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Web 2.0 Tools for LibrariesWeb 2.0 Tools for Libraries(Library 2.0)(Library 2.0)
S. L. FAISALS. L. FAISALLibrarian
Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom (Shift-I)Thiruvananthapuram
PIN-695 004KeralaS. L. FAISAL slfaizal@gmail.com
“““For many, a realistic start meansFor many, a realistic start means
embracing some inexpensive, even freeembracing some inexpensive, even freenew technologies.”new technologies.”
— — Casey and Savastinuk, LJ, 9-06Casey and Savastinuk, LJ, 9-06
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Presentation Lay out IntroductionWeb 2.0Library 2.0Web 2.0 technologies/toolsWeb 2.0 tools for librariesBlogs, Wikis, RSSSocial NetworksSocial bookmarks Microblogging
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• Blogs, Blogger, Blogosphere• Reach and impact of Blogoshere• Blogs for libraries -applications• Library Blogs - examples• Library Blogs of Kendriya Vidyalaya
Pattom• How to launch a blog ?• What will make your library blog a hit ?• Why a library blog?• Conclusion
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Library: Changing concepts
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Library has changed from
• Store house of books to navigators/facilitators of information in myriad formats.
• Closed access to open/shared environment.
• Information source oriented to participatory service oriented.
• Inviting user to reaching the customer.
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What does it mean to Librarians / Libraries ?
• The information landscape has changed dramatically over the past ten years.
• The WWW has had a major impact on how librarians and library users alike access information.
• New media technologies have moved us from the early web 1.0 to Web 2.0.
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So,
• In the ever changing web environment , it is critical to stay abreast of technical developments, as well as user behaviour and expectations
• The new technologies create new concepts, like Web 2.0 and Library 2.0
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For some, Web 2.0 is stranger than fiction!
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Web 2.0- origin
The concept of "Web 2.0” originated at a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly and Media Live International in 2004.
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Tim O' Reilly's definition
“ Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an "architecture of participation," and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences”.
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Simplifying the concept
• The simplest way to think about Web 2.0 is as a collection of “Web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies [user generated classification systems]—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users” (Wikipedia, 2007).
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Let's simplify it again
• Web 2.0 is a second generation of services available on the web that let people collaborate and share information on-line.
• The first generation web was static where as Web 2.0 is interactive.
• Web 2.0 puts the "we" into "web"
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LIBRARY 2.0
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Library 2.0 is not Rocket Science
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Demystifying Library 2.0Library 2.0 is the application of interactive, collaborative, and multimedia web-based technologies to web-based library services and collections.
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Library 1.0 and Library 2.0
• Library 1.0 is considered as a pull model (acquire / store / lend / find) where as Library 2.0 is a push model (Acquire / store / broadcast / converse).
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Features of Library 2.0• The library available everywhere, anytime • No barriers • Participatory and sharing• Flexible with regard to systems • Encouraging • Human • Aware of users’ humanity • Broad range of options• Information as conversation• Focus on finding the user• User services are core• Mission focus is outcome not output
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Library 1.0 Library 2.0Focus on bringing ‘em in --> Focus on finding the userMission focus is output --> Mission focus is outcomeMonolithic applications --> Flexible, adaptive modulesInformation as commodity --> Information as conversationLimited service options --> Broad range of optionsEasy = dumb users --> Easy = smart systemsPrint newsletter mailed out --> Team-built blog“Read-only” catalog --> Amazon-style commentsWalk-in services --> Globally available servicesPreorganized ILS --> User taggingCollection development --> Library suggestion boxClosed stacks --> Open stacks
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Some websites with Library 2.0 charectoristics
• Flickr• eBay• De.licio.us• Second Life• CiteULike• Librarything• Shelfari
• Connotea• LiveJournal• MySpace• Technorati• Netflix• Diggit• Youtube
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School Library 2.0
• School Library 2.0 is the offshoot of these concepts which supports the existence of a more social, human, participatory and interactive experience resulting in the end user's academic achievement.
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Impact of Web 2.0 on Library 2.0 ?
The Web 2.0 has revolutionized the way content is created and the way users access, use and contribute information. Libraries are increasingly adopting Web 2.0 technologies to design services that allow them to reach users in the virtual space that they could not reach before. This allows librarians to target a segment of users in the population who will never visit the library to use their services, no matter how hard they try. A large part of this population belongs to the generation that grew up with Internet and they are often known as the digital natives . (Foo & Ng, 2008)
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Web 2.0 technologies• "Web 2.0" has been used to label new web
technologies that allow users to create, personalize and share information.
• Examples for new web technologies are,Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Social Networking, Social Bookmarking, Folksonomy/Tagging, Instant Messaging(IM), Text Messaging (SMS), Podcasting,Vodcasting, Microblogging, mesh-ups,etc.
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Web 2.0 tools for Libraries• Blogs• Wikis• Instant Messaging(IM)• RSS• Pod/Vod casting• Social Bookmarking• Social Networking• Microblogging
(Twittering), etc
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Wikis
Wikis
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• Originating from the Hawaiian term for quick, is an open shared space for collaborative content contribution and editing.• Wikis are basically web sites that anyone can edit.• Contribution to a wiki requires no HTML or programming knowledge.• Unlike protected websites, any information added to a wiki can be changed or deleted by "anyone". Example: wikipedia
Wikis
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Wikipedia
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How does a wiki works ?Technically, wiki is a combination of a CGI script and a
collection of plain text files that allows users to create Web pages “on the fly.” All it takes is a connection to the Internet and a Web browser.
When you click a wiki page’s “Edit” link, the script sends the raw text file to your browser in an editable form, allowing you to modify the content of the page. Pressing the “Save” button sends themodified text back to the wiki server, which replaces the existing text file with your changed version for all to see.
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When you request a wiki page, the script gathers the corresponding text file,changes its marked-up text into HTML, turns user-selected words into hyperlinks, inserts this information into a page template, and sends the result to your browser.
Simply a wiki is a Web page that can be viewed and modified
by anybody with a Web browser and access to the Internet.
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Wikis for Libraries• LISWiki• Library Instruction Wiki• Library success: a best practices wiki• BookLovers Wiki: by Princeton Public Library (US), a book club for readers where they can post reviews on the wiki.• Free open source wiki engines available to create wikis are, MediaWiki, pbwiki, and seedwiki
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Book Lovers Wiki
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MediaWiki
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Seedwiki
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Wikibooks
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RSS
RSS
R S SR S S
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RSS
Short for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary or RDF Site Summary.
Created by an Indian, Ramanathan V. Guha.RSS is an XML format for syndicating web content.Most often used to provide snippets of information,
which contain short descriptions of web content with a link to the full version of the content.
Syndicated content may include event listings,new arrivals, displays, services, posts, subject guides,comments, etc
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RSS for Library
• RSS allow librarians to publish information about the library as a syndicated feed. Library users subscribe to this feed using aggregators (also known as newsreaders, e.g.Bloglines) which groups together, collates and shows the results of RSS feeds in an easy to read format.
ExampleAustralian National University has a RSS feeds for
new titles
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Australian National UniversityNew Titles RSS feeds
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ANU Library new books
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RSS Readers: Bloglines
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Google RSS Reader
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rss4lib.com
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RSS Readers: Bloglines
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Google RSS Reader
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rss4lib.com
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Social NetworkingSocial Networking
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Social Networking
• Allow people to come together online around shared interests or causes.
• Promotes communication, connections and communities online.
Examples: Facebook, Myspace, Orkut
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myspace
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To meet the next generation..
• Today's generation uses this as their main channel of communication.
• So, to meet the them at their door steps, the library can become a member of this community.
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Orkut
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Social Bookmarking
Social BookmarkingSocial Bookmarking
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Social Bookmarking Social bookmarking is the practice of saving bookmarks to a public Web site and “tagging” them with keywords. Bookmarking,on the other hand, is the practice of saving the address of a Web site you wish to visit in the future on your computer. To create a collection of social bookmarks, you have to register with a social bookmarking site, which lets you store bookmarks, add tags of your choice, and designate individual bookmarks as public or private.
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Implications• Social bookmarking simplifies the distribution of
reference lists, bibliographies,papers, and other resources among peers or students.
Because social bookmarking services indicate who created each bookmark and provide access to that person’s other bookmarked resources,users can easily make social connections with other individuals interested in just about any topic.
