Library 2.0

I'm Electronic Resources Librarian at Montgomery County Community College outside Philadelphia, PA. I am looking forward to joining the Library 2.0 discussion! (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

Hi folks, Five authors will be doing a panel tonight about how to write, format and submit a manuscript. We will also be autographing books. Please tell any of your friends who might be interested. Presenters: Morgan Mandel, Margot Justes, Sara Daniel, Maureen Lang, Susan Rae When & Where: Wednesday, April 30, 7-8:30 or later Fremont Public Library 1170 North Midlothian Rd. Mundelein, IL 60060 Phone: 847-918-3239 Hope to see some of you over there, Morgan Mandel www.morganmandel.com (Source: Everyone's Blog Posts - Library 2.0)

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It’s been a busy week one way or the other…. We launched our e-learning initiative for the school, and I had the chance to talk for an hour to the whole staff about Web 2.0 and the imperative to adopt flexible approaches to learning online. Much of the material I covered was very introductory, but nevertheless essential to building understanding in order to move forward. Teachers are no different to students in this regard. Scaffolding and guidance are requisites for quality learning. I was delighted to receive a message on Facebook from my colleague Andrew Hiskens, Manager, Learning Services Division, State Library of Victoria about their latest effort to support students and teachers. I highly recommend a visit to ERGO. This site is fantastic! Andrew says: Ergo took about 18 months to develop. It was designed to be a tool to assist secondary students in learning to research (hence pared back words, images with rollovers for visual learners and short video clips from writers, historians and scientists). We then coupled that with unique resources form our own collections largely around the history of Melbourne and Victoria. The site is a practical guide to research, essay writing and studying and shows how to find resources, write great essays and prepare for exams. It also has a huge range of original documents and images. The idea of the site is to help students make their work the very best it can be! And we know that that means excellent research, writing and study skills. ...

"I thought the library was just a place to study, not to do what I like when it comes to video editing, but I was wrong. I still want to try out the (Source: pligg - all)

But Web 2.0 is about much more than the technology—it’s about a change in focus to participation, user control, sharing, openness, and networking. Mike Eisenberg, Dean Emeritus and Professor, University of Washington, Seattle offers a balanced, thoughtful look at emerging technologies and libraries: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6551184.html Consider this passage on social networking: Opportunities Social networks provide an important vehicle to reach important users—upper youths, teens, and twenty- and thirtysomethings. Libraries currently support various real-world groups by providing space, resources and information services, education, and organizing assistance, and many are already experimenting in these social networks. (See www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Social_Networking_Software for some examples and best practices.) But most libraries could easily do much more for these digital communities. Librarians must learn more about these users and their needs and can do so by participating in social networks, perhaps by offering digital reference services. Libraries need to set up their own social network to serve users. Lastly, libraries might adopt some form of digital social networking as a service itself, for example, by providing instruction in how to become involved and use social network systems. Threats The primary threat related to social networks involves safety and trustworthiness. This became clear during Kids Speak Out, a forum on technology in the lives of middle school students held in Seattle in April last year. Numerous parents and caregivers asked questions or offered comments about safety. The young people themselves seemed less concerned, noting that they were careful in revealing personal statistics and that they didn’t trust the information posted by those they didn’t know. All students who participated in social networks only did so within a selected subset of friends. ...

Library 2.0: does everyone seem to know what this means except you? Or are you reasonably well informed but wondering what challenge to take on next? (Source: pligg - all)

From the summary: Libraries should look for increased value from their principal library-wide computer systems, ensure that those ‘library management systems’ are integrated with other institutional systems and look to break down barriers between library users and resources. These are some of the recommendations of a report published today which takes a far-reaching look at the library management systems (LMS) market and attempts to help influence the future development of a crucial element of the academic library environment. The report, commissioned by JISC and SCONUL, is based on findings from 100 UK higher education libraries and attempts to analyse the LMS market and its place in a user environment increasingly dominated by high expectations around ease of delivery, unhindered access to resources and their integration with user-generated content. The report confirms that UK Higher Education is dominated by four LMS vendors with what can be seen as relatively little product differentiation, typical of a mature systems market. Movement in product replacement is slow, says the report, and customer loyalty to their LMS vendor is high. It also recommends that JISC and SCONUL work jointly with the library community and the systems developers to enhance understanding of ‘Library 2.0’ developments and establish a strategic engagement with LMS vendors. Direct to Full Text Report 157 pages; PDF. Direct to Briefing Paper (HTML) (Source: ResourceShelf)

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SCONUL and JISC look to establish ‘strategic engagement’ with LMS vendors Libraries should look for increased value from their principal library-wide computer systems, ensure that those ‘library management systems’ are integrated with other institutional systems and look to break down barriers between library users and resources. These are some of the recommendations of a report published today which takes a far-reaching look at the library management systems (LMS) market and attempts to help influence the future development of a crucial element of the academic library environment. The report, commissioned by JISC and SCONUL, is based on findings from 100 UK higher education libraries and attempts to analyse the LMS market and its place in a user environment increasingly dominated by high expectations around ease of delivery, unhindered access to resources and their integration with user-generated content. The report confirms that UK Higher Education is dominated by four LMS vendors with what can be seen as relatively little product differentiation, typical of a mature systems market. Movement in product replacement is slow, says the report, and customer loyalty to their LMS vendor is high. It also recommends that JISC and SCONUL work jointly with the library community and the systems developers to enhance understanding of ‘Library 2.0’ developments and establish a strategic engagement with LMS vendors. Anne Bell, Chair of SCONUL, welcomed the report and said: ‘The study raises a number of challenges for the UK academic library community. It proposes developments which could be furthered at a national, consortial or local level to enhance the user experience. SCONUL looks forward to working with its members, JISC and the systems vendors to meet the challenges and opportunities presented. ...

I’ve had a tongue-in-cheek post-in-waiting for a while now that would look at traits I notice in online cultures as a way of understanding whether or not a particular service is for you or your library.    It had been percolating, percolating, percolating. . . and then I read Greg Schwartz’s post on Managing His Own Social Network.   In it, he describes how he offers a quiz to people who request being his “friend” because he does not want people in his network that do not want to converse with him.   I appreciate this trait alot.   I met Greg at CIL and you can immediately tell that he does not take interpersonal contact lightly.   He is all the positive aspects of extroversion personified.    I don’t blame him for expecting dialogues from his online friends.   I approach things a little differently, because I am more than happy to have people lurk around in the social networking world (so long as there is no spam).   Like any or all things interpersonal, there’s alot of discretion that happens within and without social networks.   The only way to tell if something is going to work is to try it out.   Or is there. . . ?   One of the things I’ve decided is very important is to understand a bit of the culture of an online space.  I thought, “If we can look at a few features, measure them on specific scales, and then align them with our own personalities — then maybe we can have a tool to see if the service works for the organization.”    Well, as a tester, I have 12 things that could be assessed on a social site to give a flavor of what does or does not work for individuals or organizations.   For added fun, I gave them goofy names. Here they are: Friendsliness   Friendliness would refer to the extent that a service expects you to collect friends as badges on a profile. ...

This is podcast #5 of BiblioTech - the podcast for future looking library users and staff. In this program, we hear Kankakee Public Library Director Cindy Fuerst's keynote address to the members of the Alliance Library System. In her address, Cindy discusses the fears many librarians have about "jumping on" the web, outlines some tough facts that librarians must face about the web, and talks about the great technological leap forward KPL has made with its "Library 2.0" initiative. (Source: Kankakee Public Library Podcast)

Dr. Branin said he’d be posting the powerpoint soon on his own site; if he allows for a copy to be posted here I’ll do that too. –From FLA 2008 Conference. TTW Contributor: Lee LeBlanc (Source: Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology)

Gabe Gabe joined Library 2.0. Leave a Comment for Gabe. (Source: pligg - all)

After being tagged by Amanda, and looking back at the Michael Stephens post that tagged her, I decided to take her up on it. The meme: Post a picture from a source like FlickrCC or Flickr Creative Commons or make/take your own that captures what YOU are most passionate about for kids to learn about…and give your picture a short title. It was terrifically hard to come up with any one thing that I am passionate for kids to learn about, simply because there are so many AND because both Michael and Amanda hit solid homeruns with theirs. But here’s my attempt (and here’s a link to the original photo). Connections are Everything. This isn’t just personal connections, although as you go through school, read online, join groups and such, the personal connections you make are central to your success in life. My connectivity to individuals in libraries around the world have made me better at what I do and enabled me to build a rich understanding of practices different than just those I am surrounded with on a day-to-day basis. Maintaining these connections are incredibly important, and the social capital gained from them (both bridging and bonding) is a key to being successful in the modern age. Read another way, connections are everything in the very technical sense that understanding and interacting with modern information technology can be seen as the management of connections. How do you connect two disparate pieces of IT these days? An API, RSS, JSON, or some other standard. TCP/IP is the connection that runs the world. Building better technological connections make for richer and deeper options for our users, in ways that we may not entirely predict or understand. If you focus on maintaining and understanding connections, you’ll be a better librarian. EDIT: The lovely Jenica and Dorothea chime in as well with their take. ...

