive the web 2.0/library 2.0 shift. 2.0 tech is changing the way we think about when we work, where we work, and how we work We have become more distributed in our tools, more collaborative, etc…but not in our expectations or work hours. Organizational change: nothing is more difficult. it is fundamentally about making choices and changes, and both are scary Org. Structure Past structures are not effective in present or future work processes Younger the staff, the more comfortable they are with tech, collaboration, more uncomfortable with top-down Small, agile groups move faster than large bureaucracies Leadership & Followership are Critical Success Factors 85/15 rule: process & Structure problems beat people problem hands down Form follows function Functions Change quickly Form drives behavior Reporting relationships create loyalty (who you report to is the most important aspect) Collaboration decreases as distance increases (more than 50 feet apart) Stability signals staleness and death Clarity dissolves conflict Authority and power is increasingly associated with the people that know and understand the 2.0 principles 2.0 Leadership Make the invisible, visible Make the intangible, tangible Most of the time, most of the people do what they do best. cil2007, conference, cons2007, Digital Culture, library, Library Issues, library2.0, web2.0 (Source: Pattern Recognition)

Het is alweer een tijdje geleden dat ik nieuwe biblioblogs voor het voetlicht bracht op deze webstek. De laatste was die van van Dymphie, maar dat was alweer in februari. In diezelfde maand kwam ik ook Commissaresse 2.0 op het spoor. Het blog van Eva Simon, die heel nadrukkelijk op zoek is naar web 2.0 en library 2.0. Zelf geeft ze nog niet een grote bijdrage aan deze ondoorzichtige discussie, maar haar zoektocht naar de essentie ervan is geschreven met een stevige dosis humor.Inge's biblioblog stamt ook uit februari. Inge is beleidsmedewerker van de KB en kan het schrijven niet laten. Ik moest vooral smullen van haar posts over de Eusidic conferentie in Roskilde. Weer zo'n handige toepassing van die biblioblogs om een en ander te volgen, of een indruk te krijgen, van wat er zo hier en daar passeert.Sinds maart is Jan Kaldenbach in de lucht. Jan is verbonden aan de openbare bibliotheek in Alkmaar. Op zijn blog lees je mee met de sores van de openbare- of bijna basisbibliotheek om een poot aan de grond te krijgen bij de gemeente, de certificering binnen te halen en ondertussen ook de ontwikkelingen te volgen. In datzelfde stramien past een blog die ik tot voor kort over het hoofd had gezien. Dat is Monique's "Never a dull moment". Binnenkort wordt Inge de bibliothecaris van de AVV bibliotheek. Niet zomaar een openbare bibliotheek maar zo'n moderne basisbibliotheek die de hele Mijdrecht streek beslaat. Moniqe blogt wat meer over de dagelijkse beslommeringen van het leven –waarbij ooggetuigenverslagen van overvallen- maar er passeert ook veel bibliotheek gebeuren.Het jongste blog in deze droge opsomming is Infopinio. Slechts 2 posts jong, maar medewerker van de IP, docent van de Vogin, vakreferent geoinformatie in Utrecht, Jeroen Bosman steekt er achter. Ik denk dat dat wel goed gaat komen. (Source: WoW! Wouter over het Web)

With all the closures and hand wringing of libraries in both the UK and USA its nice to have an article looking at libraries having a positive effect on society in the UK. This come's via the telegraph, and the article is called 'turning the page', and looks at a library in Edinburgh in which both the users (young one's especially) and the staff have been invigorated by a positive manager who has brought in a sysdtem of inclusion to both in an impoverished area. (Source: librarytwopointzero)

David Lee King, Topeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryWhy, What, Who, how, and WhenWhy should we set up new servicesexample: library myspace set to privateexample: last updated six months agoexample: flickr last uploaded to in 2005example: blog, about says "latest news", not updated since Jan 2005meet changing customer needsstay culturally relevantkeep digital space up-to-dateWhat services should you set up?lots to choose fromthink through goalswhat should the end result look like?Who does the workpatronsstaffHow to make this happenadmin and managementstaff timedo we havethe equipmentwilling participantscan we make willing participantsskilled staffwhen to roll it outlike, yesterdayseriously, some things don't take a lot of timeblogs, flickr, youtube, IM5 minutes, topsdepends on youContent, container, and customerContentconversational tonecreate oftenreuse content...Inviting participationJust askPaper Cuts blog: 52 QuestionsContainerjust the basics or fancy-schmancy?Customercontactsfriending in different servicescommentsanswer themquicklydefault to "comments on"edit if neededcreatorsdecide about customer contentactual contentcomments onlywho's in charge of content babysittingdoesn't have to be the WebmasterDefinitely not the adminsome specificsBlogsmylibrary.blogspot.com or mylibrary. ...

Liveblogging:Library 2.0: Building Communities, Connections & StrategiesKen Roberts, CEO of Hamilton Public LibraryFrom the tab "Library Services", they access not just HPL but also other libraries in the community including Mohawk College and McMaster University.If you are a library user and are on the city's portal, any search will also pull up library results. "Complete integration with municipal services." Using Sharepoint portal software. Compliant with accessibility codes; just because the software is compliant, it doesn't mean the documents added are compliant. Have provided training on this aspect.26 web authors for the content, it gets put directly onto the portal without any mediation. They do extensive staff training and have a standards committee to look at changing standards. 200 people have been trained on creating content.Risk management components: which parts may fail, what will they do if they fail? However, they didn't account for how much the events calendar would be used by the community. It was the first application that crashed.Create collaborative space for community groups. Now have 70 online book clubs that use the collaborative space.Designed for online transactions (maintained by the City); community organizations can use to do fundraisers, sell tickets, collect donations; has not worked well.70-80 users per week obtain library cards that never go into a branch; they are using electronic services. Do not require them to go into a branch to pick up a card.Find-it guides, on-line pathfinders, book clubs - if they add new titles to the catalogue, they automatically update. Dynamic, unlike a fixed PDF file that needs updating.**If we provide fewer services but spend more money on publicity and marketing, we will find them better used. Ken Roberts was on the jumbotron at a local Tigercats football game that was nationally broadcast - becoming a "famous librarian". ...

David King shared some nuggets of wisdom for libraries planning and implementing Libray 2.0 projects at his session at Computers in Libraries conference. He recommended that you take time to answer a few questions:1. Why ?Determine your goals. Should support your library goals.2. How?Which staff and what training is needed? They need time.Here's a few tips that he shared:Repurpose your contentIf you do a blog, RSS to your MySpace, bookmark entries to social bookmarking ...Interacting with Customers1) Contacts - circle of friends, message to friends is like a newsletter to everyone2) Commenting - default should be to leave these on, moderation is quick and easy. Remember this is a conversation, so you need to review and respond quickly.3) Creators - to what extent will allow them to add content - just comments, or creating wiki pages or YouTube videosTags: cil2007 | Library 2.0 (Source: Blog on the Side - Darlene Fichter)

After spending a few weeks focused on class assignments, my Google Reader feeds have overwhelmed me. Particularly, my library related blogs feed category has some unknown number of unread posts in it. And I am not particularly interested in catching up. The dilemma: every once and and a while, hell often every day, there will be some really good posts that come through in this category. Thought provoking, interesting, cool or infuriating posts. However, to find those posts I have to slog through hundreds of daily one line or one image posts which are along the lines of “Twitter LOLZ!!!” or some other such things which I won’t repeat. People have a right to publish whatever they want on their space, this is not a call for an improvement of the blog medium. My issue is this. These good posts do not come uniformly from any one source. Lots of different people write different interesting things at different times. I have only 71 total feeds, with most of them library feeds. That is a small amount compared to the number which I know someone like Walt Crawford monitors. However, I have this low number because I have removed almost half of the number of library feeds I read. It used to be a lot worse. But, I feel like I need to do this again. I look at my bookshelves and I see Paradise Lost and Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human and Anarchy, State and Utopia unread. I think of Montaigne and Emerson and E. B. White and how I want to learn to write essays like them. And I feel anxious at the thought of having to wade through not even the coal but the piles sand, gravel, and disposable plastic use-once-and-never-consider-again pieces of waste, to find the diamonds online. I wish LISNews and the Carnival of the Infosciences did a better job of providing me a digest format of all that went on in the biblioblogsohere. ...

