Iain Wallace Digital Services Development Librarian Spoken Word Services
Library 2.0
Back in the day
The 'Google Generation'
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User Expectations
Spoken Word Services
Use web services & apis LibraryThing OCLC WorldCat Grid Services Amazon Web Services Google Book Search API
Other Libraries demos University of Huddersfield Ann Arbor District Library Darien Library Plymouth State University North Carolina State University
Vendors Talis Platform Bowker AquaBrowser Ex Libris Primo Innovative Interfaces Encore SirsiDynix – Enterprise?
Buildings 2.0?!
Rethink learning spaces
Not Library 2.0!
What can you do now? Think about what your users (and non-users) want and need Learn from others in your community Blogging Podcasting Experiment with Delicious/Flickr/Facebook/etc New generation OPACs?
Some ‘stars’ of ‘Library 2.0’ Dave Pattern, University of Huddersfield Paul Miller & Richard Wallis, TALIS - Michael Casey, Gwinnett County Public Library John Blyberg, Darien Library Casey Bisson, Plymouth State University Library 2.0 tag at Delicious -
Blogging Wordpress.com, Blogger.com, etc. Very easy to set up and maintain (no software or tech knowledge required) RSS pushes updates to users Comments functionality encourages interaction Syndication encourages collaboration and generates publicity Can have different blogs for different purposes/subjects Some examples online ….
Podcasting Pretty simple to set up Fits will with blogging – uses same RSS technology to push new ‘episodes’ Can be accessed anytime/anywhere Accessible via browser or downloaded to portable device (music player/phone, etc.) Sound and video can bring subject to life Screencasts can capture screen behaviour for e-resources Some examples online …
Make an Opac 2.0 wishlist DIY and/or Vendor Support? Personalisation spell checking (“did you mean?”) search all library resources (inc. e-resources) relevancy ranking, search refining, and facets manual recommendations (“best bets”) automated suggestions (based on both global and user-specific data) user participation (“read-write OPAC”) With thanks to Dave P
If all else fails
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