web 2.0: the library 2.0 in your future stephen abram, vp, innovation may 17, 2006
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Web 2.0: The Library 2.0 in Your Future
Stephen Abram, VP, Innovation May 17, 2006
Library Priorities
•Community•Continuous Learning•Information•Entertainment
Preparing for the Inevitable
The Scary re-wiring of the Millennials and post-Millennials
Usability
The A frame adopted
from newspaper
layout is not what
works.
Eyetools
Wow!150,00-250,000
A DAY!
Teen SL Library services meeting, Sun 5/7/06
Second Life Library Reading Room
Second Life Library
Glocal Strategies: Glocalization
GlobalLocal
Contextual
The Long Tail of QUESTIONS
libr
arie
s
Great Expectations
The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed yet!
Expectations 1.0
• Search• Retrieve• View• Print• Link• Navigate• Read• . . .
Learn to play more; Learn and play more
43things.comIM TeamsDel.icio.us
Flickr / PicasaBlogger
Pandora
WEB 2.0
RSS – really simple syndication
WEB 2.0
Wikis
WEB 2.0
New Programming Tools: AJAX, API, Mash-ups, Java, widgets, wizards
WEB 2.0
Blogs and blogging
WEB 2.0
Commentary and comments
WEB 2.0
Personalization and My Profiles
WEB 2.0
Podcasting, P2P and MP3 files
WEB 2.0
Streaming Media – audio and video
Video iPod etc.
WEB 2.0
Reviews and User-driven Ratings
WEB 2.0
Recommender Functionality
WEB 2.0
Personalized Alerts
WEB 2.0
Web Services
WEB 2.0
Instant Messaging and Virtual Reference
WEB 2.0
Device Neutral and Independent
Google invests in wired … wireless
A $189,000,000.00 pilot
Bidirectional wireless module
Hydro BroadbandToronto
WEB 2.0
Folksonomies, Tagging and Tag Clouds
Visualization
WEB 2.0
Photos (e.g. Flickr, Picasa)
WEB 2.0
Social Networking
WEB 2.0
Socially Driven Content
Bag of URLs BlogmarksDel-icio.us Feed Me LinksFrassle LinkfilterLivemarks Stumble UponWists Dude, Check This Out!openIBM
Simpy Flickr FURL Spurl
ConnoteaUnalog
CiteULike
(ArXiv)(Merlot)
Links Web Pages
Sch
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rly
Genera
l
TagUser
Content Creator Source: DLIB
WEB 2.0
Open Access, Open Source, Open Content
WEB 2.0
Social Bookmarking
Library 2.0
LearningCommunityProductivity
Library Worker 2.0
The Guru of the Information Age!
Library Worker 2.0
Understands the power of the Web 2.0 opportunities
Library Worker 2.0
Is device independent and uses and delivers to everything from laptops to
Smartphones to PDAs to iPods
Library Worker 2.0
Connects people and technology and information in context
Library Worker 2.0
Doesn’t shy away from non-traditional cataloguing and classification and chooses
tagging, folksonomies and user-driven content descriptions
where appropriate.
Library Worker 2.0
Embraces non-textual information and the power of pictures, moving
images, sight and sound
Library Worker 2.0
Understands the ‘long tail’ and leverages the power of old and new
content
Library Worker 2.0
Sees the potential in using content sources like the Open Content
Alliance, Google Print and OpenWorldCat
Library Worker 2.0
Connects users up to expert discussions, conversations and communities of practice and
participates there as well
Library Worker 2.0
Uses and develops advanced social networks to enterprise advantage
Library Worker 2.0
Connects with everyone using their communication mode of choice –
telephone,mail, print, Skype, IM, SMS, e-mail, virtual reference, etc.
Library Worker 2.0
Encourages user driven metadata and user developed content and
commentary
Library Worker 2.0
Understands the wisdom of crowds and the real roles and impacts of the blogosphere, web syndicasphere and
wikisphere
Library Worker 2.0
Understands their users at a deep level – not just as pointers and
clickers
Library Worker 2.0
Librarian 2.0 is where the user is, when the user is there. This is an
immersion environment.
Library Worker 2.0 plays
Stephen Abram, MLSVP Innovation, SirsiDynix
Cel: [email protected]
http://www.sirsidynix.comStephen’s Lighthouse Blog
http://stephenslighthouse.sirsi.com
Let’s Go!