Thanks, Brian! I have added this to the del.icio.us page! I look forward to trying out some of your ideas! (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

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- Social, mobile, semantic (source: Planet RDF, 24/04/08) - Using tags to improve the Flickr experience (source: Webware / via LISNews, 24/04/08) A propos des collections photos de la LoC sur Flickr - 7 Things You Should Know About Ning (pdf) (source: Educause) Voir aussi la communauté Library 2.0 sur Ning - A Face(book) In The Crowd: Online Social Networks For Engaged Learning (source: Gerry McKiernan, Iowa State University Library, 25/04/08) - LearnHub Un réseau social orienté enseignement et apprentissage - Tools For Engaging In Social Media (source: SEL, 24/04/08) (Source: pintiniblog)

… ist das Thema einer Fachtagung am 16./17.06.08, die im Rahmen der Internationalen Bauausstellung 2013 in Hamburg in Kooperation mit Kampnagel Internationale Kulturfabrik stattfinden wird. Die Fachtagung ist eines der IBA-Labore, die seit 2007 zu unterschiedlichen Themen stattfinden. (Ich habe gelernt, dass man im kreativökonomischen Jargon des Eventmanagements von “Formaten” spricht; die IBA-Labore gehören zu den Dialogformaten…) Der Bereich der Kreativökonomien ist einerseits sicherlich das ökonomische Feld, das am nächsten zu Bibliotheken ist. Andererseits bringt die Diskussion über Kreativökonomien ein Verständnis gegenwärtiger Hamburger Politik: die Grünen haben ein beachtetes Programm ‘Kreative Stadt’ vorgelegt; die Entwicklung der Kreativwirtschaft (Medien, Werbung…) ist die materielle Grundlage für das Zusammenwachsen der christdemokratischen und grünen Sozialmilieus. Das Tagungsprogramm liegt noch nicht vor; ich verweise auf eine Mail der IBA, die hier zitiert wird. Weiterhin schreibt die IBA neuerlich einen Innovationspreis aus (der Teilnahmeschluss ist richtig zu verbessern auf 20.06.2008). 2008 wird das Thema Beteiligung sein. Casey und Savastinuk haben ein faszinierendes Buch Library 2.0 : a guide to participatory library service betitelt. Die IBA hat bereits Gelegenheiten geboten und wird sie weiterhin bieten, die Umsetzung partizipatorischer Bibliotheksdienste zu erproben. Insoweit das jemand will… (Source: netbib weblog)

… ist das Thema einer Fachtagung am 16./17.06.08, die im Rahmen der Internationalen Bauausstellung 2013 in Hamburg in Kooperation mit Kampnagel Internationale Kulturfabrik stattfinden wird. Die Fachtagung ist eines der IBA-Labore, die seit 2007 zu unterschiedlichen Themen stattfinden. (Ich habe gelernt, dass man im kreativökonomischen Jargon des Eventmanagements von “Formaten” spricht; die IBA-Labore gehören zu den Dialogformaten…) Der Bereich der Kreativökonomien ist einerseits sicherlich das ökonomische Feld, das am nächsten zu Bibliotheken ist. Andererseits bringt die Diskussion über Kreativökonomien ein Verständnis gegenwärtiger Hamburger Politik: die Grünen haben ein beachtetes Programm ‘Kreative Stadt’ vorgelegt; die Entwicklung der Kreativwirtschaft (Medien, Werbung…) ist die materielle Grundlage für das Zusammenwachsen der christdemokratischen und grünen Sozialmilieus. Das Tagungsprogramm liegt noch nicht vor; ich verweise auf eine Mail der IBA, die hier zitiert wird. Weiterhin schreibt die IBA neuerlich einen Innovationspreis aus (der Teilnahmeschluss ist richtig zu verbessern auf 20.06.2008). 2008 wird das Thema Beteiligung sein. Casey und Savastinuk haben ein faszinierendes Buch Library 2.0 : a guide to participatory library service betitelt. Die IBA hat bereits Gelegenheiten geboten und wird sie weiterhin bieten, die Umsetzung partizipatorischer Bibliotheksdienste zu erproben. Insoweit das jemand will… (Source: netbib weblog)