In maart blogde ik over Ning, een tool waarmee je zelf een sociaal netwerk kunt bouwen, zonder enige kennis van programmeren.In de tussentijd zijn daar veel netwerken gelanceerd. Een relevant netwerk is 'Library 2.0', voor bibliothecarissen wereldwijd, die affiniteit hebben met web 2.0.Nu kent Library 2.0 ook een aantal nationale varianten, waaronder een Frans, Italiaans en Chinees netwerk. Ik vond dat Nederland eigenlijk niet achter kon blijven.Ik heb nu even niet de tijd om de homepage fatsoenlijk in te richten maar ik wil alle geïnteresseerden uitnodigen om lid te worden van 'Bibliotheek 2.0' op Ning. Het lijkt me mooi om de collega's elders te laten zien dat de digitale hoop ook leeft in Nederland.Meld je dus even aan. Verder geen verplichtingen maar voel je vrij om blogposts toe te voegen, een discussie te starten, video's of foto's te voegen. Laat jezelf maar lekker gaan!Ik zal het geheel komende week verfraaien en openstellen. Library 2.0 heeft ondertussen al 1122 leden. Niet slecht in zo'n korte tijd! Op die pagina kun je mooi zien wat er zoal mogelijk is.Je bent van harte welkom!@*Nulli cedo* (Source: Digitaal Inlichtingenwerk Zeeuwse Bibliotheek)

Check out this map of brands in Second Life. Libraries and other organzations need to explore how we can leverage these relationships within SL.Over the last few years, I see a belief that has developed where companies, products, and services are not considered legtimate unless a web presence exists. Just think about your personal experiences, when was the last time you actually used a phone book. How long will it take before Second Life also becames a measuring device or the "phone book" of services and organizations? (Source: Are you 2.0 yet?)

The second two days of Tri-Conference were even better than the first. I saw Royce Kitts give a really good presentation (which I later found out was, due to a lack of time, an abbreviated version of what he was intending to do) where he pulled a non-blogger out of the audience and walked her through creating her own Blogger blog in about 5 minutes. He also provided one of my favorite moments at the conference: when an older librarian asked, “How can I keep my students from surfing and reading other blogs?”, Royce answered with a straight face, “Turn off the internet.” The funny thing is, Royce had friended me on the Library 2.0 site last week, but I hadn’t realized he was a local until he was introduced for the presentation. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to actually speak to him face-to-face, as I had to rush over to do my own presentation. Our Flickr presentation went well…I think. I was a combination of excited, nervous, and heavily caffeinated, so the presentation is something of a blur in my memory. I do remember Mickey doing a great job of showing off how some libraries have used Flickr in imaginative ways. My Web Content teammate Stuart also presented that day, but I missed his presentation. Later, he told me that the attendance was small enough that it ended up being more of a conversation than a presentation. I’m slightly jealous, because that’s really what I wanted the Flickr presentation to be. It turns out I don’t really like presenting as such. There’s a reason why I became a librarian instead of a teacher. Actually, there are several reasons, but one of them is that I don’t really enjoy being on my own in front of a room of people and babbling at them. I’d rather be a participant in a discussion, or one half of a performing duo at the very least, than be a solo lecturer. ...

