Moving Libraries Forward to Web 2.0
From InfopeopleWiki
There is a lot of buzz in the library press about Web 2.0 and its impact on libraries. The California State Library believes that Web 2.0, and the social software that it has given birth to, has tremendous transformational potential, perhaps second only to the introduction of the Internet itself. In recognition of the importance of Web 2.0, the State Library has made a special grant award to Infopeople for a series of FREE training events titled Moving Libraries Forward to Web 2.0. Specific events will include (not in strict chronological order):
- Web 2.0: What Library Managers Need to Know, a webcast presented on May 9, 2007, by Helene Blowers, Public Services Technology Director for the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. Helene is the creator and developer of Learning 2.0, an online discovery program designed to encourage library staff to learn about emerging Web 2.0 technologies.
- Web 2.0: A Hands-On Introduction for Library Staff, an on-ground workshop that will be taught by Michelle Mizejewski, Electronic Services Specialist for the Redwood City Library.
- Web 2.0: Searching Innovations, an on-ground workshop taught by Infopeople searching guru Joe Barker.
- An online course, Web 2.0: Developing a Successful eBranch. Taught by Sarah Houghton-Jan.
- Web 2.0: Applications for Children's Services, an on-ground workshop taught by LJ Mover & Shaker Bonnie Peirce.
- Web 2.0: How to Teach the Public About Social Software, an on-ground workshop taught by LJ 2006 Mover and Shaker Beth Gallaway.
- Web 2.0: Connecting with the Community Using Social Software, designed for public relations, marketing, and outreach staff, this online course explores how to use social software to market services, form partnerships, do outreach, etc. Meredith Farkas of Information Wants To Be Free is the instructor.
- Web 2.0: Using Social Software with Teens, an on-ground workshop taught by Matt Gullett, Emerging Technology Manager of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
As noted above, all training in the Web 2.0 series will be FREE to participants. Registration for all events will be open to anyone in the California library community and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. As events are scheduled, they will be posted on the Infopeople website, http://infopeople.org and will be announced on CALIX, the Infopeople mailing lists, and other relevant lists. To be sure that you receive the announcements as soon as they are available, you are encouraged to subscribe to ifptraining. If you want to keep up via RSS, here's the feed URL: http://infopeople.org/workshop/rss. Plop it into the news reader of your choice and stay current.
Web 2.0 Resources
- How Can We Change the Unchangeable, or David’s Rant
- Thoughts from Web 2.0 evangelist David Lee King on implementing change when your administration is less than supportive.
- Five Weeks to a Social Library
- The first free, grassroots, completely online course devoted to teaching librarians about social software and how to use it in their libraries. It was developed to provide a free, comprehensive, and social online learning opportunity for librarians who do not otherwise have access to conferences or continuing education and who would benefit greatly from learning about social software.
- Web 2.0
- This Wikipedia article does a good job of explaining the various services that make up Web 2.0, and the technologies behind it.
- What is Social Software? (PDF)
- This first chapter from the book Social Software in Libraries by Meredith Farkas defines social software and describes its characteristics and why it's important to libraries.
- Web 2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software
- This article from ALA's TechSource by Michael Stephens of Tame the Web, discusses how Web 2.0 social software can be put to use in libraries.
- Library 2.0 and "Library 2.0"
- This Cites and Insights article by Walt Crawford is a thorough look at the phenomenon of Library 2.0 and examines whether it is hype or an actual movement.
- Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries
- This article by Jack M. Maness of the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries looks at the concept of "Library 2.0," an offshoot of Web 2.0 that directly addresses the application of Web 2.0 social software in libraries.
- Web 2.0: Building the New Library
- This article, by Dr Paul Miller in the online journal Ariadne, examines the characteristics of Web 2.0 and how they can and/or should be employed in libraries.
- Do Libraries Matter? The Rise of Library 2.0
- This article, by Paul Miller and Ken Chad, examines Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and the key principles that drive Library 2.0 in today's libraries.
- Where Do We Begin? A Library 2.0 Conversation with Michael Casey
- This article by Michael Stephens is an interview with Michael Casey of LibraryCrunch that addresses some of the concerns surrounding Library 2.0 and some of the basic ideas that libraries can use to implement Library 2.0 principles in their own libraries.
- 23 Learning 2.0 Things
- Helene Blowers of the Public Library Charlotte and Mecklenburg County created this list of 23 things you can do on the web to expand your knowledge of Web 2.0.
- Library Services to Teens --Best Practices
- Take a look at this website that includes a variety of Web 2.0 applications that have been used successfully with teens in libraries. These include Blogs, Flikr, MySpace, Podcasts, RSS, and Vodcasts. This webpage is located on a wiki called Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki created by Meredith Farkas.
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Our 23 Things
We are offering our own 23 Web 2.0 Things challenge, a la the PLCMC's 23 Learning 2.0 Things challenge! Check it out here, and if you qualify (take any one of our Web 2.0 offerings) you can take the challenge! Everybody who joins the challenge will be entered in a random drawing for a Dell D420 laptop!
