Transcript Presented by - Washington State University

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
web 2.0
social software
emerging technology
participatory web
Library 2.0
So, really, what are we talking
about here?
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Blogs
Wikis
Tagging (del.icio.us, Flickr)
Social networking (myspace, facebook)
RSS
Podcasting
Mashups
Etc
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What will we look at today?
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Blogs
Wikis
Tagging (del.icio.us, Flickr)
Social networking (myspace, facebook)
RSS
Podcasting
Mashups
Etc
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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.
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
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
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!
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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?
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Hosted or software
Ads or no ads
PB Wiki
Wetpaint (this one has a ton of templates to
choose from)
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 reader
Images from:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carignan/107845635/
Pushing information to users with RSS
• Libraries have “News” and other items that we
want to communicate with our users e.g.:
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After school homework help
ESL and other class offerings
New books related to specific genres
All services!!
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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
---------------------------------------------------------• RSS Compendium – Everything RSS
Flickr
Integrated into website
365 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
Questions? Comments?
Supporting materials at:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/bridgewa/present/incol/
Thank you!
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/