Web 2.0 has quickly gave rise to Library 2.0:  a comprehensive focus on new, interactive uses of information resources, the Web and physical space.  But where to begin?  Past ACRL Webcaster Terry Huwe provides some effective starting . . . (Source: ACRL E-Learning)

I’m back! Il 12 aprile si è tenuto a Firenze il convegno Informare a distanza 2.0 - Condividere e cooperare nel reference oggi: è stata una giornata davvero speciale, a cominciare dagli speaker (mi riferisco a persone come Michael Malinconico e David Lankes, naturalmente :-) L’apertura del Convegno (moderatrice Paola Gargiulo) è andata a Chiara Silla, Dirigente Settore biblioteche, archivi, istituzioni culturali e catalogo dei beni culturali della Regione Toscana, che ha tratteggiato le linee del servizio Chiedi in Biblioteca, le sue caratteristiche, i suoi costi, gli auspici per il suo sviluppo, nonché i progetti per il futuro. Il primo relatore è stato Nicola Benvenuti, presidente del CER dell’AIB - sez. Toscana e tra gli autori del blog Bibelot, con un intervento dal titolo Ecologie dell’informazione: vecchi doveri e nuove opportunità. Interessante la visione del social tagging di Nicola, pesantemente ancorata ad un approccio filosofico, inquadrata in una cornice di teoria della conoscenza dalla quale non si può prescindere se non si vogliono perdere di vista gli aspetti strutturali delle nuove tecnologie, oltre a quelli transeunti, di mera innovazione tecnica. Il suo richiamo a Kant mi ha fatto venire alla mente un articolo di Giuseppe Granieri che ho letto di recente su Apogeonline: Appunti di anatomia della conversazione, che muove proprio dalla necessità, dopo il boom del 2.0 e l’entusiastica accettazione delle sue potenzialità conversazionali, di allargare lo sguardo e cercare di costruire una cornice di senso intorno alla tecnologia - cornice che non soffochi la tecnologia ma le permetta di durare. ...

I just noticed that Newkirk Barnes, our April BOTM has a profile on the Ning-powered Library 2.0 Network. Taking a stroll to that site revealed several other documents librarians as well as other social-media oriented folks. So what could I do but establish an account of my own? A few features that I found really nice: It plays well with other social network sites - I could import photos from Flickr and video from YouTube. You can place an RSS feed right on your profile page and they make it dead easy to do so. Overall, it seems much faster than MySpace and has less advertising. If you're on Ning, give me a ring! I'm not thinking of closing my MySpace account because my MySpace network gives me access to a broader range of people. But just from noodling around a few blog entries on Library 2.0 Ning, I'm looking forward to being inspired by others efforts and ideas in better collaborating with our customers/patrons/users. (Source: Free Government Information (FGI) blogs)

I was honored to teach at the 2006 Summer School program at the Tilburg Innovation Centre for Electronic Resources. Take a look at the roster for this year: http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/services/lis/ticer/ David Free & Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe will be presenting "Hands-on: Library 2.0 Technologies to Reach out to the Customer," while Eric Lease Morgan will be presenting "Hands-on: Open Source Software for Libraries and XML" as part of the hands on component of the institute. (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology)

I just noticed that Newkirk Barnes, FGI's April BOTM has a profile on the Ning-powered Library 2.0 Network. Taking a stroll to that site revealed several other documents librarians as well as other social-media oriented folks. So what could I do but establish an account of my own? A few features that I found really nice: It plays well with other social network sites - I could import photos from Flickr and video from YouTube. You can place an RSS feed right on your profile page and they make it dead easy to do so. Overall, it seems much faster than MySpace and has less advertising. If you're on Ning, give me a ring! I'm not thinking of closing my MySpace account because my MySpace network gives me access to a broader range of people. But just from noodling around a few blog entries on Library 2.0 Ning, I'm looking forward to being inspired by others efforts and ideas in better collaborating with our customers/patrons/users. (Source: Alaskan Librarian)