[...] 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)