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Web 2.0 and library
services to young
adults:
An Introduction
The International Symposium on Library Services
for Children and Young Adults.
9 -10 June 2011
Ivan Chew
National Library Board, Singapore
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A day in the life of a
Web 2.0
Teens Librarian
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/fbouly/3568409530/ by Franco Bouly CC-BY-ND 2.0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeinabpics/5586003088/ by Zeinab E. CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0
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http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=17134539718
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Working with
teen volunteers
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/acroamatic/5309436516/ by acromatic CC-BY-NC 2.0
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Read & Reapblogs.nlb.gov.sg/readandreap
http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/readandreap/young-people/seriously-this-thing-is-dangerous/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/readandreap/young-people/seriously-this-thing-is-dangerous/
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http://www.ravensilvers.com/blog/2011/05/30/china-1-of-3-guangzhou/
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Advisory
Reference Service
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Reference & Advisory
http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/ask
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A day in the life of a
Web 2.0 Librarian
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Are you tired yet? :)
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Hello & Thank You
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http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/web-20-and-library-services-for-young-adults
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http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/
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http://MyRightBrain.wordpress.com/
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Y.O!
Young People
Service’s Blog
• Teen Expression
• Reading
• Learning
• Librarians
http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo
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What I will cover…
• Example: A day in the life of a Web 2.0 Librarian
• Web 2.0 services: Highlights
• Examples of libraries using Web 2.0 to serve
Children and Young Adults
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Aim
Practical ideas
Thinking Points
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Young Adults
13 to 19 year olds
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What I’ve discovered about the
South Korea
Internet
Landscape
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wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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“65.7% of South
Korean Internet users
use social networking
sites”
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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“63% of Koreans use
more than three
different social
networking sites”
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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“South Korea is home to
one of the largest
blogging communities in
the world, second only to
China”
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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Microblogging
Twitter
me2DAY
Nate Connect
Yozm
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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Cyworld & Facebook“Cyworld is South Korea's leading social
networking community...
However, Facebook usage in South
Korea is growing tremendously
with 44% of its users within the 25-
34 age range and 32% within the
18-24 age range.”
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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Instant Messenging
“South Koreans use an array of
instant messaging tools such as
NateOn, KakaoTalk, Buddybuddy
and MSN Messenger”.
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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Video Sharing sites
“The South Korean population
uses mainly the Youtube”
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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Trends
Location-based services
Augmented Reality
Quick Response (QR) Code
https://wiki.smu.edu.sg/digitalmediaasia/Wiki_-_South_Korea
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“…Koreans most likely to share
positive product experiences…”
http://www.mediabuzz.com.sg/asian-emarketing-latest-issue/1183-social-media-records-exceptional-growth-in-asia-pacific
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Web 2.0
Library Services
to
Young Adults
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•Blog
•Instant Messenging
•Video (YouTube)
•Flickr
•Facebook
•Creative Commons
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It’s about
Simplicity
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It’s about
“Creative Combination”
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A “tough” example
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Virtual Reality
Innova Junior College
Second Life Educators’ Campus
www.mediaplaylab.sg
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Teaching of
Language and
Literature
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Role play
Craft arguments
Read and learn
Historical and cultural
backgrounds of the
text
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Expensive to set up
Success criteria:
• Pedagogy
• Teacher
• Classroom management strategies
Source: Innova Junior College
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•Blogs
•Instant Messenging
•Video (YouTube)
•Flickr
•Facebook
•Creative Commons
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http://blog.spl.org/yablog/2011/04/23/why-we-need-our-library/
Seattle Public Library
http://blog.spl.org/yablog/
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Use blogs hosted in Korea…
Naver Blogs
Daum blogs
Egloos
Blogin
Tistory
Textcube
Yahoo!Korea blog
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If you wish to collaborate
with libraries & English-
speaking countries…
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www.blogger.com
www.wordpress.com
Blogs (for the rest of the world)
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YouTube + Creative Commons
https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/27533 Last accessed: 2 June 2011
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= Video Library
You can legally:
Copy
Re-publish
Remix
Sell/ make money
As long as you credit the owners
in the way they want
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= Publisher/ Distributor
You allow others to:
Copy
Re-publish
Remix
Sell (without paying you)
As long as they credit you
in the way you want
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creativecommons.org
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Creative Commons Koreawww.creativecommons.or.kr
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Let’s say you need a photo for
your video project
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You have less than one day
to find it
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You found this on the Internet
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You upload your video online
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Your friends think it’s cool
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You get 100,000 views
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You get 100 fan mails daily
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Then you get
ONE
email…
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Creative Commons
• For those who wish to share their work by
default
• Allows you to state your terms of use in
layperson’s terms (legalese available for
lawyers too!)
