Understanding & Using the Read/Write Web

INCOL Spring Workshop

May 3, 2007

Spokane, WA

Presented by:

Rachel Bridgewater, Washington State University Vancouver

and

Steve Borrelli, Washington State University

read/write web

social softwareweb 2.0

emerging technology

Library 2.0

participatory web

So, really, what are we talking about here?

• Blogs• Wikis• Tagging (del.icio.us, Flickr)• Social networking (myspace, facebook)• RSS• Podcasting• Mashups• Etc• Etc

What will we look at today?• Blogs• Wikis• Tagging (del.icio.us, Flickr)• Social networking (myspace, facebook)• RSS• Podcasting• Mashups• Etc• Etc

How will we spend our time today?

The big picture

Wikis – plus activity!

RSS – the backbone of 2.0

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Small groups

Discuss small groups

The end

web 2.0 is the web

But the web has changed….

and so have we….

dialup

Metaphor

Web as platform

Google docs

Picnik

Participatory

Flickr

Open

delicious

mashup

Easy

VS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g

Wiki• What is it?• How can I use it to enhance services

(employees/public)?• Is it difficult to use?

– Let’s try!

• How do I:– Select the right one for my library?

– Create one?Image from http://library.usca.edu/Main/HomePage

Wiki: what is It??

• Wiki is Hawaiian for quick or quickly• It’s an online collaborative authoring tool allowing

for anyone (with an account) to:– Create

– Edit

– Delete

Image from: http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page

How can I use it at my library?

• Replace the reference desk notebook!– Particularly challenging assignments

• Environment to draft policies and manuals

• Promote local attractions and services

• Promote user services– Solicit feedback (begin the dialogue)– Easy to update subject guides

• Use it as a teaching tool

• Replace your website

Examples

• Princeton PL Book Lovers wiki

• Stevens County Rural Library District's Stevens County Page

• Wyoming author's wiki

• Wiki as Library Homepage USC Ailen Gregg-Graniteville Library

• IPL's Teen Poetry wiki

• Steveapedia my personal wiki

Are they Difficult to use?

Let’s give it a try!

• Go to Steveapedia.pbwiki.com

• In the Sidebar Select INCOL

• Find your name on the list and click on it

• Login Password: INCOL (all caps)

• Select “No Template” and hit “Create New Page”

• Type in the box

• When finished hit “save”

How do I:

• Select the right one for my library?– http://www.wikimatrix.org/ (wiki choice wizard)

• Create one?– Hosted or software– Ads or no ads– PB Wiki– Wetpaint (this one has a ton of templates to choose

from)– Media Wiki

RSS

• What is it?• What’s an RSS Reader?• Use RSS to keep up• Push information to

your users

Image from http://flickr.com/photos/sisterx/379874383/

Really Simple Syndication (RSS)

• 2 sides to RSS: – Pulling the information in– Pushing the information out

RSS Readers

• Readers pull together your information sources

From http://www.flickr.com/photos/heyjude/387903261/

Subscribing to an RSS Feed: 2 ways

• Copy the URL and paste it into your reader

• Find one of these symbols on the page and click on it– Either directly add it– Copy and paste the URL

into your readerImages from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carignan/107845635/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/programwitch/362848115/

Pushing information to users with RSS• Libraries have “News” and other items that we

want to communicate with our users e.g.:– After school homework help– ESL and other class offerings– New books related to specific genres– All services!!

–Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/sisterx/379874383/

Resources for adding RSS to a webpage

• Feed2JS – This is the original feed creator site, Free

• Grazr – allows for several feeds to wrap several feeds into one feed window

• Blogger- super easy and Free

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• RSS Compendium – Everything RSS

Flickr

Integrated into website365 Library Days Project

Social bookmarking

Blogs

Library thing

Recent news from library thing

And more recent news from library thing

Facebook

Pageflakes

How 2.0 do you have to be?

copyright

authorship/authority

pedagogy

expectations

research

formats & versions

metaphors

privacy

Photo credits:Magnolias: seite-3, http://flickr.com/photos/seite-3/442529219/Orange kitty: http://flickr.com/photos/petsofme/317990448/Open sky: Fernando Rossi: http://www.flickr.com/photos/f_rossi/262201276/Pie: http://flickr.com/photos/wscwong/309856123/Robot: http://flickr.com/photos/r80o/39304743/Opening flower: John Ehmann, http://flickr.com/photos/jehmann/479252145/

Questions? Comments?

Supporting materials at:http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/present/incol/

Thank you!