• Eg: De.li.ci.ous
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Social bookmarking sites
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De.li.ci.ous
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Social bookmarking for libraries
• The librarian can bookmark the sites those are helpful to students.
• This can be integrated into the library blog and website.
• It will act as an online depository of links to useful websites.
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Librarian's bookmarks:example
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Social bookmarks on librarykvpattom
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Folksonomy/Tagging
• Folksonomy means ordinary people's classification management.
• It is the practice of collaborative categorization using freely chosen keywords.
• Since organizers of the information are usually its primary users, folksonomy produces more accurate results.
Examples: de.li.ci.ous, Flickr, CiteUlike
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Instant Messaging (IM)
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Instant Messaging (IM)
• IM is a type of communication service that enable you to have realtime text-based conversation with another individual.
• Both parties see each line of text right after it is typed (line-by-line).
Examples for IM servicesYahoo Messenger, Google talk, MSN,
Meebo, Trillion
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Yahoo messenger
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meebo
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IM for libraries• Chat reference
Reference queries are answered instantly via the IM when the librarian is online.
• See how librarykvpattom did it.
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Text Messaging (SMS)
• ShortMessage Service• Mobile to mobile
Library Applications For sending reminders and information
alerts(Library news).
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Digital Reference
• Digital reference service are where patrons can communicate with library personnel via chat, SMS or e-mail/web form. It's no longer necessary to visit the library in person in order .
ExampleBiblioteksvar (Norway)
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Biblioteksvar
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PodcastingPodcasting& &
VodcastingVodcasting
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Podcasting and Vodcasting
• Podcasting is similar in nature to RSS, it allows users to subsribe to a set of audio feeds from syndicated website contents.
• Eg: last.fm
• Vodcasting is the online delivery of video on demand (VOD)via RSS attachments.
• Eg: YouTube
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last.fm
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YouTube
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Library applications
• Lectures, tours, how-to-guides, book and movie reviews.
• To illustrate what the library has done and to attract the community to attend future programmes.
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Vodcasting @KV pattom
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• Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send updates (otherwise known as tweets) which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.
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Library applications
• Information alert service to customers though twitter.
• Information about new books, exhibitions,activities or programmes can be send to customers using twitter.
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librarykvpattom on twitter
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Blog, Blogging, BloggerBlogosphere, Biblioblogoshere
Library BlogsHow to launch and maintain a
library Blog?
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History
NCSA's What's New page from back in June 1993 is credited as being one of the earliest blogs. In the library sphere, Jenny Levine's Librarians' Site du Jour is considered the first original library blog.
(Fichter, 2003)
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Defining a Blog
A blog is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first.
-Routedge Encyclopaedia of Narrative Theory,2005
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Weblog to Blog
• The term weblog was coined by John Barger in 1997.
• The first webblogs were called "on-line diaries".
• The term shortened to Blog in two years(1999).
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Google takes all ,• Blog, the easiest way to set up a webpage
on the internet was incorporated by Blogger in 1999.
• Blogger was bought out by Google in 2003.
• Since then a number of other companies have been specializing in blogs and blog-like products. Eg:Wordpress,Typepad,MS Spaces,Livejournal.
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Blogging
“Blogging" is the act of creating a blog.
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Blogger
A "blogger" is a person who maintains a blog.
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Barack Obama's Blog
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Aamir Khan's Blog
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Amithabh Bachhan's blog
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Blogosphere
The Blogosphere is the collective community of all blogs.
Since all blogs are on the Internet by definition, they may be seen as interconnected and socially networked.
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Biblioblogoshere
• The World of Library Blogs.
library blogging.
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How big is the Blogoshere?
According to Technorati, the leading search tool and authority of blogs, as stated in its State of the Blogosphere Report 2008, there are more than133 million blogs currently in the blogosphere with a regular updation of 900,000 posts per day.
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U.S. Bloggers European Bloggers Asian Bloggers (N=550) (N=350) (N=173) Male 57% 73% 73%Age 18-34 years old 42% 48% 73%35+ 58% 52% 27%Single 26% 31% 57%Employed full-time 56% 53% 45%Household income >$75,000 51% 34% 9%College graduate 74% 67% 69%Average blogging tenure (months) 35 33 30Median Annual Investment $80 $15 $30Median Annual Revenue $200 $200 $120% Blogs with advertising 52% 50% 60%Average Monthly Unique Visitors 18,000 24,000 26,000
Demographics
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Think it !
