building the social library online - copenhagen
DESCRIPTION
Talk for Sociale teknologier i fremtidens bibliotek 2.0 - September 27, 2007TRANSCRIPT
Building the Social Library
Online
Meredith FarkasNorwich University
Web 1.0: Democratized
Access to Information
Web 2.0: Democratized Participation
What is social software?
My definition: To be defined as social software, a tool must meet at least two of the following conditions:
1. It allows people to communicate, collaborate and build community online
2. It can be syndicated, shared, reused or remixed, or it facilitates syndication3. It allows people to easily learn from and capitalize on the behavior or knowledge of others
Examples•Blogs
•RSS
•Wikis
•Social networking sites (MySpace/Facebook, etc.)
•Social bookmarking sites
•Other online communities
•Instant messaging / VoIP / Webconferencing
•Podcasting
•Video blogging/screencasting
•Multi-user virtual environments and games
Characteristics of Social Software
Easy Content Creation and
Sharing
Online Collaboration
Conversations: Distributed
Conversations: Real Time
Capitalizing on the Wisdom of Crowds
Transparency
Transparency
Personalization
Personalization
Portability
What Can Social Software do for
Libraries?
Disseminate Information
Disseminate Information
Disseminate Information
Disseminate Information
Disseminate Information
Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!
Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!
Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!
Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!
Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!
Provide Services to Remote Users
Provide Services to Remote Users
Provide Services Where our Users
Are
Provide Services Where our Users
Are
Provide Services Where our Users
Are
Provide Services Where our Users
Are
Provide Services Where our Users
Are
Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users
Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users
Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users
Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users
Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users
Strategies for Implementing
Social Software
Avoid technolust
Will it improve library services? Will patrons
use it?
Involve staff at all levels in planning
Encourage staff to play (and kick the
tires!)
Consider barriers to use and break them
down
Consider barriers to use and break them
down
Seek out strategic partnerships
Consider maintenance and
sustainability
Must be able to integrate into staff
workflow
Training for staff and patrons
In marketing focus on the functionality
Be willing to experiment. Avoid analysis paralysis!
Start small and keep it simple
Questions?
[email protected]: librarianmer
Links and presentation at http://meredithfarkas.wetpaint.co
m
Questions? Just Ask!