Transcript Use of web 2.0 in Library RSS Feeds

Use of web 2.0 in Library
RSS Feeds
It is a Web 2.0 utility to provide constant
updates to a subscriber about newly added
contents in the web-links
Expanded as "Really Simple Syndication“
For bloggs: Drupal www.drupal.org/
Plone www.plone.org/
Blogglines www.blogglines.com/
For websites : feedyes www.feedyes.com
Ponyfish, Linkrss, Publish, Hit RSS, igoogle,my yahoo
Use of RSS Feeds in Library
• List of new additions of books and non book
materials
• Arrival of latest issues of journals
• Newly started library services
• Schedules of library awareness programmes
• Announcements and messages to readers
Use of web 2.0 in Library
Weblogs
Weblog or Blog is a platform initiated by an individual
to obtain opinions and feedbacks on a particular
subject
Example : Phil Bradley’s Blog on web 2.0
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Weblogs are personal,
Currency is important
They respond and are collaborative
Weblogs are chronological
Subject is king
Use of web 2.0 in Library
Weblogs :Utilities
• Blogger www.blogger.com/start
• Live Journal www.livejournal.com/
• Type pad www.typepad.com/index-2html
Movable type ,Expression Engine, Text pattern
For searching blogs :
www.bloggssearcg.google.com
Use of Weblogs in Library
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Conduct use and user’s surveys
Assess Library needs of readers
Evaluate Library collections
Assess Effectiveness of library services
Obtain feed backs and suggestions
Use of web 2.0 in Library
Wikis
Wiki is an online creative open web page. It is an
online information source created through
collaboration of people
Example: Wikipedia
Spl. Features: Creating information source ,make
additions to it or replacing old information ,
and Use of multimedia animations in it.
Use of web 2.0 in Library
Wiki Creating tools
Never again(Community and library portals)
www.neveragain.epov/never_again:community_portal
www.neveragain.epov.org/never_again/library
Other Tools :Wikipedia,Wikifarms,wikispaces,bluewikis and
editme
Use of Wiki in library:
Creating library wikis on various subjects
Use of Web 2.0 in library
Steaming Media
Instead of only matter Incorporating other medias in
homework means Streaming Media.
Attending web class work along with audio , video and
animations on the web.
Students use flash programming ,screen casts streamed
with audio , video and animation media.
Used effectively in teaching information literacy skills
Use of Streaming Media in Library
• Preparing Library Orientation Programmes
• Designing Library/Bibliographic Instructions
• Planning Computer assisted Instructions
Programmes
• E-resources Use awareness programmes
Use web 2.0 in Library
Instant Messaging(IM)
• It is an advanced e-chatting system
• Chatting system Available on web itself
• Involves co-browsing , file sharing , Screen
capturing , Datasets , audio/video clippings
and Link sharing
• IM Tools : MSN/Yahoo Messenger Google Talk
AOL, Trillian, Gaim and Fire
Mebo, chatpartrol and asknow- Library IMs
Use of Web 2.0 in Library
Tagging
• Tagging facilitates selecting his/her own
subject headings while searching information
resources and library OPACs and storing them
metadata
Tagging tools: Furl,dec.icio.us
Folk taxonomy or folxconomy
Other tools:
Drupal,joomla,flicker,youtube
Use of web 2.0 in Library
Social Networking
• It is a web tool for social cause or a collaborative
platform for people working in a single field
• It facilitates knowledge and experience sharing
Usage: Book Review Clubs ,Friends of Library, Business
Chambers , Departmental Clubs and Residential
Associations and Library user groups(Facilitates to
share experience of use of resources and library)
Examples: My space , face-book
Tools: Yahoogroup,Delicious,Technorati and blogtronics
Use of Web 2.0 in Library
Twitter
• Useful tool for send-out(tweets) free
messages up to 180 characters on web
• Best tool to conduct opinion poles or to gather
feedbacks/ news items , discuss new concepts
and ideas
Web tool : www.twitter/com
Library usage: Estblish contacts with users and
to send alerts to readers within library
Use of Web 2.0 in Library
Social Bookmarking
It is basically a method of organising our
Bookmarked Web pages . In preset technology
we can either bookmark or preserve in
favorites the web pages which we frequently
browse through . In web 2.0 it becomes very
convenient to do this . Not only we can
organise our link-list of book marked web
pages but we can access them from
anywhere.
Tools for and use of
Social book marking in Library
Social Bookmarking Tools:
Furl www.furl.net
Delicious or del.icio.us www.delicious.com
Cite-u-like , connotea, Diigo, blinklist,spurl and
Yahoo! My web.
Use in Library: User can bookmark web-links of
information sources like e-Journals, e-books
and e-databases and open access journals.
Flicker , Flapper & Mashups
Flicker is a tool to handle works in the form of photos ,
pictures and animations collection
www.flicker.com
Flapper is another tool to organise digital map
collections
www.flicker.com/map
Mashups –Provides collective effects of most of all web
2.0 utilities in combining two or more web sites in
one
Start-page & Podcasting
Start Page: This is method of customizing our own
browser page
Tools: Pageflakes, netvibes, escobo ,My web desktop
Podcasting : This is technique of recording work in
authors own voice.
Podcast is an important literary form in library
collection
Podcasting Tool: www.podcasts.yahoo.com
Organise One’s Own Search Engine
This facilitates to overcome all the limitations of
normally used search engines
In this process one can first select a set of search
engine and then carryout searching
Tools: Rollyo www.rollyo.com
Pssi www.pssdir.com
Yahoo search buider,Eurekste and
Google coustom search engine
Use of web 2.0 in Library
A futuristic View
With availability of web 2.0 utilities in library it will
bring transforming change in use of library. Presently
with proliferation of e- resources foot falls of readers
in library are reducing ,which is a bothering problem
to us
However with use of web 2.0 we would find more
readers on virtual library than physically and we need
now to consider number of users on library webpage
while assessing use of library
Let Us Understand and Start Using More and
More Web 2.0 Utilities In Library management
Thank You !
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