73% Asian Bloggers are between the ages of
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Challenge
The future of libraries depends on how well we meet the needs of today's young adults ,
who are far more tech-fluent than most librarians.
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Opportunity• More and more library users are going
digital.• Thay have been utilizing new media
technologies(Blogs, wikis, IM,social networks,etc.) in their day to day life.
• Librarians are in a better position who can understand and incorporate these technologies in their profession.
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New technologies allow libraries to provide a better service to users by offering simple
access to what they want, when they want it and how they want it.
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Now think about Blogs again..• Which is easy to create• Cheap (free)• Easy to maintain• Don't need any HTML skills or technical
background.• Can be produced by one author or many.• Updation is possible at any time-hourly,
daily, weekly or monthly.
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Creating a blog for your library is a free, easy and fast way for you to communicate
information to your users and provide a medium for them to share their ideas or
suggestions in service development.
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Library of Congress Blog
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Dalton Middle School library Blog
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The School Library Tiger
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Viking Librarian
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Cold Spring School Library blog
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Bookbreak, BHS
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a library and information service
As a feedback and evaluation tool
Application of blogs in Libraries
-As a library and information service-As a feedback and an evaluation tool-As an interactive communication medium-As a collaborative learning platform-As a professional development tool
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An Indian ExperienceLibrary Blogs of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom
Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
Library @ KVPattom (http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com)LibZine (http://libzine.wordpress.com)Homeworks and Assignments Online
http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com
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Library Blog of KV Pattom
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A quick look at KV Pattom Library blog
• Started in September 2007• Platform: Wordpress• More than 2,35000 visitors till date• Current hits/day: >1700• More than 400 comments, 250 e-mails• More than 350 posts• Enlisted in many national and international
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LibZine: The E-magazine
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A quick look at LibZine• Launched in January 2008.• Aims to foster the creative talents of
students and teachers by giving them an opportunity to publish their works online.
• More than 16,000 visitors till date.• Contains poems, short stories, articles,
book reviews, paintings, cartoons, write-ups, etc
• Contributions are received through • E-mail.
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Homeworks and Assignments Online
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A quick look at “Homeworksonline”
• Launched in September 2008• Aims to help the students to access their
class home works online (at home).• Class and subject-wise homeworks are
given.• E-mail links to all the teachers in the school.• Information about examinations and links to
curriculum information sources are given.• More than 24,000 hits till date.
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Blogs as a library service• List of new books,periodicals or
multimedia as they added to the collection.• Review new titles and link them to relevant
web sites.• Readers can interact with the reviews by
posting comments and opinions.• Online book discussion, links to author
websites.• Promote library services and resources
in order to draw people into the library.
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Library Blog of KV Pattom
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About the Library
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Message
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New Arrivals
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Books of the month
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Categories and Web directory
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A video on Library
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Using blogs as a library promotional tool to inform clients of changes and additions to library services and collections, and of news and current events.
Blogs as an information service
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Events in the Library
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F.A.Q
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Book reviews
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Author of the Week
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Book of the Week
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Exhibitions and Displays
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Quiz
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Monthly Library Report
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Career corner
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Ask the Librarian
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A slide show on Library
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Library Bulletin
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More..• School Library Media Programme• Online catalogue• Library Statistics• Library Resources• “Download” section with e-books, question
papers, study materials, syllabi, etc.• Website of the week• Online web evaluation tools• Literary videos, Fan clubs,Reader's Club• Library jokes, cartoons, etc
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LibZine: poems
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LibZine: Book reviews
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Blogs as a feedback and an evaluation tool
• Blogs encourage valuable feedback from readers via the comments link.
• The users can provide information about the library experiences and guide librarians to improve the future of the library.
• Polls can be conducted.• Feedback from the users by asking
questions in a space they feel safe enough to express themselves.
