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Practical uses for Web 2.0 in your organisation :Practical uses for Web 2.0 in your organisation Phil Bradley, Freelance Librarian and Internet Consultant.
http://www.philb.com
Libraries and Web 2.0 :Libraries and Web 2.0 It’s not about the tools
It’s about the mindset
It’s about the activity
It’s about freeing up time
It’s about taking control
So! :So! What is it that libraries and librarians do again?
Communication - weblogs :Communication - weblogs
Minimum expectations :Minimum expectations
But how about...? :But how about...?
Flickr :Flickr
But expand the use! :But expand the use!
Wordle.net :Wordle.net
Bookmarks/Favo(u)rites :Bookmarks/Favo(u)rites Share resources
Network with colleagues
Take a feed and place it onto an appropriate page
Use it as a search engine
Del.icio.us :Del.icio.us
Google RSS reader to share content :Google RSS reader to share content
Wallwisher :Wallwisher
Nik Peachey’s Wallwisher :Nik Peachey’s Wallwisher
Glogster :Glogster
Home/Start Pages :Home/Start Pages Netvibes
Pageflakes
Virtual library pages or portals
Ease of updating
Interactive
Social networking :Social networking
Ning :Ning
Google groups :Google groups
Wikis :Wikis Self created websites
Single/multi authored
Public/private
Quick and dirty/Very professional
Short term task
Long term project
PBworks :PBworks
Disposable web pages :Disposable web pages
Google docs :Google docs
Xmarks :Xmarks
Google Custom Search :Google Custom Search
Search with RSS :Search with RSS
Instant chat :Instant chat
Ask a librarian! :Ask a librarian!
Twitter :Twitter
Add a Twitter feed to your blog :Add a Twitter feed to your blog
Yammer or Shoutem :Yammer or Shoutem
Screentoaster :Screentoaster
Instructional videos :Instructional videos
Slideshare.net :Slideshare.net
Embed presentations :Embed presentations
WizIQ :WizIQ
Mash-ups :Mash-ups
Podcasting :Podcasting
Audacity recording software :Audacity recording software
Multimedia :Multimedia
VoiceThread :VoiceThread
‘One trick ponies’ :‘One trick ponies’ They do one thing, very well.
LibraryThing :LibraryThing
Bookseer :Bookseer
Drop.io :Drop.io
And then... :And then... Blend it all together
Web sites are now of different importance
Everything should link to everything else
In summary :In summary ITANTTS
(It’s the activity, not the tool, stupid!)
If a tool only does one thing, drop it
Forget loyalty
Try it and see what happens; understand what you want to achieve
Combine and blend
Take control!
Thanks to: :Thanks to: http://uklibraryblogs.pbworks.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/plymouthlibraries/3638349056/
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Se2CEhZjQyo/SZ60IsJ9HmI/AAAAAAAAAeY/1ExtNzF_Pec/s1600-h/librarian%5B1%5D.jpg (For the ask a librarian cartoon)
http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/teachersweb20