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CC is NOT
… a replacement for Copyright
… “copyright” free
… a way to prevent copyright abuse
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CC means
Permission has already been given
Do not need to seek explicit permission
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Part 1: Machine-readable Code
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Part 2: Human-readable Code
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Part 3: Lawyer-readable Code
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http://creativecommons.org/license/
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http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/
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http://www.google.com.sg/advanced_search
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http://search.yahoo.com/web/advanced
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Please visitwww.creativecommons.or.kr
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Instant Messenging
2007
Teen Online ChatSingapore + Germany
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1 event
2 countries
3 chat rooms
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4 public libraries
5 schools
57 teens
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Chat @ Solingen
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Chat @ Jurong Regional Library
Screening of online
chat dialogue
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Chat @ Woodlands Regional Library
Students from Global Connect
Club, Temasek Polytechnic
Students from Anderson JC
Map showing location of
Reutlingen in Germany
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Theme:
“Culture & Lifestyle”
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“Everyday Culture”
as the basis
for chat discussion
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Fri
ed
Ku
ay
Tia
o
Cultural introduction
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Cultural introduction
Sa
tay
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Cultural introduction
Mee Goreng
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Cultural introduction
Roti Prata
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Cultural introduction
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Responses from teens
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“We should do this again!”
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“Can we continue to be friends?”
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power of conversations
Dialogue Understanding
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rtlibrary/5558702894/ by RTLibrary ,CC-BY 2.0
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Simplicity was keyFocus on the dialogue
Not technology
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Tips on organising
an international
online chat event…
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Different Time Zones
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www.timezoneconverter.com
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Next:
Another simple idea…blogs + video + PPT
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“What I’d Like The
World To Read”
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How it works
• Teens Pick a book
• Describe WHAT the book is about &
WHY others should read it
• Upload as videos, audio or PowerPoint
slides
• Duration should not exceed 2 minutes
• Email the link to the library
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For Teens, By Teens
Promote Reading
Use digital media
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6 months
36 entries
45 teens
Average 187 views per post
29 comments
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Popular books More comments
Highest views: entry for “Twilight”
368 views, 4 comments
Preferred format: PowerPoint
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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http://blogs.nlb.gov.sg/yo/win-stuff/wiltwtr-twilight-saga-by-stephenie-meyer/
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It was not expensive to do
Easy for teens to take part
Teens will surprise you with what they
know
The blog is a good way to archive and
showcase the librarian’s hard work!
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Once again...
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Simplicity was keyFocus on the dialogue
Not technology
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Plan & Curate a Web 2.0
Music Workshop
for Teens
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DIY-Music production &
publishing
Produce
Publish
Publicise
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1. Learn with YouTube lessons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcmb4RplClQ
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrmayo/5021508472/ by mrmayo CC-BY-NC 2.0
2. Run a music clinic with an expert, using IM
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3. Use CC-licensed music
http://www.jamendo.com
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4. Create music without Physical Equipment
http://burn-studios.audiotool.com/app
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshsemans/4840619627/ By JoshSemans CC-BY 2.0
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audacity.sourceforge.net
5. Introduce them to Open Source tools
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http://ccmixter.org
6. Create music from other people’s samples
(legally!)
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7. Introduce library books and materials
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http://flickr.com/photos/freeparking/521792339/ By freeparking CC-BY 2.0
8. Search for album covers: CC-licensed images
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http://soundcloud.com
9. Publish their music online (at no cost)
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http://www.youtube.com/editor
10. Create CC-licensed music videos
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11. Showcase their work in the library blog
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12. Publish a series of digital albums
Bandcamp.com
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13. Start the library’s “Radio Station” on Facebook
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14. “Live” performance in the library
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Korea
+
Singapore
Web 2.0
Music Club,
anyone?
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Web 2.0
It’s what we choose to do
with Social Media
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Community
content librarians
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Librarians
Digital
&
Print resources
books
IdeasPeople
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using social media
+
ability to engage
create
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Thank you and see you in
Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/ramblinglibrarian