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Comments from visitors to the blog
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Comments may be questions, suggestions or wishes
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Librarian can respond to a comment
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E-mails from the visitors
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E-mail may be reference questions or asking links to sources
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Online Poll
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Poll may be on a particular topic or about a library service
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Blog statistics: to analyse the effectiveness of the blog
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Blogs as interactive communication media
• Blogs open-up channels for real-time or instant interactions between the librarian and the user.
• Instant messaging (IM) software (eg. Meebo) helps to start a chat reference service.
• E-mail reference and comment responses also enrich the librarian-user interaction.
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Chat reference
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Responses from the Librarian
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Blogs as a collaborative learning tool
• Blogs can be used for collaborative class works and online learning.
• Students can freely interacts with the teachers at their own space and time and clear doubts.
• Participatory and collaborative learning improve the academic achivement of the students.
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Online homeworks
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Class and subject-wise homeworks
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E-mail links to teachers
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Blogs as a professional awareness tool
• Used as current awareness and professional aids.
• Helps librarians to to stay ahead of changes in technology and in the library profession.
Examples:webjunction, librarystuff,researchbuzz
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Librarian in black
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The shifted librarian
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Phil Bradley's weblog
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librarian.net
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LibraryNext
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School Library Learning 2.0
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Kendriya Vidyalaya Library Blog Directory
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What will make your library blog a hit ?
The success of a library blog depends on many factors. They are,Regular updation: the heart of the matterCompact and concise posts: go with relevance and readabilityUser friendly and attractive design: template selection is importantLive links: check it regularly
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Intelligent tagging of the contents: attracts search enginesReply comments and e-mails: instantly if neededConnect to other blogs and websites: link from your institution's website is a mustAwareness of the existence of the blog: publicize it at any cost
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How to start a Blog?• The main blogging programmes are
Blogger (free)Wordpress(free and paid versions)Livejournal(free and paid)Typepad(trial and paid)
To learn about blogs is to dive in and start one.
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Blogger
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Wordpress
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TypePad
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LiveJournal
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Blog search engines
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Technorati
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blogScope
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ICEROCKET
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Blog Search Engine
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Why a Library blog ?
• Cheap or free to produce;• do not require proprietary software to be
installed;• do not require specialist computer skills;• content can be updated and disseminated easily;• readers can get instant notification of new posts
using RSS; and• comments can be posted by anyone, producing
a dialogue between readers and writers.
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Let's conclude..Web 2.0 provides the platform on which a library can pursue for its excellence by effectively utilizing these technologies. The application of blogs and other new media tools helps the library professional to serve the stake holders better and re construct his/her image as a well equipped, pro active, conversant and human entity.
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The new era libraries are the centres of interactive communication and collaborative learning where the users create content. The new technologies should be harnessed relentlessly for the betterment of the users and to reach them where they are. The future of libraries lies there.
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Urls of the blogs referred
• http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com• http://libzine.wordpress.com• http://homeworksonline.wordpress.com• http://librarynext.wordpress.com• http://librarystuff.net• http://schoollibrarylearning2.blogspot.com• http://librarian.net• http://philbradley.typepad.com
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• http://librarianinblack.typepad.com• http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com• http://bookbreak.blogspot.com • http://loc.gov/blog• http://wordpress.com• http://blogger.com• http://www.typepad.com• http://www.livejournal.com
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Boyd, D.M., & Ellison, N.B.(2007), Social Network sites: Definition, History and Scholorship, Computer Mediated Communication, 13(1), p.210-230.
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Foo, Schubert & Ng, Judy (2008), Library 2.0, Libraries and Library School,
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Harris, C.(2005), School Library 2.0: say good-bye to your mother's school library. School Library Journal, http://www.schoollibraryjurnal.com/article/CA6330755.html
O'Dochartaigh, Niall(2007), Internet Research skills, London, Sage
O’Reilly, T. (2005), Web 2.0: Compact definition.
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Maness, J. M.(2006), Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and its implication for libraries. http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html
Nslund, Jo-Anne & Giustini, Dean (2008), Towards School Library 2.0: An intoduction to Social software tools for teacher librarians, School Libraries Worldwide,14(2), 55-67.
Solomon, G., & Schrum L. (2007), Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools. Eugene, Oregon: International Society for Technology in Education.
Technorati, State of the Blogosphere 2008 Report, http://www.technorati.com
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So,Be a part of School Library 2.0and reposition yourself.
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