1. … and How Can it Help Court Librarians?
Presented by: Nicole C. Engard
What is Web 2.0
… and How Can it Help Court Librarians?

2. History of the Web Berners-Lee envisioned a read/write web
We weren’t ready in the 1990’s for such a big step
We started with a read-only web – a place where everyone could read whatever they wanted, but only a select few (programmers) could write web pages.
This was Web 1.0.

3. Enter Web 2.0
The term "Web 2.0" began with a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly and MediaLive International in 2004
Also referred to as the “Participatory Web” or the “Read/Write Web”
Fulfills Berners-Lee’s original vision for the WWW

4. What is Web 2.0?

5. Web 2.0 is People
Web 1.0 was Commerce Web 2.0 is People Ross Mayfield
The introduction of tools like blogs, wikis, tags, widgets and RSS have made it so that anyone can write to the web

6. Web 2.0 is Personalization
Niche markets and The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
Web 2.0 is about letting WWW users personalize their experience
Personalized Homepages
My Yahoo!, iGoogle, My MSN, Netvibes and Pageflakes

7. Harnessing Collective Intelligence
The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki
“Two heads are better than one.”
Allowing everyone to edit/contribute to your content will lead to more valuable content
Wikis
Giving everyone a voice
Blogging

8. Web 2.0 changes the balance of power in our libraries
Web 2.0 & Libraries
Web 2.0 changes the balance of power in our libraries
Scale Uploaded on February 1, 2007 by blmurch
Slide by: Kathryn Greenhill

9. Why We’re Here
We’re here to learn how to use Web 2.0 to our advantage instead of letting it throw us off balance.

10. Intro to Web 2.0 Tools
Web 2.0 Logos Uploaded to Flickr on April 3, 2006 by jonas_therkildsen

11. So Many Tools RSS Feeds Blogging Wikis Bookmarks Online Office Tools
Instant Messaging
Professional Networks

12. RSS Feeds Short for “Real Simple Syndication”
Originally used to syndicate content from another web site on your own
Now most commonly used to deliver web related updates
Makes it easy to keep up with content from news sites, blogs, wikis, and other web sites without visiting them every day

13. Reading RSS Feeds To read RSS Feeds you need an RSS Aggregator
RSS Aggregators are like inboxes for your RSS Feeds
With only one RSS Aggregator you can read new content from hundreds of web sites
There are also tools to receive RSS feeds via

14. RSS Aggregators Come in online and desktop varieties
Online readers allow you to access your subscriptions from any computer
Desktop readers are only accessible from your computer
Aggregator Options
Bloglines/Bloglines Beta
Google Reader
NewsGator Suite

15. Blogs & Blogging
A blog is a web site maintained by one or more author who write on a regular basis
Blogs can allow for comments from readers
Blogs deliver content via RSS
Blogs started as personal journals, but can now be found in all different flavors

16. Blogging Tools Many free and affordable tools to choose from
Start with a freely hosted blog package to learn the ropes
Popular Tools:
Weblog Matrix: weblogmatrix.org
WordPress.com
WordPress.org
Demo blog software: opensourcecms.com
Blogger.com
TypePad.com

17. Use a Blog For… Delivering library news Providing commentary
Project communication
Sharing new resources
KEEP IN MIND: Blogs are for communication!

18. Blogs for internal communication
Web-based & full-text searchable
Archived & backed up
Visible to all staff – no one is left out
Fewer s in our inboxes
Conversational ( -like) format
Date and time stamps
Ability to link to relevant pages & comments

19. Typical Project Procedure
Set up a meeting with everyone involved
Start a list of tasks on your calendar
Create a document assigning specific people to tasks
Share the document via with committee members

20. Communication During a Project
As the project progressed we each needed to communicate with each other – so we’d send s CCing the people we thought needed to be included.

21. Communication During a Project

22. Communication During a Project

23. Communication During a Project

24. Communication During a Project

25. Communication During a Project
And now, everyone knows little bits and pieces
and no one knows everything.

26. Finding Blogs LibWorm – Library Blog Search Engine
LisZen – Library Blog Search Engine
Law Library Blogs – Listing of Law Library Blogs
LISWiki – Listing of Library Blogs
Technorati – Blog Search Engine
Zuula – Meta Blog Search Engine
ASK YOUR FRIENDS!!

27. Wikis Wiki is the Hawaiian word for “quick”
A Wiki is a web site that is editable by a group of people
Updates to Wiki pages can be subscribed to via RSS
Wikis keep a revision history

28. Wiki Tools Start with a freely hosted wiki package to learn the ropes
Many free and affordable tools to choose from
Wiki Options
pbWiki
Wiki Matrix:
WetPaint
Wikispaces
Demo wiki software: opensourcecms.com
MediaWiki
PhpWiki
Twiki

29. Use a Wiki For… Policies and Procedures Documentation
Meeting Minutes/Notes
Conference Planning
KEEP IN MIND: Wikis are for collaboration!

30. Wikis for storing documentation
Web-based & full-text searchable
Archived & backed up
Visible to all staff – no one is left out
History of edits with date and time stamps
Ability to link to relevant pages & comments
Sound familiar?

31. Social Bookmarking
Social Bookmarking tools allow you to share your bookmarks with friends online
Stores your bookmarks online so that they’re accessible from any computer
Provides RSS feeds to subscribe to updates
A way to share your links with researchers and fellow librarians

32. Social Bookmarking Tools
del.icio.us – Share your bookmarks online
Digg – Rate bookmarks
StumbleUpon – Find new pages
CiteULike – Share your academic papers
Reddit – Rate bookmarks

33. Online Office Tools
Office suites online offer assistance for the virtual office
Share documents over the Internet
Collaborate across geographic boundaries
Examples
Zoho
Google Docs

34. Professional Networking
Professional Networking sites allow you to keep all of your contacts in one place and keep up with them
Professional Networking sites focus on careers and professional contacts
Keep your resume up to date with recommendations
Example
LinkedIn

35. Instant Messaging
Chat with your friends, colleagues and patrons as if they were on the phone
Allows for quick message sending online
Sign up for usernames from AIM, Yahoo! and Gtalk
Use chat aggregators to use all logins at once
Meebo – online chat interface
Trillian – Windows desktop chat client for AIM & Yahoo!
Pidgin/Adium – desktop chat client for Windows/Mac

36. Web 2.0 in Your Library Using Web 2.0 in your library means:
Letting go of a certain amount of control
Trusting your colleagues to be professional
Create a culture of sharing and communication
Taking time to learn new things
Taking time to teach new things

37. Take Time to Play There is nothing to fear!
Take 15 minutes each day to learn something new
You can always delete what you don’t like
Work in groups, make it fun
See Learning 2.0

38. Learn More Commoncraft – Video Explanations in Plain English
Library Success Wiki
What I Learned Today…
Library 2.0 Reading List
Intranet 2.0 Learn More
Web 2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software Part 1 & Part 2

39. My 2.0:
Flickr
Facebook
del.icio.us
Blogroll
LinkedIn
LibraryThing
SlideShare
Yelp
YouTube
DVDSpot
Thank You
Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime